Reading 8

Lesson 3. READING  (U8)

Task 1. Match the words with the definitons and explain their meaning.

1.__Dashboard;                    4.__ Internet of Things;

2.__Physical layer;                5.__ Application layer;

3.__Network layer;               6.__ Remotes.

a. A network of internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data using embedded sensors.

b. The hardware that makes an IoT device, including sensors and networking gear.

c. Responsible for transmitting the data collected by the physical layer to different devices.

d. This includes the protocols and interfaces that devices use to identify and communicate with each other.

e. Displays information about the IoT ecosystem to users and enables them to control their IoT ecosystem. It is generally housed on a remote.

 f. They include smartphones, tablets, PCs, smartwatches, connected TVs.

Task 2. Translate new words and say what parts of speech they are.

analysis      .....

analytics    .....

analyze      .....

application ....

approach    .....

attack        .....

basic          .....

benefit       .....

component            .....

concern      .....

connection .....

connectivit            y.....

consumer   .....

control       .....

cyber         .....

definition  .....

development.....

device        .....

display       .....

ecosystem  .....

embedded             .....

enable        .....

enterprise   .....

entity         .....

figure out  .....

flow into   .....

focus         .....

gateway     .....

gear           .....

generate     .....

government  .....

grow  .....

guide .....

hacker .....

include .....

industry .....

integration .....

investment .....

join .....

layer .....

location .....

maintenance  .....

market .....

object .....

phrase  .....

physical .....

platform .....

point .....

predictive .....

privacy .....

protection .....

provide .....

rank .....

reap .....

refer .....

remote .....

responsible .....

sensitive .....

sensor .....

serve .....

solution .....

stand-alone .....

term .....

threat  .....

traditional .....

utilize.....

Task 3. Read the text “”What is the Internet of Things? and highlight new words.                                                                                             By Andrew Meola

You've likely heard the phrase "Internet of Things" — or IoT — at some point, but you might also be scratching your head figuring out what it is or what it means.

The IoT refers to the connection of devices (other than typical fare such as computers and smartphones) to the Internet. Cars, kitchen appliances, and even heart monitors can all be connected through the IoT. And as the Internet of Things grows in the next few years, more devices will join that list.

We've compiled a beginner's guide to the IoT to help you navigate the increasingly connected world.

Terms and Basic Definitions

Below, we've provided a glossary defining the Internet of Things:

·         Internet of Things: A network of internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data using embedded sensors.

·         Internet of Things device: Any stand-alone internet-connected device that can be monitored and/or controlled from a remote location.

·         Internet of Things ecosystem: All the components that enable businesses, governments, and consumers to connect to their IoT devices, including remotes, dashboards, networks, gateways, analytics, data storage, and security.

·         Entity: Includes businesses, governments, and consumers.

·         Physical layer: The hardware that makes an IoT device, including sensors and networking gear.

·         Network layer: Responsible for transmitting the data collected by the physical layer to different devices.

·         Application layer: This includes the protocols and interfaces that devices use to identify and communicate with each other.

·         Remotes: Enable entities that utilize IoT devices to connect with and control them using a dashboard, such as a mobile application. They include smartphones, tablets, PCs, smartwatches, connected TVs, and nontraditional remotes.

·         Dashboard: Displays information about the IoT ecosystem to users and enables them to control their IoT ecosystem. It is generally housed on a remote.

·         Analytics: Software systems that analyze the data generated by IoT devices. The analysis can be used for a variety of scenarios, such as predictive maintenance.

·         Data storage: Where data from IoT devices is stored.

·         Networks: The internet communication layer that enables the entity to communicate with their device, and sometimes enables devices to communicate with each other.

IoT Predictions, Trends, and Market

BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, expects there will be more than 24 billion IoT devices on Earth by 2020. That's approximately four devices for every human being on the planet.

And as we approach that point, $6 billion will flow into IoT solutions, including application development, device hardware, system integration, data storage, security, and connectivity. But that will be money well spent, as those investments will generate $13 trillion by 2025.

Who will reap these benefits? There are three major entities that will use IoT ecosystems: consumers, governments, and businesses.

IoT Industries

Several environments within the three groups of consumers, governments, and ecosystems will benefit from the IoT. These include:

Manufacturing	Transportation	Defense	Agriculture
Infrastructure	Retail	Logistics	Banks
Oil, gas, and mining	Insurance	Connected Home	Food Services
Utilities	Hospitality	Healthcare	Smart Buildings

IoT Platforms

One IoT device connects to another to transmit information using Internet transfer protocols. IoT platforms serve as the bridge between the devices' sensors and the data networks.  The following are some of the top IoT platforms on the market today:Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, ThingWorx IoT Platform, IBM's Watson, Cisco IoT Cloud Connect, Salesforce IoT Cloud, Oracle Integrated Cloud and GE Predix.

IoT Security & Privacy

As devices become more connected thanks to the IoT, security and privacy have become the primary concern among consumers and businesses. In fact, the protection of sensitive data ranked as the top concern (at 36% of those polled) among enterprises, according to the 2016 Vormetric Data Threat Report.

Cyber attacks are also a growing threat as more connected devices pop up around the globe. Hackers could penetrate connected cars, critical infrastructure, and even people's homes. As a result, several tech companies are focusing on cyber security in order to secure the privacy and safety of all this data.

Task 4. Match the columns to make correct collocations. Translate into Mongolian and make sentences with them.

               a) 1. Embedded__               a. device

2. internet-connected__b. layer

3. stand-alone__              c. sensor

4. application__               d. maintenance

5. predictive__                e. objects

            b)    1.System__                      a. storage

2.data__                          b. integration

3.IoT__                           c. security

4.primary__                     d. platforms

5. cyber__                       e. concern

         

Task 5. Fill inthe blanks with the appropriate words to make correct sentences.

benefit;     protection;     penetrate;  bridge;     attacks;    transmit;

One IoT device connects to another to  1. . . . . . . information using Internet transfer protocols. IoT platforms serve as the 2. . . . . . . .between the devices' sensors and the data networks. Several environments within the three groups of consumers, governments, and ecosystems will 3. . . . . . .from the IoT.  The 4 . . . . . . of sensitive data ranked as the top concernamong enterprises. Cyber 5 . . . . . . . are also a growing threat as more connected devices pop up around the globe. Hackers could 6 . . . . . . connected cars, critical infrastructure, and even people's homes.

Task 6. Answer the questions.

            1. What is IoT?

2. What can be connected through IoT?

3. How will IoT devices increase by 2020?

4. What do IoT solutions include?

5. Who will reap the benefits?

            6. What is IoT platform? What platforms can you name?

            7. What is becoming the primary concern  among consumers and businesses?

Task 7.  Read the given course and talk about  how IoT will impact you. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/05/13/simple-explanation-internet-things-that-anyone-can-understand/#3123c7dc6828