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Five types of computer
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Mainframe, server, personal computer, tablet or smart phone, embedded system.
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Define: embedded system
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A computer built inside another product to do one job — a washing machine, a card reader, a traffic light.
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Why are embedded systems a governance gap?
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Nobody thinks of them as computers, so nobody asks who updates them, who can reach them, or what they record.
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Client and server
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Roles, not machine types. The same computer can act as either.
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