Acomputing concept that has been in the news of late is iot (the internet of things). briefly explain the concept of iot. what are some of the affordances of iot ( list at least one positive outcome as well as one potentially negative outcome).

Once starbucks had established its presence in thousands of cities internationally, the company sought to increase the number of purchases by existing customers with a strategy that led to new in-store merchandise, including compilation cds and high-speed wireless access.

What are compression artifacts? 1) visible defects in the picture caused by the nature of the compression algorithm. 2) numbers that tell a web server how much to compress a picture for faster transmission. 3) invisible defects in the picture preserved by lossless compression. 4) numbers that tell a photo editing program how much to compress a picture for faster transmission.

Alex’s family members live in different parts of the world. they would like to discuss the wedding plans of one of their distant relatives. however, alex wants all the family members to talk to each other simultaneously so that they can make decisions quickly. which mode of internet communication should they use? a. blog b. email c. wiki d. message board e. instant messaging