Internet of Things

Internet of Things—

AnAnswer to the

NextGeneration

Automated World

Chapter

1

Internet of Things is a network of several devices

including digital and mechanical which have

independent access to share information over

a network. The word “thing” can also be used

to represent a person having a heart- monitor

implant or a pet with an IoT-based collar.

The term is used to reflect the connection of

“ internet” to devices which were previously not

connected with internet. For instance, the alarm

clock was never meant to be internet-enabled

but now it can due to IoT’s emergence. Likewise,

acomputer cannot be said to be an IoT device as

it is used to ...