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Overview of Internet of Things
1.1 Understanding the Concept of Internet of Things
The rapid growth in electronics and communication technologies has lead to advancements in our society. Digitization started with the introduction of mainframe computing that uses a large sized computer to connect people. Next, came the era of microcomputers which facilitates every individual to afford their own computational device. The first instance of the Internet called Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) came in the late 1960s with the interconnection of four university computer systems. Later, the TCP/IP protocol suite development expanded the network size. However, during the 1990's, the computing framework became more personal until ...
