USN 1 S I ETC11

Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru-572 103

(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to VTU, Belagavi, Approved by AICTE, New Delhi)

Second Semester Bachelor of Engineering Examinations July-Aug. 2024

Introduction to Internet of Things
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 100
Note : 1. Revealing of Identity in any form in the answer book will be treated as malpractice.
2. Answer any five questions choosing one full question from each unit.
Unit - I M BL CO PO PSO

01 a) A hybrid network is shown in Fig. 1a. Identify the various network topology and
illustrate their features.

Fig. 1a 6 3 1 1 1
b)Computer A wants to send a message to computer B and both computers have
incorporated OSI Model for the development of network protocol. Demonstrate
the dataflow from top to down the model at computer A with a neat diagram and
infer the responsibilities/functions of each layer. 10 3 1 1 1
c) Identify the computer networks based on host communication with other
host/hosts for the following communication
i) Remote control for television
ii) Wireless networks.
Justify your answer 4 3 1 1 1
OR
02 a) Host A would like to communicate with Host B using TCP/IP suite. Illustrate the
functionalities of each layer of TCP/IP suite with a neat diagram. Identify the
protocols that are used in transport layer of TCP/IP suite. 10 3 1 1 1
b) Compare and correlate IoT with its precursors such as IoP, M2M and CPS. 6 3 1 2 1
c) Identify the computer networks based on network reachability used in
i) Wireless speakers
ii) Buildings
iii) City
iv) Boundaries of country 4 3 1 1 1

Unit - II
03 a) Classify the following sensors
i) Photo diode based on power requirement
ii) Thermometer based on type of output and measured property
Justify your answer. 6 3 2 2 1
b) Explain the characteristics of actuators in an IoT. 8 1 2 1 1
c) Identify the different categories of sensing in the following IoT.
i) Fire detection
ii) Surveillance system
iii) Wildlife monitoring system 6 3 2 1 1
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04 a) Explain the following:
i) Sensor Resolution
ii) Sensor Accuracy
iii) Sensor Precision 6 1 2 1 1
b) Justify the need for each functional blocks of a typical sensor node in IoT with a
neat diagram. 8 3 2 1 1
c) List and explain the characteristics of sensors with example for each. 6 1 2 1 1

Unit - III
05 a) Compare and contrast the common data formats in train reservation system and
traffic systems. 8 3 3 1 1
b)Identify the type of processing topology in the following applications
i) Healthcare system ii)Agriculture
Justify your answer with neat diagrams 12 3 3 1 1
OR
06 a) An organization would like to hire the cloud services to send the data on to the
cloud. As a designer choose a suitable offloading location for cost effective data
forwarding. 8 3 3 1 1
b) Analyze the critical factors to be considered during the design of IoT devices. 7 3 3 1 1
c) Analyze the factors to be considered while deciding on the offloading type to
choose. 5 3 3 1 1

Unit - IV
07 a) Virtualization software is used for cloud computing. Analyze the advantages of
visualization with respect to the end user and cloud service provider. 10 3 4 1 1
b) List the cloud service models. Identify the service model in the following
examples:
i) Microsoft office 365
ii) Google App engine
iii) Google compute engine
Justify your answer. 10 3 4 1 1
OR
08 a) Identify the importance of sensor cloud. Differentiate between traditional wireless
sensor network and sensor cloud with neat diagram. 6 3 4 1 1
b) Justify the need for each component of agricultural IoT with a neat diagram. 7 3 4 1 1
c) To increase the productivity of the crop, the leaf area index assessment needs to be
done in agriculture. Design an IoT based system architecture for the above
scenario. 7 3 4 1 1

Unit - V
09 a) Design an architecture for IoT based vehicular system. 10 3 4 2 1
b)Illustrate the different type of machine learning with a neat diagram. 10 3 5 1 1
OR
10 a) Illustrate the advantages of healthcare IoT. 8 3 4 1 1
b) Illustrate the risk in health care IoT. 6 3 4 1 1
c) Analyze the challenges in machine learning. 6 3 5 1 1
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