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

QUESTION 1:

In the context of IoT, what is the meaning of ubiquitous?

a. Spreading widely throughout

b. Present everywhere
c. Countless
d. Uncontrollable

Correct Answer: b. Present everywhere

Detailed Solution: Ubiquitous refers to presence everywhere or in many places

especially simultaneously. Another word for it is omnipresence. (Please refer Lecture
1@9:41)

QUESTION 2:

Typical IoT networks has to support the existence of intermittent connectivity. Which one of the
following is a characteristic of intermittent connectivity?

a. Controlled network drops

b. No network drops
c. Random/uncontrolled network drops
d. Continuous connection

Correct Answer: c. Random/uncontrolled network drops

Detailed Solution: Intermittent connectivity refers to random loss of connections due

to mobility, environment factors, and others. (Please refer Lecture 1@20:21)
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QUESTION 3:

In a typical IoT deployment, which of the following is true with respect to cardinality of each
type mentioned below?

a. Applications > Smart Systems > Sensors

b. Sensors > Applications > Smart Systems
c. Smart Systems > Sensors > Applications
d. Sensors > Smart Systems > Applications

Correct Answer: d. Sensors > Smart Systems > Applications

Detailed Solution: It is expected that there will be trillions of sensors, billions of

smart devices, and millions of applications. (Please refer Lecture 1@30:21)

QUESTION 4:

In the IoT connectivity layers, the service providers are responsible for which of the following
services?

a. Services
b. Local connectivity
c. Global connectivity
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: b. Local connectivity

Detailed Solution: The service providers are responsible for the local connectivity.
(Please refer Lecture 1@32:11)
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QUESTION 5:

Which of the following uses point-to-point communication?

a. Internet of Things (IoT)

b. Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications
c. Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
d. Web-of-Things (WoT)

Correct Answer: b. Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications

Detailed Solution: M2M is peer-to-peer/point-to-point communications. (Please refer

Lecture 1@32:26)

QUESTION 6:

Which of the following enables access and control over IoT resources using web technologies?

a. Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications

b. Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
c. Web-of-Things (WoT)
d. None of these

Correct Answer: c. Web-of-Things (WoT)

Detailed Solution: WoT allows access to IoT through web technologies for the users.
(Please refer Lecture 1@34:26)
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QUESTION 7:

Which of the following terminologies is most suitable for cyber-physical systems in context of
IoT?

a. Scale
b. Autonomy
c. Environment
d. Synthesis

Correct Answer: b. Autonomy

Detailed Solution: Cyber-physical systems need autonomy for making smart

decisions and executing collaborative tasks. (Please refer Lecture 1@36:27)

QUESTION 8:

Fill in the blank:

The _______________ is responsible for connecting the IoT LAN to a WAN and then to the
Internet.

a. IoT LAN
b. IoT Proxy
c. IoT Node
d. IoT Gateway

Correct Answer: d. IoT Gateway

Detailed Solution: IoT Gateway connects the IoT LAN to a WAN to the Internet. It
can implement several LANs and WANs. (Please refer Lecture 2@3:11)

QUESTION 9:

Under Unique Local Addresses (ULA), what happens in case of unavailability of the pre-
assigned local address when a device migrates from one LAN to another?

a. Use same local address but different MAC address

b. Do not allow networking to that device
c. Assign new available local address
d. Disconnect previously existing device
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Correct Answer: c. Assign new available local address

Detailed Solution: In case of unavailability, the device will be assigned a new local
address and the gateway will be updated.

QUESTION 10:

True or False?

Changes in network prefixes does not affect the remote anchor point to which the IoT gateways
are attached.

a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a. True

Detailed Solution: Remote anchor points are immune to changes in network prefixes.
(Please refer Lecture 2@11:01)

QUESTION 11:

What is a device called that detects or measures a physical property?

a. Sensors
b. Actuators
c. Nodes
d. Users

Correct Answer: a. Sensors

Detailed Solution: Sensors detect or measure changes in physical properties and

environments. (Please refer Lecture 3@3:25)
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QUESTION 12:

Which of the following may be referred to as a transducer?

a. Sensor
b. Actuator
c. Neither sensor nor actuator
d. Both sensor and actuator

Correct Answer: d. Both sensor and actuator

Detailed Solution: Transducers cover both sensors and actuators. (Please refer

Lecture 3@11:15)

QUESTION 13:

Which of the following types of sensors may be identified when categorized based on output?
a. Analog
b. Scalar
c. Vector
d. Multimedia

Correct Answer: a. Analog

Detailed Solution: Based on output, sensors may be classified as analog and digital.
(Please refer Lecture 3@13:00)

QUESTION 14:

Which IoT component is responsible for hosting analytics on the data?

a. Things
b. Local network
c. Backend Services
d. Internet

Correct Answer: c. Backend services

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Detailed Solution: The backend services are responsible for providing/performing

analytics on the data. (Please refer Lecture 5@7:21)

QUESTION 15:

Typically, how many categories (application-specific) is IoT classified into?

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

Correct Answer: b. 2

Detailed Solution: IoT may be classified into industrial and consumer IoT. (Please
refer Lecture 5@17:51)

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