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