3.4 Terms and concepts practice
This activity will help you to test some of the terms and concepts you've been introduced to.
Activity _unit3.4.1
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
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actuator
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Bluetooth
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Cloud computing
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sensor
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controller
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Java
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TCP/IP
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small business or home business wireless router
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Linux
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6LoWPAN
a.connects devices on a local LAN with the internet
b.an operating system that allows humans to interact with computers
c.IPv6-based low power wireless communication protocol
d.... required for devices that communicate directly across the Internet
e.a 'thing' that measures a physical property and converts that data into an electrical signal
f.a motor that can be used to move or control a mechanism or system according to a specific set of instructions
g.... servers and services are dispersed all over the globe in distributed database centres
h.a popular object-oriented programming language that works on multiple platforms
i.... forwards data gathered from sensors to other devices on an M2M network
j.a short-range wireless communication protocol suite that transmits data via low-powered radio waves
- 1 = f
- 2 = j
- 3 = g
- 4 = e
- 5 = i
- 6 = h
- 7 = d
- 8 = a
- 9 = b
- 10 = c