COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

EMERGING TRENDS IN COMPUTING

INTERNET OF THINGS IOT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who defines IOT (Internet of Things)?
A
Alfred Nobel
B
Kevin Ashton
C
Oprah Winfrey
D
Nelson Mandela
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kevin Ashton, MIT’s Executive Director of Auto-ID Labs, coined the phrase “Internet of Things” in 1999. He was the first to describe the IoT, while making a presentation for Procter & Gamble, but the definition of the IoT has evolved over time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kevin Ashton is sometimes called the “Inventor of IoT” since the first used the term in 1999 to describe a system where the Internet is connected to the physical world via ubiquitous sensors.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is IoT? The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the network of physical objects-“things”-that are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the internet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Also known as IIoT, industrial IoT devices acquire and analyze data from connected equipment, operational technology (OT), locations, and people.

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