NPTEL Assignment 1

Which of the following is not a thing as per IoT?

• Fan

• Light

• Refrigerator

• None of these

State true or false: The things in IoT consist of embedded systems.

• True

• False

State true or false: IoT is one of the technologies that enable smart farms.

• True

• False

State true or false: In M2M, it is mandatory that the interactions between the machines and devices happen through a cloud computing infrastructure.

• True

• False

Sometimes, when there is a need for the node to communicate directly to the Internet, ______ can be used.

• Sensors

• Actuators

• Translators

• None of these

State true or false: In multi-hopping, a node/network is connected to only two networks for improved reliability.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not an enabler of IoT?

• Advancement in gene sequencing

• Nanotechnology

• Sensors

• RFID

State true or false: The decreasing number of devices in IoT is expected to result in an address crunch.

• True

• False

Why IoT has become so popular?

• It can provide advanced levels of services to the society

• It can help reduce human effort

• It can potentially make processes more efficient

• All of these

State true or false: The resolution of a sensor is the maximum change it can detect in the quantity it is measuring.

• True

• False