The "Internet of Things" Refers To

question 48

Multiple Choice

The "Internet of Things" refers to:

• A) the increasing focus on shopping as the major user activity on the Internet.
• B) the microblogging trend, in which users exchange short text and pictures rather than longer and more in-depth content and text.
• C) the rise in mobile gaming.
• D) the trend away from platform-independent web applications to mobile-device specific apps.
• E) a vision of a pervasive web in which common objects are connected to and controlled over the Internet.

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