Question

Consider the following questions and please post your response based on your own research and experiences using the Web:

• What kinds of devices do you predict people will use to access websites five years from now? In 10 years?
• In what areas of daily life do you feel the Web will continue to have greater impact? Are there new areas that you believe will come into play with advances in technology?
• How will these trends impact current Web design and how would you suggest a developer be prepared to adapt to the changes.

Answer 1

Internet of Things (IoT) has become the buzzword in the IT industry and it aims to connect every object around us to the internet. All of these devices can be later used to connect to the internet. However, smaller IoT devices may not be ideal for accessing websites. Any device big enough to support a small screen can be used to access websites like smart watches, smart cars, smart thermostats, smart refrigerators, wearable devices etc. As more and more devices get connected to the internet, we may also be able to access websites on any glass surface which have been connected to the internet.

Smart healthcare and smart city are two main areas which have witnessed huge advances in recent past because of technology. The patient monitoring systems have been automated in which the sensors are placed on the patient body to monitor vital body parameters like sugar level, blood pressure etc.

The technology is penetrating every sphere of life and is involved in many processes which are related to the human welfare. In such scenarios, security becomes all the more important. Moreover, the focus in future will be on parallel programming which can optimize the use of available resources as the demand for computational resources have increased tremendously with the advent of the IoT.

Hope it helps.