Internet of Things (IoT): Potential and Challenges

This assignment delves into the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), examining its capabilities, advantages, and potential challenges. It discusses how IoT connects everyday objects to the internet, enabling data exchange and automation across diverse sectors. The analysis highlights both the transformative benefits of IoT, such as increased efficiency and improved user experiences, and the risks associated with its implementation, including cybersecurity vulnerabilities and job displacement. The assignment concludes by emphasizing the significant economic impact of IoT and the ongoing efforts to mitigate its potential drawbacks.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Internet of Things (IoT)...................................................................................................................3
Example of an Internet of Things device.........................................................................................4
Benefits of OMEGA 2.....................................................................................................................5
Drawbacks of OMEGA 2................................................................................................................5
Advantage of internet of things.......................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
The internet as we know is going to change; today it’s a massive network that allows
people to communicate with each other. With the implementation of the technique emails,
sharing data with it the use various websites, it is the people that really drive the internet today
(Cui, 2016). The data which is send comes from various devices such as Personal Computers,
laptops mobiles then it goes to some servers and then the servers sends it further for processing.
Thus we can say the internet is made of three major actors the people, the cloud devices and the
servers. A whole new category of actor is being added to the internet which can be called as
internet of things; hence the term internet of things can be a future goal in many working areas. It
can be stated that the internet of thing is basically anything that has a sensor attached to it which
can transfer the data further up into the internet that can be analyzed or used to make decisions.
Examples of such sensors are temperature sensor, usage monitor etc. these things then further
send that data to a person or a piece of software to make these decisions. Smart phones, social
media all changed the way that we do things both in a personal level & in a business level
(Benardos & Vosniakos, 2017).
Internet of Things (IoT)
The internet of thing is mainly considered as a system of interrelated devices of
computer, digital machine and mechanical which are provided with identifier which are unique
and has the ability to transfer the data over a network (Mulani & Pingle, 2016). This technique is
done without any human interference or computer – human interaction. The internet of things
evolved from the wireless convergence concept of technology, micro service and system which
are related to internet (Cui, 2016). The wall between the information technology and operational
technology was broken with the convergence of the technology. Practical implementation of the

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technology can be found everywhere and in many sectors of industry. The example of industry
where internet of things can be implemented are building management, health care industry and
transportation sector (Osseiran et al., 2017)
All devices in the internet of things must communicate with each other in order to
provide a good communication and working of the technology (Dong et al., 2016) within the
application of industry, sensors on the product can increase efficiency and as a result of which
the waste production would be reduced highly. If the internet of things and its concepts can be
implemented in a proper way it could lead to a serious impact in many fields (Li & Da Xu,
2017). Improved application or implementation are making their approach in the real world and
it can be estimated that internet of thing with the new technology would play a vital role in the
near future.
Example of an Internet of Things device
The Omega 2 - it is the world’s simplest & tiniest development board which can easily fit
into any project. The omega 2 is a flaxen computer which powers some of the most mission
critical infrastructure (Mulani & Pingle, 2016). The omega 2 works out of the box which comes
with built-in wifi and onboard storage which comes to life the moment you power it on. The
omega 2 is easy to program. its supports many programming languages such as python, PHP, C+
+ and many more just pick one and start building (Osseiran et al., 2016) The omega 2 is cloud
connected which means u can remote control it from anywhere in the world using any smart
device.

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Benefits of OMEGA 2
 It does not just benefits one but everyone such as business, society etc because it saves time
and money.
 It is uses in home security devices are uses in homes to monitor their houses on a timely basis
from anywhere in the world.
 OMEGA 2 used in lighting systems (automated turnoff lights) can save money on your
electricity bill.
 Now a days we all want out devices to be connected to each other using OMEGA 2 us stay
connected to these things so that we can keep a track on what we are doing , listening,
reading etc as we move from place to place (Bughin & Chui, 2017).
Drawbacks of OMEGA 2
 As all of the appliances, public sector services & industrial machinery are connected to a
network, it can be hacked by professional hackers making them vulnerable.
 Different devices of different manufactures are going to connect there will be a compatibility
issue which can be solved if all just agree to one common standard.
 Any failure or bugs in the software will result in crashing the whole system (Osseiran et al.,
2016).
 Unskilled workers will lose their jobs due to automation resulting in unemployment
problems.
Advantage of internet of things
 Ubiquitous network: Connection of the wifi is easy.
 Connected computing: Keeping track of what is going on with any aspect involved in it

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 Ubiquitous sensor: It can be implemented everywhere because internet of things is also
wearable revolution(Benardos & Vosniakos, 2017).
 Analytics as a Service: Anything can be done which drives the attention of the user.
 Intelligence at the periphery of the network: every disk and each sensor will be a
competent (Bui, 2016).
Conclusion
It can be concluded from the report that it’s a market with a lot of potential development,
using these types of products helps save a lot of time and money. Although it has its
disadvantages but we should not overlook the fact that it’s going to chance the environment
around us as we know it and efforts will be implemented to combat those disadvantages. Internet
of things may set new platforms in the distant future. Internet of things will result in the growth
of economy so progressive companies like Intel& Samsung are trying to capture this market. It is
estimated that by 2020, 26 billion devices will be connected to it.

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References
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Dong, X., Dong, X., Chang, Y., Chang, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., ... & Yan, J. (2017).
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Li, S., & Da Xu, L. (2017). Securing the Internet of Things. Syngress.
Mulani, T. T., & Pingle, S. V. (2016). Internet of things. International Research Journal of
Multidisciplinary Studies, 2(3).
Osseiran, A., Elloumi, O., Song, J., & Monserrat, J. F. (2017). Internet of Things. IEEE
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