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Special purpose memories are areas that offer storage capability for computer data that has a unique purpose. This is an embedded system within the computer that has its own unique language and design tools available to the user.
In a modern washing machine, the wash, rinse and spin cycles are controlled by special purpose (embedded) computers.
A great special features of the Windows XP Embedded computer is a larger font so that you can watch TV on your computer. There are many other features that make the computer catered to watch television on.
ð An embedded system is differ from the general purpose in the view of their purpose. The general purpose computers are the computers that are designed to perform many operations and which can be reconfigured for a new purpose where as an embedded is designed only meant for one purpose.ð An embedded system has a self-contained operating system on a "chip" hence embedded into the system and does not depend on having a hard disk with the operating system on it, whereas in the general purpose computer an operating system need to be present in the hard disk.ð Example for an embedded system is a portable music player; example for general purpose computer is PCs.
Special Purpose: Special purpose computer are used for only specific or perticular task.Mostly computer are used by doctors. Like ECG computer are any computer which used for surgery. Some special computer are used for weather controlling or weather research, some used by army for deffence purpose.
There are either special-purpose or general purpose computers.
1.Special purpose computer General Purpose Computer
general purpose, as it can be programmed to perform any special purpose task.
The special purpose of the operating system is to manage the computer hardware resources. The operating system also provides common services for the computer programs.
Computers can be classified into general purpose and special purpose computers. General purpose computers can be applied to a variety of tasks while special purpose computers are molded to suit a particular task.
it is for identification and for security purposes.