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.
17 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Computer Science Embedded systems. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.