INTERNET OF THINGS: AN EXPANSE OF CONNECTIVITY

IN TODAY’S WORLD OF SMARTPHONES,SMART WATCHES,SMART FITNESS TRACKERS AND BASICALLY EVERY ACCESSIBLE GADGET BEING MADE SMART,THERE SEEMS TO BE AN APPARENT NECESSITY OF CONNECTING ALL THESE SEEMINGLY TRIVIAL OBJECTS THAT SEEM LUXURIOUS RATHER THAN ESSENTIAL IN NATURE.THE CONSEPT OF ‘INTERNET OF THINGS’ ENABLES US TO DO JUST THAT. BEFORE DIGGING DEEP INTO THE TECHNICALITIES OF THE CONSEPT, IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IT IS.

WHY IS INTERNET IMPORTANT ?

THE INTERNET OF THINGS IS BASICALLY A PLATFORM OF INTERCONNECTED OBJECTS RANGING FROM SMALL TO BIG,SIGNIFICANT OR INSINIFICANT. ANYTHING CAN BE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET AND ALL WE NEED IS A PLATFORM TO STORE DATA TRANSMITTED FROM THESE OBJECTS. WHEN THIS IS DONE,IT IS SAID TO BE IOT ENABLED. IT FACT, HYPOTHETICALLY EVEN A PEN OR A WATER BOTTLE CAN BE IOT ENABLED. WITH THE RATE AT WHICH TECHNOLOGY IS ADVANCING,THIS CAN BE A REALITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO THE NEXT BIG QUESTION IS HOW DO WE TRANSMIT, STORE AND ANALYSE THIS DATA ?

ARE PEOPLE ADDICTED TO INTERNET ?

THE ANSWER TO THAT LIES IN THE MAGIC CREATED BY SENSORS. TO A SCIENTIST A SENSOR IS SIMPLY DETECTING A CHANGE AND ACTING ACCORDINGLY: THERE MIGHT NOT ANYTHING MAGICAL ABOUT IT,ALBIET TO A LAYMAN IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS INTERGUING TO THE EXTENT THAT ONE IS LEFT WONDERING ABOUT HOW THESE ACTIVITIES ARE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT OF HUMAN ACTIONS.SENSORS DETECT ANY CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM OF THE OBJECT AND THIS DATA IS TRANSMITTED TO THE INTERNET IN THE FORM OF ELECTRICAL CHANGES OR ANY OTHER CHARGE IN THE MECHANISM.

THANK YOU !

By,

SNEHA SURESH

Grade 7C

Orchids The International School Vivekananda.

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