Chapter Questions
What is the best metaphor you can think of to explain how the internet of things works?
Is it possible for every single thing (living or nonliving) to be connected to the internet (e.g. could dust, water, bacteria, diseases, plates, trees, volcanoes, etc. be connected to the internet)?
What do we mean when we say things can communicate with each other? What types of communication can they undertake?
What is a sensor? How is a connected sensor different?
What are ten different types of sensors?
What sensors could you attach to a chair to give it human like senses?
What is the difference between the internet of things (IoT), the internet of everything (IoE), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT)?
What is the difference between a connected IoT device, a smart IoT device, and an autonomous IoT device?
What is edge computing? What is the IoT edge?
What is a cyber-physical System (CPS)? Are there different types of cyber-physical systems?
What is the difference between Industry 4.0, Industrie 4.0, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Are Industry 4.0 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution possible without cyberphysical systems?
What is the difference between a smart building, a smart workplace, and a smart home?
Can you have smart workplaces and smart homes without smart buildings?
Which comes first, smart infrastructure, smart cities, or smart government?
What are five ways IoT and IoT-related technologies can compromise a person's privacy, security, and health?