An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a small, battery-powered medical device placed in the chest of a patient. It continuously monitors the heart's rhythm using specialized sensing leads and automatically delivers electrical therapy shocks if a life-threatening arrhythmia is detected, without manual intervention. The microchip unit that controls this device is an example of an embedded system.
Explain why the control unit of this implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is classified as an embedded system.
Practise OCR GCSE Computer Science Embedded systems with exam-style questions for GCSE Computer Science. 17 questions, matched to the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) specification and written in Component 01 and Component 02 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.