Name of Faculty: N.C.
CHANDU PRASANTH Class: III-I-ECE -A & B
Name of Course: IOT ARCHITECTURES AND PROTOCOLS
Course Code: AS22-04PC16
GATE LEVEL QUESTIONS
Unit I: IoT Introduction
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.1 | PI: 1.6.1
1. The IoT stack consists of which of the following layers?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 7
d) 4 (Correct Answer: d)
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.1 | PI: 1.6.1
2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of IoT?
a) Heterogeneity
b) Scalability
c) Symmetry (Correct Answer: c)
d) Interoperability
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.1 | PI: 1.6.1
3. Which of the following technologies is considered a key enabler for IoT?
a) RFID
b) NFC
c) Zigbee
d) All of the above (Correct Answer: d)
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.1 | PI: 1.6.1
4. IoT growth can be attributed to advancements in:
a) Cloud Computing
b) Embedded Systems
c) Wireless Sensor Networks
d) All of the above (Correct Answer: d)
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.1 | PI: 1.6.1
5. IoT devices primarily communicate using:
a) Bluetooth
b) Wi-Fi
c) Cellular Networks
d) All of the above (Correct Answer: d)
Unit II: IoT and M2M
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.2 | PI: 1.6.1
1. Which of the following is a similarity between M2M and IoT?
a) Both are based on client-server architecture
b) Both enable machine-to-machine communication (Correct Answer: b)
c) Both require cloud computing for operation
d) Both use high-bandwidth data transmission
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.2 | PI: 1.6.1
2. What is a key difference between M2M and IoT?
a) M2M is application-specific, IoT is broader (Correct Answer: a)
b) IoT does not use sensors
c) M2M is newer than IoT
d) None of the above
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.2 | PI: 1.6.1
3. SDN in IoT stands for:
a) Software Defined Networking (Correct Answer: a)
b) Systematic Data Networking
c) Simple Data Network
d) Smart Device Networking
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.2 | PI: 1.6.1
4. The transition from M2M to IoT is driven by:
a) Increasing data storage capabilities
b) Advancements in artificial intelligence
c) The need for real-time analytics (Correct Answer: c)
d) The global value chain
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.2 | PI: 1.6.1
5. NFV for IoT refers to:
a) Network Function Virtualization (Correct Answer: a)
b) Network Framework Validation
c) New Functional Virtualization
d) None of the above
Unit III: IoT Data Link Layer and Network Layer Protocols
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.3 | PI: 1.6.1
1. Which of the following is a PHY/MAC layer protocol?
a) 3GPP MTC (Correct Answer: a)
b) IPv6
c) MQTT
d) HTTP
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.3 | PI: 1.6.1
2. 6LoWPAN is primarily used for:
a) High-speed data transmission
b) Low-power wireless personal area networks (Correct Answer: b)
c) Secure communication
d) Multimedia streaming
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.3 | PI: 1.6.1
3. The protocol used for routing in IPv6-based low-power networks is:
a) RPL (Correct Answer: a)
b) ICMP
c) TCP
d) Zigbee
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.3 | PI: 1.6.1
4. Which protocol is used for address configuration in IoT networks?
a) ND (Correct Answer: a)
b) RPL
c) MQTT
d) CORPL
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.3 | PI: 1.6.1
5. Z-Wave is most commonly associated with:
a) Home automation (Correct Answer: a)
b) Industrial IoT
c) Healthcare applications
d) None of the above
Unit IV: Transport and Session Layer Protocols
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.4 | PI: 1.6.1
1. Which transport layer protocol does not guarantee delivery of packets?
a) TCP
b) UDP (Correct Answer: b)
c) SCTP
d) DCCP
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.4 | PI: 1.6.1
2. CoAP is designed specifically for:
a) Traditional web applications
b) High bandwidth environments
c) Resource-constrained devices (Correct Answer: c)
d) None of the above
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.4 | PI: 1.6.1
3. MQTT is best used for scenarios involving:
a) High latency networks
b) Frequent network disconnections (Correct Answer: b)
c) Large data transfers
d) Intensive computation
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.4 | PI: 1.6.1
4. Which protocol is known for its security features in IoT transport layer?
a) TLS
b) DTLS (Correct Answer: b)
c) HTTP
d) MQTT
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.4 | PI: 1.6.1
5. XMPP provides which main advantage in IoT communication?
a) Speed
b) Scalability
c) Real-time communication (Correct Answer: c)
d) Energy efficiency
Unit V: Service Layer Protocols and Security
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.5 | PI: 1.6.1
1. What does the service layer in IoT typically handle?
a) Physical device management
b) Data encryption and security
c) Application and service management (Correct Answer: c)
d) Data storage
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.5 | PI: 1.6.1
2. oneM2M standard focuses on:
a) Device interoperability
b) Data format standardization
c) Both a and b (Correct Answer: c)
d) None of the above
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.5 | PI: 1.6.1
3. Security in IoT protocols is crucial because:
a) Devices often handle sensitive data
b) IoT devices are usually accessible remotely
c) Both a and b (Correct Answer: c)
d) IoT devices are used in closed networks only
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.5 | PI: 1.6.1
4. The primary role of MAC 802.15.4 in IoT is:
a) Providing a communication framework for low-rate wireless personal area networks
(Correct Answer: a)
b) Ensuring high-speed data transmission
c) Data encryption at the transport layer
d) Improving device battery life
Taxonomy Level: Understand | CO: C312.5 | PI: 1.6.1
5. RPL protocol in IoT is used for:
a) Routing within low-power and lossy networks (Correct Answer: a)
b) Secure data transmission
c) Application layer messaging
d) Both a and b
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