Question

Internet of Things (IoT).

Please explain IoT (please use a reference).

Answer 1

Definition of IoT:

- Intelligent interactivity between human and things to exchange information & knowledge for new value creation.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.

References:

1. Rouse, Margaret (2019). "internet of things (IoT)". IOT Agenda. Retrieved 14 August2019.
2. Brown, Eric (20 September 2016). "21 Open Source Projects for IoT". Linux.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
3. "Internet of Things Global Standards Initiative". ITU. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
4. Hendricks, Drew. "The Trouble with the Internet of Things". London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

Why IoT?

•Generate, collect, process and use acquired information to make better decisions

•Smart objects: Make things that weren’t meant to talk to each other interact smartly

Important Internet of Things Components

Many people mistakenly think of IoT as an independent technology. Interestingly internet of things is being enabled by the presence of other independent technologies which make fundamental components of IoT.

The fundamental components that make internet of things a reality are:

• Hardware-Making physical objects responsive and giving them capability to retrieve data and respond to instructions

• Software-Enabling the data collection, storage, processing, manipulating and instructing

• Communication Infrastructure-Most important of all is the communication infrastructure which consists of protocols and technologies which enable two physical objects to exchange data