Internet of Things Technology

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Internet of Things Technology
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Discussion..................................................................................................................................2
QUESTION ONE: Current and prevailing components and technologies of Internet of
Things Technology.................................................................................................................2
Manufacturing and Health sector:......................................................................................5
QUESTION TWO: Internet of Things Technology Security................................................6
Recent security issues:.......................................................................................................6
Resolution of security issues:.............................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
Anything that is connected to internet can be termed as The Internet of Things
Technology (IoTT). It can be defined as a kind of network that can extend the internet
services into various other physical devices such as computers, machines object and even
animals. It offers a method that can help in data transmission over the internet. The idea of
IoT was originated from Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) by Kevin Ashton in 1999
(Al-Fuqaha et al., 2015). IoTT are devices that involves merging of multiple technologies and
embedded system. IOTT is a global infrastructure in the world of ICT that facilitate business
enterprises, economic society and human beings. “Things” in IoT suggests that it uses objects
or any physical thing that has the ability to be sensed and integrated into interactive network.
IoT makes use of environmental aspects to participate with the ICT technologies and internet
(Cui, 2016). This concept was implemented in order to make the world more advanced, a
world where every element has the ability to sense and share information. It not only
connects computers to the internet but any device, be it a vehicle or even a toy, all
interconnected with IP networks.
Discussion
QUESTION ONE: Current and prevailing components and technologies of
Internet of Things Technology
IOT combines two major technologies smart sensors and wireless connectivity with
microcontrollers. It is one the most used technologies recently. According to reports, 8.4
billion IoT devices has been used in year 2017 and it is estimated to cross over 20.4 billion by
2020 (Li, Da Xu & Zhao, 2015). The devices contains smart devices that are connected to
web that uses embedded processors and sensors. Hardware and soft wares are connected to

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internet that enables the transfer of data via gateway. The communication is done without any
human interference. The major components of IOTT that facilitates its working are:
Sensors and actuators: Sensory devices are used to gather every bit of information from the
environment. These are the element of connectivity layer that collects data constantly and
sends it to the next layer. These sensors are often attached with less power wireless networks
such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. These low power networks provides are needed because it
provides better battery life. But recently wireless personal area networks implemented
because of its efficiency. A device can contain more than one sensors to give extra rather than
sense. The main use of sensors is to collect data. Actuators are transducers that operates in a
reversed manner of sensor (Wortmann & Flüchter, 2015). It triggers action by converting
energy into motion. Types of sensors are DIY sensors and hydraulic actuators.
Gateway and Single board Computers: The gateway is used to manage the traffic between
network and protocol. It make sure that the sensory devices are able to exchange information
by translating various networks. It is uses for pre-processing of data and adds security fir the
data transmission method. It acts as an interface between sensors and clouds that protects the
system from any unauthorized access and attacks. The single board computers are useful in
embedded system. It can be used in the place of microcontrollers. It can also handle robotic
system and process control (Lee & Lee, 2015).
Cloud: The cloud serves a medium to transport the collected data. It helps in collecting,
processing, managing and storing massive amount of data. It facilitates high speed data
processing by connecting the sensors through satellite, LPWA and Bluetooth. A cloud is a
tool that facilitates high network performance and optimizes traffic and predicts analytics.
The analytics provided by the cloud is used by several business companies to enhance their
goods and services. Data processing is performs after it has sent to the cloud. Data processing