Anembeddedsystemisaspecial-purposecomputersystemthatisdesignedtoperformverysmallsetsofdesignatedactivities.Embeddedsystemsdatebackasearlyasthelate1960swheretheyusedtocontrolelectromechanicaltelephoneswitches.ThefirstrecognizableembeddedsystemwastheApolloguidancecomputerdevelopedbyChar