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Introduction to
Internet of Things
Assignment-Week 9
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 15 Total marks: 15 X 1= 15

QUESTION 1:

Which of the following is true for communications from the sensor nodes to the sink?
a. The communication between them is single hop
b. The communication between them is multi hop
c. The communication between them is both single and multi-hop
d. The communication between them neither single nor multi hop

Correct Answer: c. The communication between them is both single and multi-hop.
Detailed Answer: The communication between them is both single and multi-hop. (Please refer
Lecture 42@4:01)
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QUESTION 2:
Sink nodes further process data after receiving from the sensor nodes.
a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a. True

Detailed Answer: Sink nodes further process data after receiving from the sensor nodes. (Please
refer Lecture 42@4:01)
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QUESTION 3:

How many components does a sensor node have?

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

Correct Answer: c. 3

Detailed Answer: A sensor node has 3 components: Sensing unit, processing unit, and application
unit. (Please refer Lecture 42@4:51)
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QUESTION 4:

Which category of cloud service does applications like Windows Azure belong to?
a. IaaS
b. PaaS
c. SaaS
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: b. PaaS

Detailed Answer: Windows Azure is a platform for consumers/users to develop and deploy their
own applications and hence is categorized as PaaS. (Please refer Lecture 42@7:41)
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QUESTION 5:
Which of the following is true for virtual machines?
a. One computer host appears as many computers
b. One computer host appears as some computers
c. One computer host appears as some other computer
d. None of these

Correct Answer: a. One computer host appears as many computers

Detailed Answer: Virtual Machines (VMs) help in abstracting one computer host to appear as many
computers. (Please refer Lecture 42@8:25)
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In sensor clouds, which of the following actors is analogous to WSN-user in wireless sensor networks?
a. Sensor-owner
b. Sensor cloud service provider
c. End-user
d. All of these

Correct Answer: d. All of these

Detailed Answer: Users in sensor cloud may assume the role of sensor-owner, SCSP, and end-user.
They are all different counterparts of WSN-user in Wireless sensor networks. (Please refer Lecture
42@13:15)
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QUESTION 7:

In sensor clouds, which of the following sets the price for users as they consume the resources or Se-aaS?
a. End-users
b. Sensor-owner
c. Sensor cloud service provider
d. All of these

Correct Answer: c. Sensor cloud service provider

Detailed Answer: SCSP sets the price for the users for consuming the resources in Se-aaS. (Please
refer Lecture 42@14:15)
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QUESTION 8:

The SCSP in sensor clouds is responsible for caching the data in the databases.
a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a. True

Detailed Answer: The SCSP in sensor clouds is responsible for caching the data in the databases.
(Please refer Lecture 42@14:25)
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QUESTION 9:

Select the correct option for replacing the box (in red) in the following architecture for sensor cloud user
organization view.

a. User credentials
b. Template display
c. Template view
d. User view

Correct Answer: c. Template view

Detailed Answer: The browser interface sends template view and sensed information to the user
organization module in the sensor cloud user organization view. (Please refer Lecture 42@15:16)
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In the sensor cloud work flow, which of the following messages does the virtual sensor manager send to the
resource manager?
a. Operations request
b. Date aggregation
c. Delete virtual sensor
d. Release resource

Correct Answer: d. Release resource

Detailed Answer: The virtual sensor manager sends a release resource message to the resource
manager. (Please refer Lecture 42@16:26)
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Which of the following represents an issue while using cloud computing in comparison to fog computing?
a. Latency and velocity
b. Latency but not velocity
c. Velocity but not latency
d. Neither latency nor velocity

Correct Answer: b. Latency but not velocity

Detailed Answer: Cloud computing suffers from latency, volume, and bandwidth in comparison to
fog computing (Please refer Lecture 44@9:52)
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QUESTION 12:

While handling IoT data, a millisecond can make a huge difference.

a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a. True

Detailed Answer: While handling IoT data, a millisecond can make a huge difference. (Please refer
Lecture 44@14:32)
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QUESTION 13:

As an IoT service provider, which of the following external platforms should you choose for deploying your
services?
a. Cloud computing
b. Fog computing
c. Cloud and fog computing
d. Neither cloud nor fog computing

Correct Answer: c. Cloud and fog computing

Detailed Answer: For an end-to-end service, a blend of fog and cloud computing is beneficial for
processing and storage. The fog is developed to enhance the services of the cloud and not to replace
it.
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QUESTION 14:

Consider a network where the data needs to make 5 hops to reach the cloud from the sensors and 1 hop to a
fog node. Irrespective of cloud or fog computing, if each hop takes 10ms (inclusive of header reader and
writing time), and the data processing time are 2ms (cloud) and 10ms (fog), respectively, what is the
percentage improvement in delay on using fog in comparison to cloud? (Take ceil value).
a. 69%
b. 70%
c. 71%
d. 72%

Correct Answer: c. 71%

Detailed Answer:
Total Time (irrespective of fog/cloud) = Time for uploading + Data processing time + Time for
downloading.
Total time for cloud = 5x10 + 2 + 5x10 ms = 102ms
Total time for fog = 10 + 10 + 10 ms = 30 ms
Difference = 102 – 30 = 72 ms
Percentage of improvement = (72/102)x100% = ceil(70.58%) = 71%
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QUESTION 15:

What of the following is true for fog computing?

a. Fog computing provides transient storage
b. Fog computing provides permanent storage
c. Fog computing provides neither transient nor permanent storage
d. None of these

Correct Answer: a. Fog computing provides transient storage

Detailed Answer: Fog computing provides transient storage. (Please refer Lecture 37@10:00)

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