Getting familiar with the embedded system? To make it easier here is a 1st cheat sheet. Comparison to a human could help you to understand more about embedded system. Stay tuned and follow my post to learn more or ask me for more details. help embeddedsystems software hardware
Hardware is our body itself
Processor & Memory -> the place of decision making, usually the head
Sensors & Actuators -> muscles and low-level receptors
Communication & I/O -> eyes, ears, throat, arms
Power Supply -> heart, lungs, stomach
Software is the logic that drives our body:
Main program -> our thoughts and decisions
User Interface -> our senses and tongue
Hardware drivers -> our subconscious which drives the body