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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:

What is the full form of IoT?

a. Internet of Tasks
b. Internet of Things
c. Internet of Tasks
d. None of these
Correct Answer: b. Internet of Things
Detailed Solution: The full form of IoT is “Internet of Things”

See lecture 1 (Introduction to IoT – Part - I) @ 1:30

QUESTION 2:

Which of the following technologies have unified and has resulted in the evolution of IoT?

a. Low-power embedded systems

b. Cloud Computing
c. Machine Learning
d. All of these
Correct Answer: d. All of these

Detailed Solution: Unification of technologies which has resulted in the advancement of

IoT are –

a. Low-power embedded systems

b. Cloud Computing
c. Big Data
d. Machine Learning
e. Networking
See lecture 1 (Introduction to IoT – Part - I) @ 5:54
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QUESTION 3:

Which of the following are the enablers of IoT?

a. RFID
b. Nanotechnology
c. Sensors
d. All of these
Correct Answer: d. All of these
Detailed Solution: The enables of IoT are –
a. RFID
b. Nanotechnology
c. Sensors
d. Smart Networks

See lecture 2 (Introduction to IoT – Part - I) @ 12:50

QUESTION 4:

Which of the following is/are a function of an IoT Gateway?

a. Connects the IoT LAN to a WAN

b. Can implement several LAN and WAN
c. Forwards packets between LAN and WAN on the IP layer
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d. All of these

Detailed Solution: The functionalities of an IoT Gateway are –

a. Connects the IoT LAN to a WAN
b. Can implement several LAN and WAN
c. Forwards packets between LAN and WAN on the IP layer

See lecture 2 (Introduction to IoT – Part - II) @ 3:09

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QUESTION 5:

State whether the following statement is True or False.

Statement: “The same address of an IoT device may be repeated in the domain of another
gateway. The gateway has a unique network prefix, which can be used to identify them
globally.”

a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a. True
Detailed Solution: The same address of an IoT device may be repeated in the domain of
another gateway. The gateway has a unique network prefix, which can be used to identify
them globally.

See lecture 2 (Introduction to IoT – Part - II) @ 07:00

QUESTION 6:

In _______________ a node/network is connected to multiple networks for improved

reliability.

a. Transparent roaming
b. Multi-homing
c. None of these
d. Both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: b. Multi-homing
Detailed Solution: In multi-homing, a node/network is connected to multiple networks for
improved reliability.

See lecture 2 (Introduction to IoT – Part - II) @ 15:22

QUESTION 7:

The IPv4 notation uses ___________________ number of bits to represent an address.

a. 33
b. 32
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these

Correct Answer: b. 32
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Detailed Solution: The IPv4 notation uses 32 bits to represent an address.

See lecture 2 (Introduction to IoT – Part - II) @ 16:33

QUESTION 8:

The “Source Address” field in the IPv6 header is of __________ bits in length.
a. 32
b. 64
c. 128
d. None of these
Correct Answer: c. 128
Detailed Solution: The IPv6 header uses 128 bits to represent the “Source Address”.

See lecture 2 (Introduction to IoT – Part - II) @ 18:03

QUESTION 9:

A device which detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise
responds to it is called _________________?

a. A sensor
b. An actuator
c. A Transducer
d. A processor
Correct Answer: a. A sensor
Detailed Solution: A device which detects or measures a physical property and records,
indicates, or otherwise responds to it is called a sensor.

See lecture 3 (Sensing) @ 03:28

QUESTION 10:
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A microphone is an example of an _____________.

a. Input device and actuator

b. Only actuator
c. Only Transducer
d. Input device and transducer
Correct Answer: d. Input device and transducer
Detailed Solution: A microphone is an example of an input device and transducer.

See lecture 3 (Sensing) @ 10:31

QUESTION 11:

State whether the following statement is True or False.

Statement: A sensor is only sensitive to the measured property for which it has been made
(e.g., A temperature sensor senses the ambient temperature of a room.)

a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a. True
Detailed Solution: A sensor is only sensitive to the measured property (e.g., A temperature
sensor senses the ambient temperature of a room.)
.
See lecture 3 (Sensing) @ 12:11

QUESTION 12:

Based on the data type, sensors are classified as _______________________.

a. Only scalar
b. Only vector
c. Scalar and Vector/Multimedia
d. None of these

Correct Answer: c. Scalar and Vector/Multimedia

Detailed Solution: Based on the data type, sensors are classified as Scalar and
Vector/Multimedia.

See lecture 3 (Sensing) @ 13:05

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QUESTION 13:

State whether the following statement is True or False.

Statement: The more the resolution of a sensor, the less accurate its precision.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: b. False
Detailed Solution: The more the resolution of a sensor, the more accurate its precision.

See lecture 3 (Sensing) @ 12:46

QUESTION 14:

The sensitivity of a sensor under real conditions may differ from the value specified. This is called
____________________.

a. Physical error
b. Sensitivity error
c. Rounding error
d. None of these
Correct Answer: b. Sensitivity error
Detailed Solution: The sensitivity of a sensor under real conditions may differ from the value
specified.

See lecture 3 (Sensitivity error) @ 20:56

QUESTION 15:

A sensor node is made up of which of the following?

a. Sensor/Sensing units
b. A processing unit
c. A power unit
d. All of these
Correct Answer: d. All of these
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Detailed Solution: A sensor node is made up of a combination of sensor/sensors, a processor

unit, a radio unit, and a power unit.

See Page number – 101, Chapter - 5, Book - Introduction to IoT, Authors – Sudip Misra,
Anandarup Mukherjee, and Arijit Roy, Publisher – Cambridge University Press, Edition – 1
(2021)

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