Internet Of Things
David is driving down the road and he sees a red light going on the dashboard indicating long due engine service. He asks his car to take him to the nearest mechanic, and voila! It does. To make it more interesting; the mechanic can use IoT to generate savings coupons; making new customers and hence, increasing his business. The car in this scenario is the Thing, in which a software is installed and is connected to the Internet. Yours truly, IoT. According to Wikipedia , “The Internet of things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.” It comprises four components. Hardware Data Software Connectivity The physical things around us serve as hardware. And they could be animals, humans, appliances, even doorbells. This hardware connected to the internet through chips then transmits data, wh