Type of Specialized System | Description |
Networked systems that control critical infrastructure such as water, electrical, transportation, and telecommunication services. | |
Computer hardware and software that have a specific function within a larger system such as a home appliance or an industrial machine. | |
ICSs that send and receive remote-control signals to and from embedded systems. | |
IoT devices | Any objects (electronic or not) that are connected to the Internet by using embedded electronic components. |
Mobile systems | Smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, and other mobile computing devices. |
Point-of-sale (PoS) systems | Stations that typically consist of a cash register, barcode scanner, and a debit and credit card scanner. |
Biometric devices | Devices that identify individuals by their physical characteristics, such as thumbprint scanners, retinal scanners, voice-recognition software, and facial-recognition software. |
Application containers | Virtualized environments that are designed to package and run a single computing application or service and that can share the same host kernel. |
Specialized operating systems that feature a predictable and consistent processor scheduler. |
Specialized Systems
