Embedded Systems

An embedded system is a special-purpose computer system designed to perform one or a few dedicated functions, often with real-time computing constraints. It is usually embedded as part of a complete device including hardware and mechanical parts. In contrast, a general-purpose computer,such as a personal computer, can do many different tasks depending on programming. Embedded systems control many of the common devices in use today.

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John David obtained his degree in computer science. He is currently a Computer Scientist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at National University, where he leads a group conducting research into parallel languages, and algorithms, and developing grand challenge applications in climate modeling.