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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 1
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
The main function of an IoT Gateway can be summarized as:
a. Forwarding packets between LAN and WAN on the IP layer.
b. Performing application layer functions between IoT nodes and other entities.
c. Enabling local, short-range communication between IoT devices.
d. All of these
Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

An Internet of Things (IoT) gateway is a physical device or software program that serves as the
connection point between the cloud and controllers, sensors and intelligent devices. All data
moving to the cloud, or vice versa, goes through the gateway, which can be either a dedicated
hardware appliance or software program.
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QUESTION 2:
Which of the following is true?
a. IoT is a subset of M2M
b. M2M is a subset of IoT
c. IoT is a subset of CPS
d. CPS is a subset of Web of Things (WoT)
Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

M2M is a smaller domain and can be considered as part of IoT

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QUESTION 3:
M2M is a term introduced by
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a. IoT service provides

b. Fog computing service providers
c. Telecommunication service providers
d. None of these
Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 1, Slide no 18

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QUESTION 4:
The number of possible addresses can be achieved with IPv6 addressing
a. 2^6
b. 2^26
c. 2^32
d. 2^128
Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 2, Slide 14

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QUESTION 5:
Which of these is NOT a part of the Service Layer of the IoT Service Oriented Architecture?
a. Service integration
b. Service repository
c. Business logic
d. Data sensing and actuation protocols.
Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

A Service-Oriented Architecture consists of two main components – Service provider and

service consumer. Options (a), (b), and (c) are directly related to these components, while option
(d) is related to core IoT architecture.

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QUESTION 6:
Which of these statements regarding sensors is TRUE?

a. Sensors are input devices.

b. Sensors can be analog as well as digital
c. Sensors respond to some external stimuli.
d. All of these.

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

All the options from (a) to (c) are true, thus correct answer will be (d) All of these

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QUESTION 7:
Which of these is NOT related to IoT scalability?
a. Flexibility within Internet.
b. Large scale deployment.
c. Real-time connectivity of billions of devices.
d. Range of each sensor node.
Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

Only option (d) is purely dependent on the capability of the sensor node. It does not affect the
scalability of IoT

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QUESTION 8:
Which statement is NOT TRUE:
a. IoT WAN connects various network segments.
b. IoT WAN is geographically wide.
c. IoT WAN is organizationally wide.
d. None of these.

Correct Answer: d
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Detailed Solution: see lecture 2, slide 3

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QUESTION 9:
Based on the data type, sensor can be classified in which of the two categories?

a. Analog and Digital

b. Isomorphic and Homomorphic
c. Scalar and Vector
d. Solid and Liquid

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Sensing, slide 8

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QUESTION 10:
Temperature, Speed, Pressure, Displacement, and Strain are
a. Analog quantity
b. Digital quantity
c. Sometime analog, sometime digital
d. None of these

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

Physical quantities such as Temperature, Speed, Pressure, Displacement, Strain etc. are all
analog quantities as they tend to be continuous in nature. See Lecture on Sensing, heading:
Analog Sensors

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QUESTION 11:
Which of these is NOT a feature of Shape Memory Alloys (SMA)?
a. Low density
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b. Low strain recovery

c. Biocompatibility
d. Biodegradability

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

Shape Memory Alloy is an alloy that can be deformed when cold but returns to its pre-deformed
("remembered") shape when heated.

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QUESTION 12:
A mechanical actuator converts
a. rotary motion in to electrical power
b. electrical power in to rotary motion
c. rotary motion in to linear motion
d. Linear motion in to rotary motion

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Actuation, slide 15

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QUESTION 13:
The approximation of the measured property sensed by a digital sensor induces:
a. Quantization error
b. Hysteresis error
c. Aliasing error
d. All of these
Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

If the sensor has a digital output, the output is essentially an approximation of the measured
property. This error is also called quantization error.
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QUESTION 14:
Rack and pinion are an example of
a. Electrical actuator
b. Hydraulic actuator
c. Mechanical actuator
d. None of these

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Actuation, slide 15

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QUESTION 15:
The phenomenon of the output signal slowly changing independent of the measured property is
called:
a. Aliasing
b. Drift
c. Hysteresis
d. None of these
Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

Sensor deviations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensor

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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 2
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
Brokers in MQTT
a. Connects publishers and subscribers
b. Classify the sensor data into topics
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Basics of IoT Networking – Part II, Slide 6

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QUESTION 2:
In AMQP, new link initiation in order to send and receive messages is done by which frame
type?
a. OPEN
b. ATTACH
c. BEGIN
d. FLOW

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See - Performatives and the link protocol:

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QUESTION 3:
In the network layer, Zigbee follows which routing scheme?
a. AODV
b. DSDV
c. RIPv2
d. OSPF

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture slides on Connectivity Technologies Part I: ZigBee Network Layer

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QUESTION 4:
Which of the following standards is known as low data-rate WPAN?
a. IEEE 802.15.2
b. IEEE 802.15.4
c. IEEE 802.15e
d. IEEE 802.15c

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture slides on Connectivity Technologies Part I: Features of IEEE 802.15.4

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QUESTION 5:
MQTT topics are

a. Simple floating point

b. Simple integer
c. Simple symbol
d. Simple string

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Basics of IoT Networking – Part II, Slide 11

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QUESTION 6:
CoAP stands for

a. Contention Application Protocol

b. Constrained Application Protocol
c. Cluster Application Protocol
d. Continuous Application Protocol

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Basics of IoT Networking – Part III, Slide 3

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QUESTION 7:
1. Collision prevention in 802.15.4 standard is provided by means of:
a. CSMA-CA
b. CSMA-CD
c. ALOHA
d. None of these

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture slides on Connectivity Technologies Part I: Beacon Enabled Networks

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QUESTION 8:
RPL supports:
a. Message confidentiality
b. Loop detection in the routes
c. Data path validation
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:
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See Lecture slides on Connectivity Technologies Part II: RPL Routing

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QUESTION 9:
XMPP protocol is
a. Service-oriented middleware based on Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
b. Message-oriented middleware based on Extensible Markup Language (XML)
c. Message-oriented middleware based on Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
d. Service-oriented middleware based on Extensible Markup Language (XML)

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Basics of IoT Networking – Part III, Slide 13

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QUESTION 10:
Which statement is TRUE with respect to the IEEE 802.15.4 standard?
a. It is a low data-rate standard.
b. Used for architecting wireless PANs
c. Operates in the ISM band
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: see lecture 9, slide 4

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QUESTION 11:
Which of the following is/are the feature(s) of AMQP?
a. Targeted QoS
b. Persistence
c. High speed protocol
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
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Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Basics of IoT Networking – Part IV, Slide 11

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QUESTION 12:
IEEE 802.15.4 uses which of the following for accessing the channel?

a. Carrier sense multiple access (CSMA)

b. Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA‐CD)
c. Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA‐CA)
d. None of these

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Connectivity Technologies – Part I, Slide 6

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QUESTION 13:
1. LOADing routing uses:
a. AODV
b. DSDV
c. RIPv2
d. OSPF

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Connectivity Technologies – Part II: LOADing routing protocol

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QUESTION 14:
Which of the following is true for ZigBee Router (ZR)?
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a. It contains just enough functionality to talk to the parent node, and it cannot
relay data from other devices.
b. This allows the node to be asleep a significant amount of the time thereby
enhancing battery life.
c. Capable of running applications, as well as relaying information between nodes
connected to it.
d. Memory requirements and cost of ZEDs are quite high, as compared to ZR or ZC.

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Connectivity Technologies – Part I, Slide 22

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QUESTION 15:
6LoWPAN Dispatch header is used to
a. Terminate communication
b. Initiate communication
c. Pause communication
d. None of these

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See the lecture on Connectivity Technologies – Part II: 6LowPAN

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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 3
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
1. Channel hopping is performed at which layer of HART?
a. Physical
b. Data link
c. Network
d. Application

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: see lecture 11, slide 6

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QUESTION 2:
Which of the following modulations is utilized by Zwave?

a. Amplitude Phase Shift Keying (APSK)

b. Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK)
c. Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)
d. Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK)
Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Connectivity Technologies – Part V, Slide no 5

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QUESTION 3:
Near Field Communication (NFC) is based on the principle of

a. Reflection
b. Refraction
c. Magnetic induction
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d. Electrical conductance

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Connectivity Technologies – Part III, Slide no 16

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QUESTION 4:
Inquiry is run by one Bluetooth device to
a. Form a connection with another device
b. discover other devices near it
c. participate in the network
d. isolate from the network

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Connectivity Technologies – Part IV, Slide no 6

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QUESTION 5:
The sniff mode in Bluetooth is used for
a. Actively transmitting or receiving data
b. Sleeping and only listening for transmissions at a set interval
c. Switching in power‐saving mode where a device sleeps for a defined period and then
returns back to active mode
d. Deactivating the slave

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Connectivity Technologies – Part IV, Slide no 7

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QUESTION 6:
WASN stands for:
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a. Wireless and Sensor networks

b. Wired and Sensor networks
c. Wireless Ad-hoc Sensor Networks
d. None of these

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: as per standard nomenclature

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QUESTION 7:
This process of bypassing radio dead-spots in Z wave is done using a message called
a. Healing
b. Beacon
c. Probe
d. None of these

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: see lecture 13, slide 8

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QUESTION 8:
Which channel encoding is used in Z-wave:
a. RZ
b. NRZ
c. Manchester
d. None of these

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: see lecture 13, slide 5

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QUESTION 9:
Event aware topology management in WSNs include:
a. Timely detection of an event of interest
b. Monitoring the event
c. Adapting with the changes of event state
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d. All of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

The event-aware topology enables the dynamic change in the topology of the network, based on
the current situation as mentioned in options (a) – (c). Therefore, the correct answer should be
(d)

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QUESTION 10:
The WSN nodes are prone to:
a. Malicious attacks
b. Eavesdropping
c. Interference
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

A sensor node is typically a light-weight and low-powered. Multiple sensor nodes together sense
the different parameters (e.g., temperature, pressure, light etc.) and collaborative transmit the
sensed data to a centralized unit. During the sensing and communication options (a) – (c) is
common. Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

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QUESTION 11:
In a wireless sensor network, a node which are unable to perform an operation, because of
power failure and environmental effects is known as
a. normal node
b. selfish node
c. failed node
d. badly failed node

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on sensor networks Part II, slide no 3

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QUESTION 12:
Bluetooth is a technology with:
a. Full duplex links
b. Half duplex links
c. Both the above
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

Two Bluetooth modules are able to simultaneously communicate with one another.

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QUESTION 13:
Which of the following is a scheme for re-establishing the connectivity in the presence of dumb
nodes in a wireless sensor networks?
a. INTSEM
b. CoRD
c. SMAC
d. DutyCon

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on sensor networks Part II, slide no 6

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QUESTION 14:
The HART protocol was designed for:
a. Home automation networking
b. Networked Smart Field devices
c. Vehicular networking
d. All of these
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Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: see lecture 11, slide 3

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QUESTION 15:
In Near Field Communication (NFC), the active devices are able to
a. only collect information
b. only transmit information
c. collect and transmit information
d. only receive information

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:
See lecture on Connectivity Technologies – Part III, Slide no 15

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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 4
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
In which of the following frequency range does nano networks work?
a. radio waves
b. micro waves
c. terahertz waves
d. infrared

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

Nano networks utilizes electromagnetic communication among nano-devices in the terahertz band (0.1-
10 THz).

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QUESTION 2:
1. MANETs are:
a. Infrastructure oriented
b. Infrastructure less
c. Partially infrastructure oriented
d. Partially infrastructure less

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: see lecture 18, slide 7

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QUESTION 3:
In Human-centric sensing, which of these is NOT a constraint?
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a. Energy of sensing devices

b. Privacy of users
c. Participant selection
d. Network size

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See Lectures 18 on Sensor Networks Part V: Human-Centric Sensing

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QUESTION 4:
1. UAV-VANETS link-up may be used for:
a. Data relay
b. Navigation
c. Sensing
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: see lecture 19, slide 18

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QUESTION 5:
1. A PIR Sensor stands for:
a. Proximity Infra-Red
b. Passive Infra-Red
c. Picture Infra-Red
d. None of these

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: as per standard nomenclature

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QUESTION 6:
Which of the following is true for UAV networks?
a. Communication links break frequently
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b. It is very complex
c. It has huge power requirements
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See lecture 19 on UAV Networks, Slide no 22

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QUESTION 7:
Which of these topologies cannot be a reliable UAV network topology?
a. Star
b. Flat mesh
c. Hierarchical mesh
d. Tree

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: if the root node of the star topology goes down, the whole network goes
down. A tree can be much denser than a star, however, if a node goes down, the branch under it
survives and the other branches of the tree remain unaffected.

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QUESTION 8:
With respect to stationary sensor networks, which of the following options apply?
a. Easy deployment
b. Node can be placed at an optimized distance
c. Easy topology maintenance
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

Options (a) – (c) are applicable for the traditional sensor networks. Therefore, option (d) is
correct

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QUESTION 9:
Which of these can be regarded as the salient feature(s) of a 3D UWSN architecture?
a. Silent & energy-efficient scheme for mobile UWSNs
b. Iterative approach with less initiators nodes (anchors) required
c. Mobility prediction
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See lecture-16, slide 15

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QUESTION 10:

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) is designed for

a. isolated systems using proprietary solutions
b. cross platform integration
c. home automation only
d. none of the above

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Machine to Machine communication, Slide no. 2

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QUESTION 11:
In M2M communications, which of the following nodes is/are typically used for general
environmental monitoring?

a. Low-end sensor nodes

b. Mid-end sensor nodes
c. High-end sensor nodes
d. All the above
Correct Answer: a
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Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Machine to Machine communication, Slide no. 8

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QUESTION 12:
In M2M, which of the following is true?

a. Low-end sensor nodes are mobile

b. Both mid-end and high-end sensor nodes are always static
c. Both low-end and high-end sensor nodes are mobile
d. High-end sensor nodes are mobile

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Machine to Machine communication, Slide nos. 8-10

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QUESTION 13:
Which of the following is/are the challenge(s) of human-centric sensing?
a. Energy of devices
b. Participant selection
c. Privacy of users
d. All the above

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Sensor Networks Part V, Slide no 21

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QUESTION 14:
High-end M2M nodes have:
a. Mobility
b. QoS guarantees
c. Low density deployment
d. All of these
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Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 20 on Machine to Machine Communication: Slide 10

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QUESTION 15:
Which of these is to be considered for topology management in Wireless Multimedia Sensor
Network (WMSN)?
a. Energy of sensing devices
b. Coverage area
c. Connectivity
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 16 slide 8.

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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 5
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
ISR in Arduino stands for:

a. Interrupt service routine

b. Information service route
c. Interrupt service route
d. Information service router

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: See Lecture 23, slide 15. ISR stands for Interrupt Service Routine.
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QUESTION 2:
Unique identification codes associated with device interoperability are:
a. Electronic Product Code (EPC)
b. Universal Product Code (UPC)
c. Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: See Lecture 21, slide 11.

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QUESTION 3:
The function pinmode() in Arduino programming is used to:
a. Change the on/off mode of a pin
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b. Change the input/output mode of a pin

c. Change digital/analog mode of a pin
d. None of these

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: see lecture 22, slide 15.

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QUESTION 4:
What is the function for reading humidity from DHT sensor from Arduino?
a. dht.readHumidity()
b. dht.readTemperature()
c. dht.begin()
d. dht(pin,DHT22)

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: see lecture 24, slide 5

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QUESTION 5:
Arduino UNO supports output supply voltage of:
a. 5V
b. 3.3 V
c. 9 V
d. 5V, 3.3V

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: It is as per Arduino UNO specifications and hardware architecture.

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QUESTION 6:
2. Which is the following is not an Actuator?
a. Servo motor
b. Stepper motor
c. DHT
d. Relay

Correct Answer: c
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Detailed Solution: a,b,d are all actuators. They activate upon receiving electric input. Only c is a
sensor.

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QUESTION 7:
The code written in Arduino IDE is referred to as:
a. Script
b. Block
c. Sketch
d. Arduino Script

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 22 on Introduction to Arduino Programming – Part I: Slide 9

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QUESTION 8:
Some of the basic ready-to-use sample examples available in which of the following menu in an Arduino
IDE?
a. FileOpenExamplesSelect any program
b. File New Create Examples
c. ExamplesTryChoose
d. File ExamplesSelect any program

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 22 on Introduction to Arduino Programming – Part I: Slide 10

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QUESTION 9:
The interoperability between devices and device users in terms of syntax is termed as:
a. Syntactic interoperability
b. Synthetic interoperability
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Correct Answer: a
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Detailed Solution: see lecture 21, slide 13.

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QUESTION 10:
What is the servo library command to move the shaft of Servo motor back and forth?
b. Knob()
c. Sweep()
d. write()
e. detach()

Correct Answer:

Detailed Solution: c

Detailed Solution: write() is the command to tell the servo motor to rotate. Sweep is not a
library command, but an example sketch.

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QUESTION 11:
1. void Loop(){
Value = analogRead(LDR);
if(Value>1000){
Serial.println(Value);
}
delay(100);
}
a. Prints the value from sensor to console every 1000 miliseconds
b. Prints the value from the sensor to console every 100 miliseconds
c. Prints the value from the sensor to console if it is more than 1000, every 100
miliseconds
d. Prints the value from the sensor to console if it is delayed by 1000 seconds

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: as per program output

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QUESTION 12:
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Why interoperability is required in Internet of Things?

a. Heterogeneous wireless communication protocols
b. Different programming languages
c. Different control models
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 21, Slide 5

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QUESTION 13:

Which of the following is not a valid arithmetic operator in Arduino?

a. *

b. x

c. +

d. -

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: ‘x’ is not a valid arithmetic operator as per arduino language.

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QUESTION 14:

The function delay(xx) in Arduino programming counts the values of delay in:

a. Seconds

b. Minutes

c. Milliseconds

d. Hours
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Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: The delay function in Arduino programming provides delay in milliseconds

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QUESTION 15:
What kind pin of Arduino is used to give command to Servo motor?
a. Analog pin
b. Digital pin
c. Any one of (a) and (b)
d. None of this

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: as per standard Arduino operation.

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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 6
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
What are the types of GPIO pin modes in Raspberry pi 2/3?
a. Board.
b. BCM.
c. Both a and b.
d. None of these
Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: See Lecture 26, Slide 6

raspberry pi 2 and 3 supports only two pin modes – Board and BCM. The pin configuration
changes according to these modes.

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QUESTION 2:

Which of these is a datatype in Python?

a. Dictionary
b. Float
c. Tuples
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: see lecture 26, slide 5,6. Float is considered a datatype under numbers.

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QUESTION 3:
The following python snippet does the following task:
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file=open(‘data.txt’, ‘r’)
a. Opens a file (data.txt) in write mode
b. Opens a file (data.txt) in read mode
c. Opens a file (data.txt) in append mode
d. None of these
Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: ‘r’ mode is known as the read mode.

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QUESTION 4:
The output of the following code snippet is (consider approximate value):
from math import pi
print (pi)
a. 3.14
b. 2.73
c. pi
d. 9.8

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: print(pi) prints the value of pi, which is a pre-defined constant.

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QUESTION 5:
The following python snippet does the following task:
file=open(‘data.txt’, ‘r+’)
a. Opens a file (data.txt) in write mode
b. Opens a file (data.txt) in read mode
c. Opens a file (data.txt) in append mode
d. Both a and b

Correct Answer: d
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Detailed Solution: ‘r+’ mode is can work as both read/write modes.

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QUESTION 6:
Which interface is present in Raspberry Pi?
a. I2C
b. SPI
c. UART
d. All

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: as per rpi hardware specifications

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QUESTION 7:
What is the functionality of the following python code?
Import time
i = 0;
function_a(k):
i+=k
time.sleep(5)
print i

function_a(1)
a. Prints 1 on the console after 5 seconds
b. Prints 5 on the console after 5 milliseconds
c. Prints 0 on the console after 5 seconds
d. Prints 5 on the console after 1 second.

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

The function call argument is 1 in the last line of the snippet. Upon entering the function, i is
added to 1, and as i is 0, the print value is 1. Prior to this a delay of 5 seconds is executed.
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QUESTION 8:
IoT devices must have:
a. A USB port
b. A unique identification
c. Wired connectivity
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

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QUESTION 9:
Relay is a kind of:
a. Sensor
b. Actuator
c. Hub
d. Router

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: relays are activated by external electric signals and can be made to act as
switches. Relays are actuators.

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QUESTION 10:
Which one is correct for the nested controlling statement in python?
a. elseif
b. elif
c. ifwhile
d. none
Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: elif is the valid nested controlling statement in python.

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QUESTION 11:
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Which of the following is mutable object in python?

a. Tuple
b. Bool
c. Int
d. List
Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: mutable object can be changed after it is created, and an immutable object
can't. Objects of built-in types like (int, float, bool, str, tuple, unicode) are immutable. Objects of
built-in types like (list, set, dict) are mutable

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QUESTION 12:
The Tx and Rx serial pins are assigned to which GPIO pins in Raspberry Pi 3?
a. GPIO 14 and 15
b. GPIO 12 and 13
c. GPIO 3 and 4
d. GPIO 1 and 2

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: as per standard raspberry pi hardware architecture.

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QUESTION 13:
A raspberry pi has:
a. An inbuilt OS on the board itself.
b. An OS on a memory card.
c. Both a and b
d. None of these

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

the raspberry pi OS is hosted on an external memory card. There is no provision for an inbuilt
memory on the raspberry pi as of now.

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QUESTION 14:
Hardware PWM is available on which of the Raspberry Pi 3 pins?
a. GPIO 12 and 13
b. GPIO 18 and 19
c. Both a and b
d. None of these

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: as per standard raspberry pi hardware specifications.

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QUESTION 15:
A standard Raspberry Pi 3 has the following voltage pins:
a. 3.3 v only
b. 3.3 v and GND only
c. 3.3 v, 5 v and GND
d. None of these

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: as per standard hardware specifications of raspberry pi 3.

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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 7
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
Control message from a switch to controller in SDN is termed as:

a. Flow-rule message
b. PACKET-IN message
c. Control message
d. Data message

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: See Lecture 33, slide 20

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QUESTION 2:
Which one is an SDN controller:
a. POX
b. OpenDayLight
c. ONOS
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: See Lecture 34, slide 16.

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QUESTION 3:
Which of the following libraries is generally used for plotting in Python?
a. Pythonplot
b. Matplotlib
c. Plotpython
d. Numpy
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Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: Matplotlib library provides general plotting functions in Python

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QUESTION 4:
SDN decouples ________________ from the traditional devices:
a. Data Plane and Control Plane
b. Data Plane and Application Plane
c. Control Plane and Application Plane
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 33 on Software-Defined Networking – Part I : SDN Architecture

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QUESTION 5:
Application program interface (API) used between application and control planes is known as:
a. Northbound API
b. Eastbound API
c. Southbound API
d. Westbound API

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: See Lecture 34, slide 3

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QUESTION 6:
In SDN-based sensor network, one can pursue:
a. Sensor management
b. Delay management
c. Sleep management
d. All of the above
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Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: see lecture 35, slide 12

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QUESTION 7:
Which of the following are the limitations of current networks:
a. Vendor-specific switches
b. OS-specific switch configuration
c. Unavailability of centralized control
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: see lecture 33, slide 7

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QUESTION 8:
A typical socket program on raspberry pi using python:
a. Creates a two-way communication between two nodes in a network

b. Server performs the task/service requested by the client

c. Both a and b

d. None of these

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: See Lecture-31, slide 11.

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QUESTION 9:
The grid() function in Python is typically associated with the Matplotlib library, and used for:
a. Enabling or disabling axis grids during plot
b. Divides a matrix into grids
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: a
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Detailed Solution: see lecture 32, slide 15

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QUESTION 10:
In Python based socket programming, which of these is/are represent a socket type?
a. AF_UNIX
b. AF_INET
c. SOCK_STREAM
d. SOCK_DATA
Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: See Lecture 31, slide 12.

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QUESTION 11:
Which of the following statement is TRUE?
a. SDN is OpenFlow
b. SDN is a concept
c. For SDN is dependent on MAC OS
d. None of the above is true
Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 33 on Software-Defined Networking – Part I: Slide 25

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QUESTION 12:
The bind() function in Python socket programming is used to:
a. Specify the port for service on the specified host
b. Read data from the socket
c. Send data to the socket
d. Initiate the connection

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:
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See Lecture 31, slide 13.

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QUESTION 13:
An SDN Controller can be placed based on:
a. Hierarchical manner
b. Ring topology
c. Mesh topology
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: see lecture 34, slides 7, 8, 9.

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QUESTION 14:

The basic SDN concept involves:

a. Separate control logic from hardware switches

b. Define the control logic in a centralized manner

c. Control the entire network including individual switches

d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: See Lecture 33, Slide 13.

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QUESTION 15:
Arrange the following events sequentially (starting from the first step to the last) for sending data
from client to server using sockets and saving it?
A. Create a client and server
B. Establish connection between the two
C. Send data from the client to the server
D. Save the data in a file
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a. A-B-C-D
b. A-C-D-B
c. C-B-D-A
d. None of the sequences are true

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: See Lecture-32, slide 9

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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 8
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
The major difference between Cluster and Grid Computing is:
a. Cluster Computing supports homogeneous and Grid Computing supports
heterogeneous computing nodes
b. Grid Computing supports homogeneous and Cluster Computing supports
heterogeneous computing nodes
c. Both are same
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 37 on Cloud Computing Fundamentals, Slide 2

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QUESTION 2:
Pre-configure facility for allocation of virtualized resources comes under
a. Availability and reliability
b. Scalability and elasticity
c. Manageability and interoperability
d. Measured Services
Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 38 on Cloud Computing-Service Models: Slide Essential Characteristics

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QUESTION 3:
Which of the following is not used for Database-as-a-service?

a. ClearDB
b. DatabaseHome
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c. Database.com
d. MicrosoftAzure/SQLDatabase

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Cloud Computing – Service Management and Security, Slide no. 12

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QUESTION 4:
In which of the following cloud deployment model is owned by an organization and offers the
cloud service?

a. Private Cloud
b. Public Cloud
c. Hybrid Cloud
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Cloud Computing Fundamentals, Slide nos 19-22

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QUESTION 5:
Access control layers in cloud include

a. Cloud access
b. Server access
c. Service access
d. All the above
Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Cloud Computing – Service Management and Security, Slide no. 21

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QUESTION 6:
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Which of the following is an example of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in cloud computing?

a. Google App
b. Windows Azure
c. GoGrid
d. Rackspace Cloud Servers
Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Cloud Computing Fundamentals, Slide no 17

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QUESTION 7:
Cloud simulation tools provide
a. Pre-deployment tests of services
b. Evaluation of protocols
c. Controlled environment
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: see lecture 40, slide 2

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QUESTION 8:
Which of the following is not a cloud simulator?
a. CloudSim
b. NS-3
c. DCSim
d. GroudSim

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

Among all the options, only option b is for simulation a network

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QUESTION 9:
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Which of the following service model of cloud computing is an application middleware offered
as a service to developers?
a. IaaS
b. PaaS
c. SaaS
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Cloud Computing-Service Model, Slide no. 15

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QUESTION 10:
GreenCloud is

a. capable of monitoring the energy consumption of servers

b. capable of providing the SaaS only
c. a commercial cloud platform
d. oldest cloud platform

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Cloud Computing – Case Studies, Slide no. 15

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QUESTION 11:
From the below given options, which is not a characteristic of cloud computing?
a. Low management effort
b. Low level generalization of computation
c. On-demand solutions
d. Configurable computing resources

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: see lecture 37, slide 4

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QUESTION 12:
Broad network access in cloud deals with
a. Dynamic allocation for scale out
b. Recorded resource usage
c. Availability of cloud resources over the network
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: see lecture 37, slide 8

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QUESTION 13:
The top most layer of CloudSim architecture

a. enable modeling and simulation

b. manages the clock
c. provide cloud environment
d. presents different machines and application specifications

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Cloud Computing – Case Studies, Slide no. 8

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QUESTION 14:
Which of the following is a feature of the Amazon EC2?
a. Firewall rules
b. Elastic IP addresses
c. Virtual private clouds
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: See lecture 40, slide 27

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QUESTION 15:
The disadvantage(s) of private cloud is/are:
a. Total control over the system and data
b. Regular maintenance
c. Minimum security concerns
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution:

See Lecture 37 on Cloud Computing Fundamentals: Slide 20

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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 9
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
What is a good approach to reduce the time in processing the data?
a. Analyzing data close to the data source
b. Analyzing data in cloud
c. Increasing number of nodes
d. Decreasing number of nodes
Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: see lecture 44, slide 14

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QUESTION 2:
From the following devices, select the device/devices, which can act as a fog node.
a. Proximity sensor
b. GPS module
c. Micro SD card
d. Routers
Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: to be a proper fog device, any device needs to have atleast upto layer-3
functionality (network layer). Only router is the possible solution here.

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QUESTION 3:
Sensor-Cloud deals with
a. Sensor-for-Service
b. Sensor-as-a-Service
c. Sensor-in-Cloud
d. None of these
Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: see lecture 42, title slide

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QUESTION 4:
Why data volume is a problem in IoT-based cloud computing?
a. because data are encrypted and hard to analyze
b. because data coming from IoT devices are always in raw format and difficult to store
c. because the density of IoT devices is increasing each day and in turn the volume
of generated data is growing very fast
d. because IoT device density is decreasing each day and in turn the volume of
generated data are decreasing very fast

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: see lecture 44, slide 8

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QUESTION 5:
How does fog provide better privacy to industries and companies?
a. By providing the facility to store confidential data in their local servers
b. By providing more secure communication system
c. By providing a secured VPN network
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: see lecture 44, slide 13

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QUESTION 6:
Among the following actors in sensor-cloud architecture, who is responsible for managing the
infrastructure and deals with price?
a. End-users
b. Sensor owners
c. SCSP
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: c
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Detailed Solution:

See the research paper on sensor-cloud-

S. Misra; S. Chatterjee; M. S. Obaidat, "On Theoretical Modeling of Sensor Cloud: A Paradigm

Shift From Wireless Sensor Network," in IEEE Systems Journal, vol.PP, no.99, pp.1-10

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QUESTION 7:
What can be deemed as less time-sensitive data?

a. Data which can be analyzed after seconds or minutes

b. Data which should be analyzed within fraction of a second
c. Data which can be wait for hours, days, weeks
d. Data which can be wait for months
Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: see lecture 44, slide 17

QUESTION 8:

What is latency in fog computing?

a. Time taken by a data for processing in cloud
b. Time taken by a data for processing in nodes
c. Time taken by a data packet for a round trip
d. Time taken by a data packet to reach cloud

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: see lecture 44, slide 11

QUESTION 9:
The concept of Sensor-Cloud is

a. based on simple storing the sensor data into cloud

b. based on the accumulating the sensor data from one application region and transmit
these data to another region only
c. based on virtualization of sensor
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d. None of the above options is correct

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Sensor-Cloud Part I, Slide no. 10

QUESTION 10:
Which of the following statement is true in sensor- cloud?
a. End user procures sensors and lend these to sensor-cloud service provider
b. Sensor-cloud is based only on dumping the sensor data to the cloud
c. Single sensor nodes is shared dedicatedly with only one end user
d. None of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: see lecture 42, slides 10,12,13

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QUESTION 11:
Which of the following are versions of Openstack:
a. Juno
b. Liberty
c. Newton
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: see lecture 41, slide 3

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QUESTION 12:
Which of the following is/are the advantages of Fog computing?
a. Reduce the latency during decision making
b. Data can be stored in local server
c. Fog nodes can be programmed according to the customer’s requirements
d. All the above
Correct Answer: d
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Detailed Solution:

See lecture on Fog Computing Part II, Slide no. 14

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QUESTION 13:
What are the main advantages of Cloud computing?
a. Elasticity
b. Pay per use
c. Self service
d. All of these
Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: see lecture 42, slide 5

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QUESTION 14:
What are the distinct advantages of virtualization?
a. Portability
b. Encapsulation
c. Resource sharing
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: see lecture 42, slide 8

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QUESTION 15:
Dynamic optimal pricing in sensor cloud aims to:
a. Maximize profit of SCSP
b. Maximize profit of sensor owner
c. Maximize End users’ satisfaction
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
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Detailed Solution: see lecture 43, slide 17

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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 10
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
Which of these connects cable-based networks with wireless networks for increased sharing of
media, control and access and can share network media resources?
a. UPnP
b. DLNA
c. LAN
d. WiFi

Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution:
See Lecture 48, slide 11
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QUESTION 2:
The amount of energy harvested depends on:
a. Sensitivity of the harvesting circuit
b. Distance between the device and source
c. Environment
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: see lecture 47, slide 18
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QUESTION 3:
Which company first coined fog computing?
a. IBM
b. HP
c. Dell
d. CISCO

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: Recall from previous week’s Lecture 44, slide 2
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QUESTION 4:
Which of these is the most appropriate technology satisfying the following statement –
“Provides transparent networking with support for zero-configuration networking and
automatic discovery of devices”?
a. UPnP
b. Zigbee
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c. LAN
d. IP

Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: see lecture 48, slide 10
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QUESTION 5:
Which of these is NOT a feature of VANETs?
a. High Dynamic Topology
b. High transmission and computation capability
c. Stable connectivity
d. Predictable mobility pattern

Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: see lecture 49, slide 10
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QUESTION 6:
VPLN stands for:
a. Vehicular power line networks
b. Vehicular priority link networks
c. Vehicular power link networks
d. Vehicular priority line networks

Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: see lecture 50, slide 10
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QUESTION 7:
Which of the following is a social and legal challenge of IoT in smart cities?
a. Services based on user provided information may be subject to local or international
laws.
b. Individual and informed consent required for using humans as data sources.
c. Both a and b
d. None of these

Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: see lecture 46, slide 18.
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QUESTION 8:
Konnex (KNX) is:
a. an open standard for home and building networks.
b. Smart parking system
c. Smart energy system
d. None of these
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Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 48, slide 12
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QUESTION 9:
In multi-sensor data fusion, which is true:
a. Combines information from multiple sensor sources.
b. Enhances the ability of decision making systems to include a multitude of variables
prior to arriving at a decision.
c. Inferences drawn from multiple sensor type data is qualitatively superior to single
sensor type data.
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: see lec-47, slide 3.
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QUESTION 10:
The V2X paradigm is not restricted to a single source information provider.
a. True
b. False
c. Sometimes True, mostly False
d. Sometimes False, mostly True

Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: see lecture 49, slide 6
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QUESTION 11:
UPnP stands for:
a. United Protocol and Plugs
b. Universal Protocol and Plugs
c. Universal Plug and Play
d. United Plug and Play

Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: See lec48, slide 10.
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QUESTION 12:
Which of these can be categorized as probability based mathematical model for data
fusion?
a. ANN
b. Machine learning
c. Bayesian analysis
d. Belief networks
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Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: see lecture 47, slide 7
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QUESTION 13:
HAN architectures:
a. Uses XML for description and web-services for control.
b. Follows a Service-oriented Architecture (SOA).
c. Not tied to any software, language or architecture.
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 48, slide 16
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QUESTION 14:
TCP/IP fails in V2X because:
a. TCP/IP is designed mainly for handling information exchange between a single
pair of entities.
b. Information exchanges in TCP/IP are dependent on the location of data.
c. TCP/IP can only identify the addresses of endpoints, which alone is not useful for
content distribution.
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: see lecture 49, slide 7
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QUESTION 15:
X-10 protocol is characterized by:
a. Low-speed and low data rate.
b. Low speed and high data rate
c. High speed and low data rate
d. High speed and high data rate

Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution:
See Lecture 48, slide 15.

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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 11
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
Net metering depends on –
a. Energy consumed by the consumers and energy generated by the grid
b. Energy consumed by the consumers and energy supplied back to the grid
c. Only energy consumed by the consumer
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: lecture 51, slide 21
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QUESTION 2:
IIoT is mainly focused on
a. Convenience of individuals
b. Efficiency, safety and security of operation and individuals.
c. Efficiency of the system.
d. Data security.

Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 53, slide 15
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QUESTION 3:
What is the key technology to enable V2V and V2R communication?
a. Short Range Communication
b. Dedicated Short Range Communication
c. Long Range Communication
d. Medium Range Communication

Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: recall previous week’s lecture 50, slide 3
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QUESTION 4:
Smart grid enables –
a. Distributed energy management
b. Centralized energy management
c. Both distributed and centralized energy management
d. None of these

Correct Answer: a
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Detailed Solution:
See Lecture 51, slide 7. It is only distributed management of energy
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QUESTION 5:
What are the risks associated with IIoT?
a. Lack of vision and leadership
b. Cheap sensors
c. Confident workforce
d. Both cheap sensors and confident workforce

Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 54, slide 21
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QUESTION 6:
MDMS is the context of smart grids stands for:
a. Meter data management system
b. Metric data measurement system
c. Metric data monitoring system
d. None of these

Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 52, slide 8
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QUESTION 7:
Traditional RDBMS unable to process –
a. Structured data
b. Unstructured data
c. Both structured and unstructured data
d. None of these
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: see Lecture 55, slide 4
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QUESTION 8:
The smart grid is also termed as:
a. Electricity with a brain
b. The energy internet
c. The electronet
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: See lec51, slide 3
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QUESTION 9:
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Traditional electric grids are associated with:

a. Energy generation is done in centralized power plants
b. Energy distribution is one directional – from the power plant to the homes or industries.
c. Uni‐ directional communication
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 51, slide 2.
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QUESTION 10:
The major requirements of IIoT include
a. Smaller, less expensive sensors which makes them easily accessible.
b. Distributed control of assembly line, automated monitoring, control and maintenance.
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 54, slide 29
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QUESTION 11:
Which of the following is not a property associated with power quality of smart grids:
a. Self‐ Healing
b. Frequency Monitoring and Control
c. Load Forecasting
d. Asset Management

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 51, slide 8
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QUESTION 12:
Home power generation is a term associated with:
a. Power generation system at consumers‐ end
b. Rooftop solar electric systems
c. Small wind turbines
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 51, slide 17
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QUESTION 13:
Zigbee is standardized under which of the following protocols?
a. IEEE 802.15.4 protocol
b. IEEE 802.16.4 protocol
c. IEEE 802.11a
d. IEEE 802.13.2
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Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zigbee
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QUESTION 14:

The typical data rate associated with EnOcean is?

a. 9600 bps
b. 3200 bps
c. 19200 bps
d. 1152300 bps

Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 52, slide 9.
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QUESTION 15:
Connected vehicles are capable of:
a. Communicating with other devices within the vehicle
b. Communicating with other similar vehicles
c. Communicating with fixed infrastructure
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: recall previous week’s lecture 49, slide 2
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Introduction to Internet of Things

Assignment- Week 12
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
Which is true?
a. The statistical model is defined as the mathematical equation that are formulated in
the form of relationships between variables.
b. A statistical model illustrates how a set of random variables is related to another set
of random variables.
c. Both the above
d. None of these

Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: see lecture 56, slide 8
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QUESTION 2:
Statistical significance is:
a. The likelihood that the difference in conversion rates between a given variation
and the baseline is not due to random chance.
b. Reflects the risk tolerance and confidence level.
c. Has two key variables
d. All of these
Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: see lecture 56, slide 21
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QUESTION 3:
Which privacy-aware scheme is used in Ambusens cloud framework
a. Hashing and reverse hashing of patient physiological data
b. Patient identity masking by hashing-based mechanism
c. Hashing and reverse hashing of physiological sensor ID
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: see lecture 58, slide 14
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QUESTION 4:
Statistical methods of activity recognition can work on:
a. Videos
b. Images
c. Scalar sensor data
d. All of these
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Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: see lecture 59, slide 8
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QUESTION 5:
Network-based activity recognition is:
a. Larger and processing intensive
b. Low power consumption
c. Dependent on network connection
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 59, slide 9
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QUESTION 6:
IoT-based remote healthcare monitoring is typically most useful for
a. people in urban areas
b. People without easy access to healthcare
c. both a and b
d. none of the above

Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: see lecture 58, slide 6
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QUESTION 7:
In-place activity recognition is:
a. On the device
b. Power intensive
c. No network connection required
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: see lecture 59, slide 9
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QUESTION 8:
Activity monitoring:
a. Provides better quality of life
b. Provides information accurately in a reliable manner
c. Provides continuous monitoring support.
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: see lecture 59, slide 3
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QUESTION 9:
The desirable characteristics of an IoT sensor node are
a. Energy-efficiency
b. Distributed sensing
c. Low-cost
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: all three options - a,b,c are highly desirable in a sensor node, which would
allow the node to be deployed for long operational hours spread over large areas in a dense
manner.
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QUESTION 10:
Which of the following can be the reasons for packet drop in IoT network?
a. Dense foliage
b. High temperature
c. Rain
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: All of these (a,b,c) cause some kind of interference with low power radios
such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc., which are used in IoT networks.
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QUESTION 11:
Wearables can be used for:
a. Child‐ care
b. Elderly‐ care
c. Entertainment
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: See Lecture59, slide 2
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QUESTION 12:
The types of ANOVA are:
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: See Lecture 56, slide 13
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QUESTION 13:
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Long term trend tracking and preventive care in IoT healthcare is possible due to
a. ability of smart devices to collect data autonomously
b. ubiquitous connectivity
c. smart algorithms and analytics
d. all of the above

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: see lecture 58, slide 7
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QUESTION 14:
Which communication protocol is used between sensor devices in Ambusens WBAN system
a. 3G
b. WLAN/Wi-fi
c. IEEE 802.15.4
d. IEEE 802.15.1
Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: See lecture 58, slide 13
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QUESTION 15:
Passive and omnidirectional sensor is:
a. Temperature
b. Water-level
c. Soil moisture
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution:
Option (a)-(c) are passive and omnidirectional, therefore, option (d) is correct
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