The Internet of Things (IoT) is a scenario in which objects,
animals or people are provided with unique identifiers and
the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring
human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. IoT has
evolved from the convergence of wireless technologies,
micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and the Internet.
In general, a smart machine is an intelligent device that uses
machine-to-machine (M2M) technology. Smart machines include
robots, self-driving cars and other cognitive computing systems
that are able to make decisions and solve problems without human
intervention.
A cloud application (or cloud app) is an application program that
functions in the cloud, with some characteristics of a pure desktop
app and some characteristics of a pure Web app. A desktop app
resides entirely on a single device at the user's location (it doesn't
necessarily have to be a desktop computer). A Web app is stored
entirely on a remote server and is delivered over the Internet
through a browser interface.
Internet of Things, Cloud Technology, Smart devices, Wearable computer