Smart Homes Welcome! You are encouraged to register with the site and login (for free). When you register, you support the site and your question history is saved.In a "smart home," home security systems, heating units, televisions, and washing machines are all networked, and the homeowner can send commands by phone to each appliance, which thereby activates or deactivates that unit as desired. appliance, which thereby activates or deactivates appliance, in turn activating or deactivating appliance, and it will activate or deactivate appliance and thereby activate or deactivate appliance which, as a result, activates or deactivates Review Answer