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Embedded Operating Systems

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Most people are familiar with general purpose computing devices, such as desktops and laptops. Their use is common-place and support a wide variety of applications, many of which involve a wider access to distributed applications over the Internet (electronic mail, social media etc).

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    RTOS is a real-time operating system.

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    Alan Holt

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    Chi-Yu Huang

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Holt, A., Huang, CY. (2014). Introduction. In: Embedded Operating Systems. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6603-0_1

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