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Introduction to
Internet of Things
Assignment-Week 11
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 15 Total marks: 15 X 1= 15

QUESTION 1:

Which of the following is true about traditional electrical grid?

a. Monitoring and restoration is done automatically
b. Energy is distributed from plant to the home or industries
c. Energy generation is done in distributed power plants
d. Bi-directional communication

Correct Answer: b. Energy is distributed from plant to the home or industries

Detailed Solution: In traditional grid, energy distribution is one directional - from plant to the
home or industries (Please refer Lecture 51@3:08)
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QUESTION 2:

Power monitoring along with asset management and optimal utilizations falls under which
characteristics of smart grid?
a. Power system efficiency
b. Real time pricing
c. Distributed generation
d. Power quality

Correct Answer: a. Power system efficiency

Detailed Solution: Power monitoring, asset management and optimal utilizations, distribution
automation and protection falls under the power system efficiency properties of smart grid
(Please refer Lecture 51@22:07)
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QUESTION 3:
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Which of the following statements are true about net metering?

Statements:

I. Installation of smart meter does not contribute to net metering

II. Consumers are speed high on supply in excess amount of generated energy to do the grid
during on-peak hours.

III. In case of off-peak hours, the price is less.

a. Statements I and II

b. Statements I and III

c. Statements II and III

d. Statements I, II, and III

Correct Answer: c. Statements II and III

Detailed Solution: Firstly, consumers are paid high, if they are supplying excess amounts of
generated energy to the grid in on-peak hours. Secondly, the price is less in case of off-peak
hours. (Please refer Lecture 51@35:07)
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QUESTION 4:

Which of the following is true about plug-in electric vehicles?

a. a. PEV does not rely on power plants to charge their batteries.

b. b. The consumer is discouraged by energy service providers to charge their batteries of PEV
during off peak hours.

c. c. By using electricity, the PV does not reduce pollution.

d. d. PEV can be utilized as an energy source during on-peak hours.

Correct Answer: d. PEV can be utilized as an energy source on peak hours

Detailed Solution: PEV also can be utilized as an energy source on peak hours. (Please refer
Lecture 52@9:42)
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QUESTION 5:

What are the advantages of traditional operation centers?

a. Tries to confirm that the amount of energy generated is utilized
b. Grid voltage drop due to excessive current generation leads to unsteady grid
c. Controlling capabilities are not boundless
d. None of these

Correct Answer: d. None of these

Detailed Solution: The above-mentioned points (a, b, and c) are the drawbacks of traditional
operation centers. (Please refer Lecture 52@1:44)
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QUESTION 6:

Fill in the blank. Avoiding unwanted current flow through grid is tackled by __________.
a. Demand side energy distribution by the grid
b. Self-healing capability of the grid
c. Energy serving in specific geographical location in smart grid
d. All of these

Correct Answer: b. Self-healing capability of the grid.

Detailed Solution: Self-healing capability of the grid avoid unwanted flow of current
through the grid (Please refer Lecture 52@3:40)
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QUESTION 7:

Select the correct order of evolution of industry 4.0.

a. a. Power generation and mechanical automation, smart automation, electronic automation,

industrialization

b. b. Power generation and mechanical automation, electronic automation, industrialization,

smart automation

c. c. Industrialization, power generation and mechanical automation, electronic automation,

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smart automation

d. d. Power generation and mechanical automation, industrialization, electronic automation,

smart automation

Correct Answer: d. Power generation and mechanical automation,

industrialization, electronic automation, smart automation

Detailed Solution: Power generation and mechanical automation (1782), industrialization

(1870), electronic automation (1969), smart automation (today). (Please refer Lecture
53@10:07)

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QUESTION 8:

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a network of physical objects, systems, platforms and
application. These networks can interact with each other, external environment but not with
other people.
a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: b. False

Detailed Solution: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a network of physical objects,

systems, platforms and application. These networks can interact with each other, external
environment and with other people. (Please refer Lecture 53@14:07)
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QUESTION 9:

Which of the following design objectives are considered while using IoT devices for
industrial applications?
a. Latency
b. Throughput
c. Scalability
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d. All of these

Detailed Solution: To use an IoT device for industrial applications, the design objectives
that are considered includes energy, latency, throughput, scalability, topology. (Please refer
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Lecture 53@22:55)
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QUESTION 10:

Intelligent transport system is least likely to render which of the following connectivity?
a. Vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity
b. Vehicle-to-sensor connectivity
c. Vehicle-to-road infrastructure
d. Vehicle-to-home connectivity

Correct Answer: d. Vehicle-to-home connectivity

Detailed Solution: ITS provides Vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity, Vehicle-to-sensor

connectivity, Vehicle-to-road infrastructure and Vehicle-to-internet connectivity.

(Please refer Lecture 54@4:19)

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QUESTION 11:

Intelligent radio modem (IRM) can be connected to an IP serial device but not to non-IP
serial device to extend the capabilities necessary for monitoring and communicating with
other technologies.

a. True

b. False

Correct Answer: b. False

Detailed Solution: Intelligent radio modem (IRM) can be connected to IP and non IP serial
devices to extend the capabilities necessary for monitoring and communicating with other
technologies. (Please refer Lecture 54@21:14)

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QUESTION 12:

Wi-Fi, RFID and other wireless technologies are utilized for preventing mining accidents.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a. True

Detailed Solution: To prevent accidents inside the mines, RFID, WiFi and other wireless
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technologies are used. (Please refer Lecture 54@7:09)

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QUESTION 13:

Fill in the blank.

Approximately around ________ of the total data available currently in the world is unstructured.
a. 20 %
b. 40 %
c. 60 %
d. 80%

Correct Answer: d. 80%

Detailed Solution: Unstructured data accounts for 80% of the total data available today in the
world. (Please refer Lecture 55@9:23)
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QUESTION 14:

In flow of data, after data generation and acquisition comes the storage of the data.
a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a. True

Detailed Solution: The steps involved in flow of data includes generation, acquisition, followed
by storage and finally analysis. (Please refer Lecture 55@18:51)
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QUESTION 15:

Match the correct characteristics of the big data present in statement II with statement I:
STATEMENT I STATEMENT II
1.Uploading 70 hours video to YouTube every minute a. Visualization
2. On average 130 million of tweets per day b. Volume
3. Presentation of data in graphical format c. Variety
4. Most of the data being unstructured or semi- d. Velocity
structured

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

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

Correct Answer: c. 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

Detailed Solution: In big data, uploading 70 hours video to YouTube every minute represents
volume, on average 130 million of tweets per day represents velocity, Presentation of data in
graphical format represents visualization and most of the data being unstructured or semi-
structured represents Variety (Please refer Lecture 55@19:14)
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