normally Firmwares wil run the Embedded System. ican call it as a mini OS. These will be having minimum limited applications on it.
I think you know about the OS.
irmware is the programming that is embedded on a chip in the device and which controls that device whereas software is the programming that provides functionality over that which is provided by the firmware.
Re: what's the difference between firmware and operating sys
firmware are programs that been encoded by manufacturer of the IC or something and cannot be change...
while OS are program that can be inputed by the user and can be change....ithink