Answer to Question #226190 in Management for Emy

Question

Pervasive computing is one of the latest/emerging technologies that enable to capacitate
physical objects using microprocessors so that they can be networked with computers. A
version of pervasive computing is Internet of Things (IoT). Briefly discuss IoT and
support your discussion with ideal (not actual) example from Ethiopian context

Answer 1

The internet of things (IoT) has largely evolved out of pervasive computing. Though some argue there is little or no difference, IoT is likely more in line with pervasive computing rather than Weiser's original view of ubiquitous computing. Like pervasive computing, IoT-connected devices communicate and provide notifications about usage. The vision of pervasive computing is computing power widely dispersed throughout daily life in everyday objects. IoT is on its way to providing this vision and turning common objects into connected devices, yet, as of now, requires a great deal of configuration and human-computer interaction -- something Weiser's ubiquitous computing does not. In Ethiopia, agriculture sector, IoT technologies appear in different application areas like precision agriculture or smart farming, irrigation monitoring, environmental monitoring, cattle animal monitoring and in all other fields of agriculture. The different technologies of IoT, such as radio frequency identification (RFID), wireless sensor network (WSN), sensors and global positioning system (GPS), had been widely used in different agricultural industry process.