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Introduction to
Internet of Things
Assignment-Week 3
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 15 Total marks: 15 X 1= 15

QUESTION 1:

Fill in the blank:

HART encompasses __________ number of field devices incorporated in the field.

a. Minimum
b. Maximum
c. Some
d. Most

Correct Answer: d. Most

Detailed Solution: HART encompasses __________ most number of field devices

incorporated in the field. (Please refer Lecture 11@1:41)

QUESTION 2:

Owing to the available wireless protocols, which of the following is true for the implementation
of wireless HART?

a. Cheaper and easier

b. Expensive, but easier
c. Cheaper, but harder
d. Expensive and harder

Correct Answer: a. Cheaper and easier

Detailed Solution: The wireless protocols makes the implementation of wireless

HART cheaper and easier. (Please refer Lecture 11@1:41)
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QUESTION 3:

Which layer from the OSI reference model is missing in Wireless HART?

a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Network
d. Transport

Correct Answer: c. Network

Detailed Solution: Wireless HART is missing the Network layer. (Please refer
Lecture 11@4:21)

QUESTION 4:

How many channels does the wireless HART employ in the 2.4 GHz band to increase reliability?

a. 7
b. 14
c. 15
d. 21

Correct Answer: c. 15

Detailed Solution: The wireless HART employs and exploits 15 channels to increase
reliability. (Please refer Lecture 11@5:51)

QUESTION 5:

What is the process of identifying channels that are consistently affected by interference and then
removing them?

a. Channel drop
b. Channel blacklisting
c. Channel avoidance
d. Channel hopping

Correct Answer: b. Channel blacklisting

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Detailed Solution: Channel blacklisting is the process of identifying channels that are
consistently affected by interference and then removing them. (Please refer Lecture
11@8:21)

QUESTION 6:

Which version (wired/wireless) is the application layer in HART best suited for?

a. Wired HART
b. Wireless HART
c. Neither wired nor wireless HART
d. Does not matter

Correct Answer: d. Does not matter

Detailed Solution: The application layer in HART is suitable for both wired and
wireless HART. (Please refer Lecture 11@10:01)

QUESTION 7:

What channel number in the 2.4 GHz band does HART not use?

a. 17
b. 26
c. 16
d. 21

Correct Answer: b. 26

Detailed Solution: HART does not use channel number 26. (Please refer Lecture
11@11:11)
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QUESTION 8:

Which of the following media access control mechanism does Zigbee use?

a. TDMA
b. FDMA
c. CDMA
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: c. CDMA

Detailed Solution: Zigbee uses CDMA and HART uses TDMA. (Please refer
Lecture 11@13:41)

QUESTION 9:

True or False?

Zigbee variants such as Zigbee, Zigbee Pro, and others are not compatible with each other.

a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a. True

Detailed Solution: Zigbee variants use the same basis for their physical layers, but are not
compatible with each other. (Please refer Lecture 11@15:51)

QUESTION 10:

Typically, what is NFC’s data transmission frequency?

a. 13.56 GHz
b. 13.56 MHz
c. 2.4 GHz
d. 2.4 MHz

Correct Answer: b. 13.56 MHz

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Detailed Solution: NFC’s typical data transmission frequency is 13.56 MHz. (Please
refer Lecture 11@22:31)

QUESTION 11:

True or False?

Bluetooth ad-hoc networks are also referred to as ad-hoc piconets.

a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a. True

Detailed Solution: Bluetooth ad-hoc networks are also referred to as ad-hoc piconets.
(Please refer Lecture 12@1:51)

QUESTION 12:

Which class of Bluetooth devices supports a range of 10 meters or 30 feet?

a. Class 1
b. Class 2
c. Class 3
d. Class 4

Correct Answer: b. Class 2

Detailed Solution: Class 2 Bluetooth devices supports a range of 10 meters or 30

feet. (Please refer Lecture 12@5:11)

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QUESTION 13:

Under which mode does a Bluetooth device remain inactive until the master tells it to wake up?

a. Active
b. Sniff
c. Hold
d. Park

Correct Answer: d. Park

Detailed Solution: Under park mode, a Bluetooth device remain inactive until the
master tells it to wake up. (Please refer Lecture 12@6:51)

QUESTION 14:

What type of networks, in terms of range, are piconets used to refer?

a. Long range
b. Medium range
c. Short range
d. Very short range

Correct Answer: c. Short range

Detailed Solution: Piconets are used to refer to the short range Bluetooth networks.
(Please refer Lecture 12@15:41)

QUESTION 15:

True or False?

Dumb behavior of the sensors is temporal in nature.

a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a. True

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Detailed Solution: Dumb behavior of the sensors is temporal in nature. (Please refer
Lecture 15@6:27)

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