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Internet of Things

Internet of Things

- [Instructor] Industrial systems aren't the only ones that have gone through a major change over the past decade. Embedded computer systems are now part of our everyday life as we adapt to smart home technology and the Internet of Things. It's hard to walk around your house or the local consumer electronics store without seeing a huge number of devices that are now called smart this or smart that. I now have in my home a smart television, a smart garage door, and even a smart sprinkler system. All that smart means is that the devices are computer controlled and network connected. On the Security Plus exam, you should know that the term they use for smart devices is embedded systems. Computing technology is embedded in everyday devices. We might not be able to interact with computers like we would a laptop or a smart phone, but the computer controllers embedded inside smart devices allow them to work in new and exciting…

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