| Computer | Human | |
| Input Is Done With: | HID's (Human Interface Devices) | Sensory Organs |
| Storage Is Done With: | HDD's (Hard Disk Drives) | Brain |
| Information Processing Is Done By: | Central Processing Unit | Brain |
| Output Is Done With: | Monitor, Speakers, Printer, etc. | Mouth, Nose, etc. |
| Device | What Device Does | What Embedded Processor Does |
| Oven | Cooks Food | Lets you set amount of time to cook
Lets you Change the cooking temperature |
| Basic Clock (not digital) |
Lets You see the time | Cogwheels move around at a uniform speed to keep time |
| Cd Player | Plays Audio Cd's (some new ones can play mp3's) | Laser reads the bottom of cd, and decodes data |