Microprocessor-controlled

devices at home
IGCSE ICT - Secondary 3
Microprocessor-controlled device is a device that
uses a computer to control functions.
Types:
1. Labour-saving
2. Other types (leisure)
Examples
Labour-saving devices

1. Automatic washing machine

2. Microwave oven
3. Automatic dish washers
4. Robotic vacuum cleaners

Other types:

5. Television sets
6. Home entertainment
7. Central heating / cooling systems at home
Advantages
- People no longer do manual tasks
- More time for leisure activities
- Smartphones are uses to enable on or off
- Gives people a sense of security
- Saves energy
Disadvantages
- Can lead to unhealthy lifestyle
- Tend to make people lazy
- Potential lose of household skills
- Lead to a more wasteful society
- Can lead to technophobia
- Waste of energy