Internet of Things helping and threatening
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To put it bluntly, it is an emerging Internet-based technical architecture that facilitates the exchange of information and services on a global scale. In other words, The Internet is no longer a matter of computers. Today, smart refrigerators, lighting, heating, televisions, voice assistants in households, cars, printers and even a home coffee machine are connected to the network. And we could continue naming others indefinitely. In 2020, an estimated 25 billion devices were connected in the world. And the real boom of IoT is far from over. So the Internet of Things includes any similar device that is connected to the Internet with its own address.
When did the concept of the Internet of Things appear?
How would you explain it simply? The term Internet of Things was first used in 1999 by Kevin Ashton, who worked in the field of network RFID (radio frequency identification) and emerging scanning technologies. IoT appeared around the years 2008-2009 and since then the trend of connecting things / devices of everyday use to the Internet has been rising. We call them “smart” devices, they contain software, sensors, electronics and a network connection to the Internet so that they can communicate with other devices.
Much has changed since 2008, the growth of intelligent devices is unsustainable, but IoT has brought with it a number of not only positive aspects …
Today’s IoT boom is leading to a smarter and more interconnected world. However, it does not come without risks. Cyber
Preview of Nextech: Internet of Things helping and threatening
IoT je Internet of things alebo po našom Internet vecí. Čo si však za tým môžeme naozaj predstaviť, čo to vôbec znamená?
