UNIT 2: MIL EVOLUTION 3 Flashcards
•This concept gained popularity in the 1990s.
•Its premise is to connect everyday
objects to a computing device to
analyze and produce useful
information.
The Internet of Things(IOT)
The term Internet of Things or IoT
was coined by _______, who is
a co-founder of MIT’s Auto-ID
Center.
Kevin Ashton
The
network of physical objects or “things”
embedded with electronics, software,
sensors, and network connectivity,
which enables these objects to collect
and exchange data.
The Internet of Things (IOT)
The very first IoT device is a _________. Members of the Carnegie-Mellon
Computer Science department installed micro-switches that sends back data to determine how
many bottles are still in the machine and if they are already cold.
Coca-Cola vending machine
These are devices that
are controlled by other people in
order to access data from a user
without the user knowing it.
Botnets
is a group of
hacked computers, smart
appliances and Internet-connected
devices that have been co-opted
for illicit purposes.
Internet of things Botnets