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Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Qualifications in Information Technology –
Specification – Issue 3 – September 2022 © Pearson Education Limited 2022
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Unit 18: The Internet of Things
Level:
3
Unit type:
Internal
Guided learning hours:
60
Unit in brief
Learners explore systems and services that make up the Internet of Things (IoT) and
develop an IoT system or device using off-the-shelf hardware and programming
techniques and constructs.
Unit introduction
The Internet of Things (IoT) is referred to as the next industrial revolution and is
transforming the way we work, socialise and live our lives. The IoT is connecting together
our physical world of everyday ‘things’ and the digital world. It involves a network of
‘things’, for example appliances, vehicles and wearable devices that are embedded with
sensors and other electronics to gather, store and analyse data over the internet that
meets a need by triggering action(s). For example, vehicle diagnostics involving the
location of equipment, service options and the collection of real
-
time driver and machine
data and asset tracking, or remote medical diagnostics of patients involving their
historical records being analysed with real-time data so that
healthcare professionals
can provide accurate diagnosis and treatment.
In this unit, you will investigate the applications of different IoT systems and services,
including the principles involved and the characteristics of the systems and services.
You will design a prototype IoT system or device and develop it using off-the-shelf
hardware and suitable programming languages, techniques and constructs.
The analytical, problem-solving and practical skills you gain in this unit will
prepare you
for entry to higher education to study a range of degrees. The unit will help you when
entering an IT apprenticeship or
the workplace, for example as a junior software
developer.
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