text: For example , handheld computers share some elements with embedded systems such as the operating systems and microprocessors which power them , but they allow different applications to be loaded and peripherals to be connected .
simplified: For example , Mobile devices share some elements with embedded systems â '' such as the operating systems and microprocessors which runs them â '' but are not truly embedded systems , because they allow different applications to be loaded and peripherals to be connected like general-purpose computers .