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 ====== Arduino Questions ======
-. What is Arduino?\\
+**1. What is Arduino?**\\
-. What is an Arduino Uno?\\
-. What kind of programming language does the Arduino IDE support?\\
-. What are the two functions that are present in an Arduino program?\\
-. How is it different from a regular microcontroller?\\
-. Why do people use the Arduino?\\
-a. What are some advantages?\\
-b. What are some disadvantages?\\
+Arduino is an open-source prototyping platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software.
+**2. What is an Arduino Uno?\\**
+The Arduino Uno is a micro controller board that is normally useful for learning the basics of coding and micro controllers.
+**3. What kind of programming language does the Arduino IDE support?\\
+**
+It uses C/C++ language.
+**4. What are the two functions that are present in an Arduino program?\\
+**
+setup() is configuring the registers and initializing the arduino. loop() is a continuous main function.
+**5. How is it different from a regular microcontroller?\\
+**
+Arduino allows the user to easily operate a microcontroller. The Arduino itself is not a microcontroller, it is an embedded system.
+**6. Why do people use the Arduino?\\
+**
+People use Arduino because it is simple to use and has the potential to incorporate hardware and software in one module.
+** a. What are some advantages?\\
+**
+Arduino is open-source and is flexible and adaptable to a project. Arduino is also easy to use and compatible with PCs and Macs using USB. Another advantage is that Arduino is affordable and there is a large support community behind it online with various resources for help.
+** b. What are some disadvantages?\\
+**
+As a result of Arduino's ease of use for a beginner, it often can limit an experienced or a more sophisticated user.