BMS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Question Bank – Module 3,4,5

Course Title IoT Applications Course Code BEC358D
Course Coordinator (s) Dr.Banuprakash R/Dr. Anna Merine Credits 01
George/ Prof. Thyagaraj T

Q. No Multiple Choice Questions

Module-3: IoT & M2M

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) refers to networking of machines (or devices) for the purpose of
A) Remote monitoring
1. B) Control
C) Data exchange
D) All of the above
The focus of communication in M2M is usually on the protocols below the
A) Network Layer
2. B) Transport Layer
C) Datalink Layer
D) Application Layer
The "Things" in ToT refers to physical objects that have
A) IP addresses
3. B) MAC addresses
C) IP addresses or MAC addresses
D) None of the above
The unique identifiers for the things in loT are the
A) Network Layer
4. B) Transport Layer
C) Datalink Layer
D) Application Layer
What does SDN stand for?
A) Systematic Data Networking
5. B) Software-Defined Networking
C) Structured Data Nodes
D) Secure Data Networking
In SDN, what is the primary separation in the network architecture?
A) Physical and Logical Layers
6. B) Transmission and Reception Layers
C) Hardware and Software Layers
D) Access and Core Layers

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 Which of the following is not a key element of SDN
A) Centralized Network Controller
7. B) Programmable Open APls
C) Standard Communication Interface (OpenFlow)
D) Non Centralized Network Controller
Which OpenFlow component is responsible for making decisions about where traffic should be sent?
A) Flow Table
8. B) Controller
C) Switch
D) Data Plane
What is the main advantage of SDN?
A) Reduced Network Complexity
9. B) Increased Hardware Dependence
C) Limited Scalability
D) Static Network Configuration
Which organization plays a significant role in the development of SDN standards?
A) ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
B) IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
10.
C) IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)
D) ITU (International Telecommunication Union)

What is the primary goal of NFV (Network Functions Virtualization)?

A) Centralized Network Control
B) Physical Network Expansion
11.
C) Virtualizing Network Functions
D) Enhancing Data Transmission Speeds

What is the key benefit of NFV in terms of resource utilization?

A) Increased Physical Hardware Dependency
B) Reduced Resource Utilization
12.
C) Dynamic Resource Allocation
D) Limited Scalability

Which technology does NFV leverage to virtualize network functions?

A) Blockchain
B) Virtual Reality
13.
C) Hypervisors
D) Quantum Computing

What does the acronym M2M stand for in the context of IoT?
A) Machine to Machine
14. B) Mobile to Mobile
C) Man to Man
D) Management to Management
Pick the phrase that best describes Software Defined Networking (SDN)
A. SDN is an architecture that separates the network control and forwarding functions.
15. B. SDN is a protocol that enables communications between network devices.
C. SDN is an application that can be used to manage networks.
D. SDN is a network device of advanced features

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 What are the 3 layers that make up SDN?
A. The network layer, The physical layer, and The transport layer
16. B. The application layer, The control layer, and The physical layer
C. The application layer, The transport layer, and The network layer
D. The transport layer, The network layer, and The datalink layer
Which of the following statements is true regarding M2M communication?
A) It always involves human intervention
B) It primarily involves communication between devices without human interaction
17.
C) It exclusively uses the internet for communication
D) It is a form of social networking

What is the primary difference between M2M and IoT?

A) M2M is a subset of IoT
18. B) IoT is a subset of M2M
C) They are interchangeable terms
D) M2M and IoT have no differences
M2M _________ acts as proxy performing translations from/to native protocols to/from
Internet protocol
A) Area network
19.
B) Core network
C) Gateway
D) Applications
Statement 1: SDN focuses on data centers. Statement 2: NFV uses OpenFlow as communication
protocol.
A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
20.
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
_______ plane comprises of virtual networking devices such as switches, routers and their
associated forwarding tables.
A. Control plane
21.
B. Application
C. Operating
D. Data
Statement 1: M2M uses IP based communication protocols for communication within M2M
area networks. Statement 2: The emphasis of IoT is more on the software.
A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
22.
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
Statement 1: NFV is complementary to SDN. Statement 2: NFV and SDN are not dependent.
A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
23. B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
With _______________ the forwarding plane of the network device can be directly accessed and
manipulated.
A. OpenAI
24.
B. OpenPDC
C. OpenFlow
D. OpenCV

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 Statement 1: M2M systems have heterogeneous machines types. Statement 2: Data in IoT is
collected in cloud.
A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
25.
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
Statement 1: In traditional network architecture, a centralized controller manages traffic
monitoring and network topology.
Statement 2: In SDN the routers don’t forward the packets.
26. A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
Statement 1: The virtualized gateway provides private 1P addresses to the devices
in the home.
Statement 2: The virtualized gateway also connects to oetwork services such as
27. VolP and IPTV.
A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
Match the following

1. Programmable open API i.Zigbee

2. M2M ii. SDN Architecture
3. IoT iii. Virtualization
28. 4. NFV iv. IP address

A. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii

B. 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv
C. 1-iii,2-iv,3-i, 4-ii
D. 1-iv,2-ii, 3-iii, 4-i
Module-4: IoT System Management

Statistical data is the data which describes the

A. System performance
29. B. Network Performance
C. Device Performance
D. Sensor Performance
A management system that allows validating the system configurations before they are put
into effect can help in improving the
A. Network Reliability
30.
B. Device Reliability
C. Sensor Reliability
D. System Reliability
SNMP stands for
A. Software Network Management Protocol
31. B. Simple Network Management Protocol
C. Service Node Management Protocol
D. Simple Node Management Protocol

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 SNMP is a
E. Stateful and Connection Oriented protocol
32. F. Stateful and Connection less protocol
G. Stateless and Connection less protocol
H. Stateless and Connection oriented protocol
NMS stands for
A. Network Management Station
33. B. Node Management System
C. Network Mode Station
D. Node mode Station
MIB stands for
A. Monitoring Information Base
34. B. Monitoring Internet Base
C. Management Information Base
D. Management Internet Base
YANG stands for
A. YOLO and Network Gateway
35. B. YOLO Application Node Gateway
C. Yet Another Next Generation
D. Yet Application Network Generation
Statement 1: SNMP is connection oriented protocol. Statement 2: NETCONF is a data modelling
language that describes configuration changes.
A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
36.
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
Statement 1: SNMP allows retrieving the current configuration from a device. Statement 2:
Each SNMP request contains all the information to process the request.
A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
37.
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
SNMP is _________________ layer protocol that uses _____________ as transport protocol
A. Application, UDP
38. B. Network, UDP
C. Application, TCP
D. Network, TCP
_____________________ is the data which is related to the systems operating parameter and is
collected by the system at runtime.
A. Statistical data
39.
B. Configuration data
C. State data
D. Operational data
Match the following

1.NMS i. uses SMI

2. State data ii. System performance
40.
3. Statistical data iii. Executes SNMP commands
4.MIB iv. Not configurable

A. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii

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 B. 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv
C. 1-iii,2-iv,3-ii, 4-i
D. 1-iv,2-ii, 3-iii, 4-i

Statement 1: IoT system management ensures that all devices have same configuration
Statement 2: However, Management system does not allow validating the system configuration
before they are put into effect.
41. A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false

Module-5: IoT Platforms Design methodology

The first step involved in IoT system design methodology is

A. Process Model specification
42. B. Domain Model specification
C. Purpose & Requirements
D. Operational View specifications
The step in IoT system design methodology where the use cases of IoT system are formally
described based on and derived from the purpose and requirement specifications
A. Process specification
43.
B. IoT level specification
C. Service specification
D. Functional View Specification
______________provides an abstract representation of the concepts, objects and entities in the IoT
domain independent of any specific technology or platform.
A. Process model
44.
B. Domain model
C. Information model
D. Operational Model
Statement 1: Information model does not describe the specifics of how information is
represented or stored. Statement 2: Information model does not add more details to the virtual
entities.
45. A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
Statement 1: In IoT level-4 system has multiple nodes that perform local analysis. Statement 2:
Here the data is stored locally and the application is deployed locally.
A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
46.
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
_______________ IoT systems are suitable for solutions based on wireless sensor networks, in
which the data involved is big and the analysis requirements are computationally intensive.
A. Level-1
47.
B. Level-3
C. Level-4
D. Level-5

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 Statement 1: A level-2 IoT system has a multiple node that performs sensing and/or actuation
and local analysis.
Statement 2: A level-3 IoT system has a single node, data is stored and analyzed in the cloud
and application is cloud based.
48.
A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
_______________ sends the sensor data to the cloud in real time using REST/Websocket services
A. Device
49. B. Resource
C. Controller service
D. Application
________________ is a set of applications for processing of streaming time series data collected
from Phasor Measurement Units in real time.
A. OpenAI
50.
B. OpenPDC
C. OpenFlow
D. OpenCV
Statement 1: Communication within M2M area networks is based on protocols above the
network layer. Statement 2: IoT is based on protocols below the network layer
A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true
51.
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false
Which Component manages SDN Data Plane?
A. Network operating system
52. B. Southbound interface
C. SDN Controller
D. Northbound interface

The key elements of SDN are

A. Centralised Network Controller
53. B. Programmable Open API
C. Standard Communication Interface
D. All of these

Which of these is not a key element of NFV architecture?

A. Virtualised Network Function
54. B. NFV Infrastructure
C. Network Operating system
D. NFV Management and Orchestration
A language which is used to model configuration and state data manipulated by the NETCONF
protocol is:
A. Data Manipulation Language
55.
B. YANG data modelling language
C. Shell Script Language
D. Data Definition Language

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 NETCONF uses the _____________ protocol to carry out communications between clients and
servers.
A. Remote procedure calls
56.
B. Zigbee
C. OpenFlow
D. SNMP
Which of these is not a layer under NETCONF?
A. Secure transport layer
57. B. Messages layer
C. Operations layer
D. Datalink layer

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