Learn what is IoT, explain the characteristics of IoT, and understand how IoT devices are changing our homes and our communities.
What is the Internet of Things (#IoT)? We’ve been exploring the opportunities of connected devices for decades, but it’s only with the recent advent of widespread internet connectivity that embedded devices have become so popular. An embedded device has three key properties: it is a physical object, it collects data from its environment, and it can connect to a network and share that data with other devices.
About Future of Tech
Future of Tech is a set of free learning resources created by CompTIA (comptia.org) that explore and explain how technology is changing the way we live and work. To learn more about Big Data, the Internet of Things and other topics in technology visit https://www.futureoftech.org.
Learn More: - What is the Internet of Things? (https://www.futureoftech.org/internet-of-things/1-what-is-iot/) - The Technologies Behind the Internet of Things (https://www.futureoftech.org/internet-of-things/2-technologies-behind-iot/) - The History of the Internet of Things (https://www.futureoftech.org/internet-of-things/3-history-of-iot/) - The Internet of Things in Your Home and the World (https://www.futureoftech.org/internet-of-things/4-iot-at-home-and-in-the-world/) - The Cost of Convenience: Pros and Cons of the Internet of Things (https://www.futureoftech.org/internet-of-things/5-pros-and-cons-of-iot/) - Career Opportunities in the Internet of Things (https://www.futureoftech.org/internet-of-things/6-career-opportunities-in-iot/)
