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Introduction to
Internet of Things
Assignment-Week 2
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 15 Total marks: 15 X 1= 15

QUESTION 1:

Which of the following is based on the publish-subscribe model?

a. MQTT
b. HTTP
c. HTTPS
d. All of these
Correct Answer: a. MQTT
Detailed Solution: Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is a publish-subscribe
based lightweight messaging protocol for use in conjunction with TCP/IP protocol.

See lecture 6 (Basics of IoT Networking – Part II) @ 01:51

QUESTION 2:

In MQTT, a topic to which a client is subscribed is updated in the form of messages and
distributed by the ____________________?
a. Publishers
b. Message Broker
c. Subscribers
d. All of these
Correct Answer: b. Message Broker
Detailed Solution: A topic to which a client is subscribed is updated in the form of
messages and distributed by the message broker.

See lecture 6 (Basics of IoT Networking – Part II) @ 03:33

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QUESTION 3:

Which of the following is used when more than one level needs to be subscribed, such as
the entire sub-tree, i.e., a multilevel wildcard?

a. +
b. #
c. \
d. None of these
Correct Answer: b. #
Detailed Solution: If more than one level needs to be subscribed, such as the entire sub-
tree, there is also a multilevel wildcard (#). It allows to subscribe to all underlying hierarchy
levels. For example house/# is subscribing to all topics beginning with house.

See lecture 6 (Basics of IoT Networking – Part II) @ 12:40

QUESTION 4:

The CoAP protocol is designed for -.

a. Heavy Web Application
b. Publish-Subscribe Applications
c. Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications
d. Both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: c. Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications
Detailed Solution: CoAP – Constrained Application Protocol. It is a web transfer protocol
for use with constrained nodes and networks. Designed for Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
applications such as smart energy and building automation. Based on Request-Response
model between end-points.
See lecture 7 (Basics of IoT Networking – Part III) @ 00:35
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QUESTION 5:

Statement I – The messaging sub-layer of CoAP, is responsible for reliability and

duplication of messages.

Statement II – The request/response sub-layer is responsible for communication.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are correct?

a. Only Statement I
b. Only Statement II
c. Both Statement I and II
d. Statement I Correct but Statement II Incorrect
Correct Answer: c. Both Statement I and II
Detailed Solution: The messaging sub-layer of CoAP, is responsible for reliability and
duplication of messages while the request/response sub-layer is responsible for
communication.

See lecture 7 (Basics of IoT Networking – Part III) @ 04:19

QUESTION 6:

Which of the following is a messaging mode in CoAP?

a. Append
b. Substitute
c. Attempt
d. Separate
Correct Answer: d. Separate
Detailed Solution: CoAP has four messaging modes
 Confirmable
 Non-Confirmable
 Piggyback
 Separate

See lecture 7 (Basics of IoT Networking – Part III) @ 05:29

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QUESTION 7:

Which of the following provides for the discovery of services residing locally or across a
network?
a. Internet
b. SMQTT
c. XMPP
d. CoAP
Correct Answer: c. XMPP
Detailed Solution: XMPP provides for the discovery of services residing locally or across a
network, and the availability information of these services.

See lecture 7 (Basics of IoT Networking – Part III) @ 12:03

QUESTION 8:

AMQP is a protocol of which layer?

a. Transport Layer
b. Application Layer
c. Network Layer
d. Session Layer
Correct Answer: b. Application Layer
Detailed Solution: AMQP is an Application Layer protocol.

See lecture 8 (Basics of IoT Networking – Part IV) @ 01:41

QUESTION 9:

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the AMQP protocol?

a. Closed Standard
b. Security
c. Reliability
d. Routing
Correct Answer: a. Closed Standard
Detailed Solution: Features of AMQP are –
 Security
 Reliability
 Interoperability
 Routing
 Queuing
 Open Standard
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See lecture 8 (Basics of IoT Networking – Part IV) @ 04:54

QUESTION 10:

There are a total of _________ number of AMQP frame types are defined that are used to
initiate, control, and tear down the transfer of messages between two peers.
a. Seven
b. Eight
c. Nine
d. None of these
Correct Answer: c. Nine
Detailed Solution: Nine AMQP frame types are defined that are used to initiate, control,
and tear down the transfer of messages between two peers.

See lecture 8 (Basics of IoT Networking – Part IV) @ 06:34

QUESTION 11:

The function/functions of the Queue component of the AMQP protocol is/are -

a. Receive messages and route them to queues
b. Separate queues for separate business process
c. Consumer receive messages from queues
d. Both (b) and (c)
Correct Answer: d. Both (b) and (c)
Detailed Solution: The functions of the Queue components are to –
 Separate queues for separate business process
 Consumer receive messages from queues

See lecture 8 (Basics of IoT Networking – Part IV) @ 08:05

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QUESTION 12:

Which of the following statements is/are false?

Statement – I: IEEE 802.15.4 is a well-known standard for low data-rate Wireless
Personal Area Network (WPAN).
Statement – II: IEEE 802.15.4 standard operates in the ISM band.
a. Statement - II
b. Statement - I
c. Both Statement I and II
d. None of these
Correct Answer: d. None of these
Detailed Solution: IEEE 802.15.4 is a well known standard for low data-rate Wireless
Personal Area Network (WPAN). It operates in the ISM band.

See lecture 9 (Connectivity Technologies – Part-I) @ 03:00

QUESTION 13:

The IEEE 802.15.4 establishes functionalities in which layers?

a. Application and Session Layers

b. Transport and Data Link Layers
c. Network and Session Layers
d. Physical and Data Link Layers
Correct Answer: d. Physical and Data Link Layers

Detailed Solution: The IEEE 802.15.4 is useful for establishing functionalities in the
Physical and Data Link Layers.

See lecture 9 (Connectivity Technologies – Part-I) @ 17:27

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QUESTION 14:

Which is not a purpose of the ZigBee Device Object (ZDO)?

a. Device Management
b. Interfacing and Control Services
c. Security
d. Policies
Correct Answer: b. Interfacing and Control Services
Detailed Solution: The functions of the ZigBee Device Object (ZDO) are –
 Device Management
 Security
 Policies

See lecture 9 (Connectivity Technologies – Part-I) @ 18:06

QUESTION 15:

State whether the following statement is True or False.

Statement: Similar to traditional barcodes and QR codes, RFID tag data cannot be read
outside the line-of-sight.

a. False
b. True
Correct Answer: a. False
Detailed Solution: As compared to traditional barcodes and QR codes, RFID tag data can
be read outside the line-of-sight.

See lecture 10 (Connectivity Technologies – Part-II) @ 17:33

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