Including: benefits and drawbacks of embedded systems. Including: Laser printer, 3D printer, microphone, speakers, magnetic hard disk, solid state (flash) memory, optical disc reader/writer, touchscreen, virtual reality headset. Including their use in a range of devices and systems. Including the use of SRAM and DRAM in a range of devices and systems and the reasons for using one instead of the other depending on the device and its use. Including: difference between monitoring and control, use of sensors (including temperature, pressure, infra-red, sound) and actuators, importance of feedback.

Describe the ways in which the user interface hides the complexities of the hardware from the user