Which invention is the Cisco Internet of Things often compared to?

Question

Options

• Acompact discs
• Bthe cotton gin
• Cthe light bulb
• Dthe toaster oven

• A
  7% (2)
• C
  90% (26)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Cisco has specifically compared the Internet of Things to the invention of the light bulb because both represent foundational, civilization-altering technologies - the light bulb didn't just illuminate rooms, it restructured human society, work, and daily life, and Cisco argues IoT will have the same sweeping, foundational impact. The other options are wrong because compact discs (A) were a media storage improvement, not a civilization-redefining platform; the cotton gin (B) was transformative for manufacturing but is not a technology Cisco references in its IoT framing; and the toaster oven (D) is a minor convenience appliance with no comparable societal scope. A useful memory tip: think "L for Light = L for Life-changing" - Cisco's point is that IoT will change how the world functions, just as the light bulb did, not merely improve a single task or industry.

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