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For all of us who are in a certain way related in one way or another to technology, the term Internet of things is at least known, but not all of us know exactly what it means. That is why this blog tries to cover some basic concepts on this subject, as well as advantages and disadvantages of the IoT.
According to Wikipedia: IoT is a concept that refers to a digital interconnection of everyday objects with the internet. It is, in short, the internet connection more with objects than with people. It is also often known as the internet of all things or the internet in things.
In short, IoT is something connected to a network, such as the internet, or to other machines so that they work autonomously, without requiring human intervention. The other concepts describe things that are possible thanks to the Internet of Things. The terms of home, car or anything else connected refer to that, in some way, they are connected to a network.
Is it just this? Yes, it really is. Don't be put off by the new terminology. The IoT concept is that simple, at least for consumers.
There was a time when knowing, from a distance, how many bottles of Coke were left in a vending machine was revolutionary. This is how the Internet of Things (IoT) was born: when Carnegie Mellon University students, tired of walking to the machine without knowing if there would be soft drinks, connected it to an ARPANET network. Four decades later, that discreet milestone proved prescient. Today there are about 10 billion connected objects around the world. And it's only the beginning. There will come a day when we have a 100% connected life and can remotely control everything around us. The IoT consists of connecting objects to the internet so that they interact and share information.
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