Windows IoT

Article summary

Windows IoT is short for Windows Internet of Things and formerly known as Windows Embedded, is a family of operating systems from Microsoft designed for use in embedded systems. Microsoft has three different sub families of operating systems for embedded devices targeting a wide market, ranging from small-footprint, real-time devices to point of sale (POS) devices like kiosks. Windows Embedded operating systems are available to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), who make it available to end users preloaded with their hardware, in addition to volume license customers in some cases. In April 2018, Microsoft released Azure Sphere, another operating system designed for IoT applications running on the Linux kernel.

Key claims

1. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2010-04-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2013-03-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2020-01-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2014-04-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2010-04-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2013-03-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2020-01-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2014-04-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
12. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378203431