Computer systems fall into essentially two separate categories. The first, and most obvious, is 1._____
computer and the second type is 2._____ computer.
The primary difference between an embedded machine and a general-purpose computer is its 3._____.
Desktop computers can run a variety of 4.______ programs.
The embedded system has only 5.____ number of applications running .
All data is stored in the computer as 6.______.
At the heart of the computer is the 7.______.
The memory is used to store 8.____ while the processor is running them, as well as store the 9._____
that the programs are manipulating.
The layers of a desktop computer in order from the top are in 10.____, 11._____, 12._____, and
13._____.
The layers of a simple embedded computer from the top are 14.__/__ and 15.____ hardware.
A software that is permanently stored in a computers memory and configure the computer for correct
operation is known as 16.____.
The 17._____ if located in the firmware.
18._____ is a special program run by the processor that reads the operating system from disk.
19. ____ controls the operation of the computer.
20.____ provides an interface to a user.
21.____ provides the functionality of a computer.
Everything below the application software is considered 22.____.
23.____ is the component around which everything in a computer is centered.
Instructions are also known as 24.___/____.
A sequence of 25._____ is what constitutes a program.
A 26._____ is a processor, memory, and some I/O devices contained within a single, integrated circuit,
and intended for use in embedded systems.
A 27.____ is a processor implemented on a single integrated circuit.
A microprocessor is sometime also known as 28.____.
Microcontroller is very similar to 29.____ processor.
The memory of a computer system is never 30.______.
31.____ is only read from memory.
