Unit 6: IoT Applications for Value Creations - Practice Quiz

ECE128 — Introduction To Iot Networking Protocols 60 Questions
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1 What is a key feature of a future factory?

Future factory concepts Easy
A. Dependence on paper records
B. Removal of all digital systems
C. Connected and automated production
D. Exclusive use of manual tools

2 What does predictive maintenance in a future factory aim to do?

Future factory concepts Easy
A. Stop collecting sensor data
B. Replace every machine daily
C. Predict equipment failures early
D. Increase unplanned downtime

3 What makes an ordinary object a smart object?

Smart objects Easy
A. A decorative outer cover
B. Sensing and communication capabilities
C. A larger physical size
D. A lower manufacturing cost

4 Which device is an example of a smart object?

Smart objects Easy
A. A printed paper label
B. A connected temperature sensor
C. A wooden storage box
D. A mechanical door wedge

5 What is the main purpose of a smart application?

Smart applications Easy
A. To use data for useful actions
B. To prevent device automation
C. To disable all network access
D. To replace sensors with paper

6 Which is an example of a smart application?

Smart applications Easy
A. A blank paper notebook
B. An unplugged desk lamp
C. A basic mechanical switch
D. A traffic monitoring system

7 What type of devices is a constrained session initiation protocol designed to support?

A protocol for constrained session initiation Easy
A. Analog television receivers
B. Resource-limited IoT devices
C. High-end gaming computers
D. Offline printing machines

8 Over what type of distance does Near-Field Communication usually operate?

Near-field communication Easy
A. Hundreds of meters
B. Several kilometers
C. Dozens of kilometers
D. A few centimeters

9 Which activity commonly uses Near-Field Communication?

Near-field communication Easy
A. Undersea cable communication
B. Long-range weather tracking
C. Satellite image transmission
D. Contactless mobile payment

10 What does NB-IoT stand for?

Narrowband IoT Easy
A. Near-Band Integrated Output
B. Network-Based Internet Operation
C. Node-Based Internal Transfer
D. Narrowband Internet of Things

11 Which feature is commonly associated with NB-IoT?

Narrowband IoT Easy
A. High-power video streaming
B. Wired-only device communication
C. Low-power wide-area connectivity
D. Short battery operating time

12 Sigfox is mainly designed for which type of communication?

Sigfox Easy
A. Small, infrequent data messages
B. Large software file transfers
C. Frequent high-definition video
D. Continuous uncompressed audio

13 Which type of IoT network is Sigfox commonly classified as?

Sigfox Easy
A. High-speed storage network
B. Low-power wide-area network
C. Personal optical network
D. Local wired network

14 What does Industrial IoT primarily connect?

Introduction to Industrial IoT Easy
A. Industrial machines and systems
B. Musical notes and recordings
C. Household furniture and curtains
D. Printed books and magazines

15 Which development helped support the growth of Industrial IoT?

History of Industrial IoT Easy
A. Removal of industrial sensors
B. Return to manual recordkeeping
C. Decline of digital communication
D. Growth of connected automation

16 Which component collects physical measurements in an Industrial IoT system?

Components of Industrial IoT Easy
A. A database
B. A dashboard
C. A gateway
D. A sensor

17 What is a common role of an Industrial IoT gateway?

Components of Industrial IoT Easy
A. Connecting devices to networks
B. Replacing every physical sensor
C. Producing mechanical spare parts
D. Painting industrial machines

18 What does Brownfield Internet of Things usually involve?

Brownfield Internet of Things Easy
A. Removing all operational machinery
B. Using devices without any sensors
C. Adding connectivity to existing equipment
D. Building only completely new factories

19 How can IoT support smart irrigation in agriculture?

Internet of Things in agriculture Easy
A. By avoiding field measurements
B. By removing weather information
C. By disabling water controls
D. By measuring soil moisture

20 Which is an example of IoT use in healthcare?

Internet of Things in healthcare Easy
A. A paper-only patient form
B. A remote heart-rate monitor
C. A disconnected wall calendar
D. A manual filing cabinet

21 A manufacturer wants to test changes to a production line without interrupting physical operations. Which future factory concept best supports this requirement?

Future factory concepts Medium
A. A digital twin of the production line
B. A passive inventory identification system
C. A manual log of production events
D. A centralized payroll management platform

22 Machines in a factory automatically adjust production schedules after receiving real-time demand and equipment-status data. Which characteristic of a future factory is primarily demonstrated?

Future factory concepts Medium
A. Fixed and isolated production planning
B. Long-term storage of records without real-time analysis
C. Decentralized and adaptive decision-making
D. Manual inspection of every manufactured component

23 A temperature sensor sends readings only when the measured value changes by more than . Which smart-object capability is being used?

Smart objects Medium
A. Local processing and event detection
B. Centralized processing of every raw sensor sample
C. Continuous transmission without filtering
D. Manual calibration by a remote operator

24 Which combination is most important for turning an ordinary physical object into a smart object?

Smart objects Medium
A. Sensing, processing, and communication
B. Mechanical operation, decorative lighting, and a permanently connected high-performance server
C. Packaging, labeling, and transportation
D. Storage, billing, and customer support

25 A building application combines occupancy, weather, and energy-price data to control air conditioning. What makes this a smart application rather than simple remote control?

Smart applications Medium
A. It stores all sensor readings without analyzing them
B. It makes context-aware control decisions
C. It requires users to operate every device
D. It displays a fixed temperature value

26 A city wants one application to obtain data from parking sensors made by several vendors. Which design choice most directly supports this requirement?

Smart applications Medium
A. Assigning a separate operator to each sensor
B. Replacing the entire network with devices from one vendor regardless of compatibility
C. Using standardized interfaces and data models
D. Increasing the battery capacity of every sensor

27 A constrained device must establish and manage a communication session while using less memory and signaling overhead than conventional SIP. Which protocol is the most appropriate?

A protocol for constrained session initiation Medium
A. SNMP
B. CoSIP
C. HTTP
D. FTP

28 Why might a gateway translate between CoSIP messages from sensor nodes and SIP messages used by an existing communication service?

A protocol for constrained session initiation Medium
A. To force constrained nodes to process full SIP messages and all optional headers locally
B. To replace session signaling with file storage
C. To increase the sensors' physical measurement range
D. To provide interoperability with SIP infrastructure

29 A museum places inexpensive tags beside exhibits. Visitors tap their phones on the tags to open exhibit information. Which NFC operating arrangement is most suitable?

Near-field communication Medium
A. Both devices as long-range satellite transmitters
B. Phone as passive tag and exhibit as cellular base station
C. Tag as a continuously powered Wi-Fi access point serving all visitors in the building
D. Phone as reader and tag as passive target

30 NFC is selected for tap-to-pair medical equipment because its short operating range provides which practical benefit?

Near-field communication Medium
A. It supports communication across an entire hospital
B. Intentional proximity reduces accidental pairing
C. It eliminates the need for authentication and encryption in every possible deployment
D. It guarantees unlimited communication bandwidth

31 A utility company needs cellular connectivity for battery-powered water meters installed in basements. The meters send small readings a few times per day. Why is NB-IoT suitable?

Narrowband IoT Medium
A. It provides deep coverage with low power use
B. It provides high-rate video with minimal delay
C. It requires an unlicensed local gateway at each meter
D. It supports continuous voice calls and high-resolution media streaming from underground meters

32 An organization prefers an LPWAN technology operated through existing mobile network infrastructure and licensed spectrum. Which technology best matches this requirement?

Narrowband IoT Medium
A. NB-IoT
B. NFC
C. Passive RFID
D. Bluetooth Classic

33 Which application is the best match for a typical Sigfox deployment?

Sigfox Medium
A. A headset carrying real-time stereo audio
B. A factory controller exchanging large command messages every millisecond with multiple machines
C. A bin sensor sending a few status updates daily
D. A camera continuously uploading security video

34 A tracking device must receive frequent route updates from a server and acknowledge each one immediately. What is the main concern with choosing Sigfox?

Sigfox Medium
A. Its devices cannot transmit identifiers
B. Its downlink capacity is limited
C. Its communication always requires physical contact
D. Its radio is intended primarily for continuous broadband downloads and therefore consumes excessive bandwidth

35 Vibration sensors are installed on motors, and analytics estimate when bearings are likely to fail. Which Industrial IoT objective does this primarily support?

Introduction to Industrial IoT Medium
A. Replacement of all industrial machines on a fixed annual schedule
B. Manual inventory counting
C. Predictive maintenance
D. Decorative product customization

36 Which development most directly helped traditional industrial automation evolve toward modern Industrial IoT?

History of Industrial IoT Medium
A. Replacing electronic controllers with mechanical switches
B. Connecting control systems to IP networks and cloud analytics
C. Removing sensors from automated production systems
D. Keeping SCADA and enterprise systems permanently isolated while increasing manual data entry

37 A factory needs to filter high-frequency machine data locally and forward only summaries and alarms to the cloud. Which component should perform this function?

Components of Industrial IoT Medium
A. A cloud-only archive with no local connectivity
B. A mechanical relay
C. An edge gateway
D. A passive barcode

38 A plant wants IoT monitoring but cannot replace its operational twenty-year-old machines. Which approach best represents a brownfield IoT deployment?

Brownfield Internet of Things Medium
A. Replacing every machine, controller, cable, and software platform before collecting any data
B. Disconnecting existing controllers from all monitoring systems
C. Retrofitting machines with sensors and protocol gateways
D. Building a completely new factory at another location

39 Soil-moisture sensors report values from several field zones. How should a smart irrigation system use these readings to conserve water?

Internet of Things in agriculture Medium
A. Ignore sensor data whenever the weather is dry
B. Water every zone for the same fixed duration
C. Irrigate only zones below the moisture threshold
D. Activate all pumps continuously and use the readings only for an end-of-season report

40 A wearable heart monitor detects an abnormal rhythm and sends an alert to a clinician. Which system design is most important for making the alert clinically useful?

Internet of Things in healthcare Medium
A. Maximum screen brightness on the wearable device
B. Public broadcasting of all measurements to nearby phones
C. Reliable delivery with patient identification and timestamp
D. Storing the alert without identifying its source, time, or urgency until the next scheduled appointment

41 A future factory must personalize products in small batches while maintaining near-continuous production. Which architecture best supports this requirement?

Future factory concepts Hard
A. Manual assembly with periodic data collection
B. Modular cyber-physical cells with local autonomy
C. Batch production with isolated control networks
D. Fixed automation with centralized scheduling

42 A factory digital twin predicts equipment failure using live sensor data, but its predictions become unreliable after a process redesign. What is the most likely underlying problem?

Future factory concepts Hard
A. The sensors use encrypted wireless transmission
B. The factory uses distributed control systems
C. The actuators operate at different voltage levels
D. The twin lacks a continuously updated process model

43 Two sensors measure the same machine variable, but one sensor can detect its own calibration drift and report confidence metadata. Which property most directly distinguishes it as a smart object?

Smart objects Hard
A. Context-aware self-description
B. Higher sampling frequency
C. Lower communication bandwidth
D. Smaller physical dimensions

44 A battery-powered valve must execute a safety rule even when its network connection is unavailable. Which design principle is most appropriate?

Smart objects Hard
A. Move all logic to the cloud
B. Replace sensing with periodic manual inspection
C. Increase reporting frequency during outages
D. Use local computation with delayed synchronization

45 A smart-building application reduces energy use by combining occupancy, weather, tariff, and thermal-history data. Why is this more than simple remote monitoring?

Smart applications Hard
A. It stores measurements in a larger database
B. It replaces wired sensors with wireless sensors
C. It aggregates heterogeneous context to make decisions
D. It transmits sensor readings at shorter intervals

46 An irrigation application recommends watering based on soil moisture, crop stage, rainfall probability, and water restrictions. Which failure would most seriously undermine decision quality?

Smart applications Hard
A. A policy constraint is omitted from the decision model
B. A user receives notifications through a mobile app
C. A dashboard uses monochrome charts
D. A sensor reports data in metric units

47 A constrained device must initiate a short-lived service session over an unreliable link using minimal signaling and limited memory. Which protocol behavior is most suitable?

A protocol for constrained session initiation Hard
A. Continuous polling with an always-on session
B. Lightweight request-response with bounded state
C. Large certificates exchanged on every message
D. Persistent connection with verbose negotiation

48 A constrained-session protocol uses retransmission because messages may be lost. What design issue must be handled to prevent duplicate actuator commands?

A protocol for constrained session initiation Hard
A. Require a permanent transport connection
B. Make command processing idempotent or uniquely identified
C. Disable acknowledgments on all messages
D. Use larger payloads for every request

49 A maintenance technician taps an unpowered equipment tag with a phone and reads its service history. Which NFC capability makes this possible?

Near-field communication Hard
A. Long-range cellular backhaul
B. High-power Wi-Fi association
C. Inductive power transfer from the reader
D. Satellite synchronization of the tag

50 An organization uses NFC badges for access control but wants to prevent copied badge identifiers from granting entry. Which enhancement addresses the core weakness?

Near-field communication Hard
A. Use cryptographic challenge-response authentication
B. Use a static identifier with a longer numeric value
C. Increase the reader's operating distance
D. Store the identifier in a public directory

51 A utility deploys underground water meters that send a few bytes several times per day and require multi-year battery life. Why is NB-IoT a strong candidate?

Narrowband IoT Hard
A. It requires nearby smartphones for every transmission
B. It offers cellular coverage extension and power-saving modes
C. It operates only across short, unlicensed links
D. It prioritizes high-rate multimedia streaming

52 An NB-IoT sensor enters Power Saving Mode after uploading data. Which trade-off is inherent in this choice?

Narrowband IoT Hard
A. Higher mobility with reduced authentication
B. Lower energy use with delayed downlink reachability
C. Higher throughput with increased antenna size
D. Lower coverage with continuous receiver operation

53 A city needs to receive small, infrequent status messages from inexpensive sensors, but devices rarely need to receive commands. Which Sigfox characteristic best matches this requirement?

Sigfox Hard
A. Short-range peer-to-peer communication
B. Operator-managed low-power wide-area communication
C. Symmetric high-bandwidth communication
D. Continuous bidirectional industrial control

54 A designer considers Sigfox for closed-loop control of a robotic arm. Which requirement makes this choice inappropriate?

Sigfox Hard
A. The device is battery powered
B. The control loop requires deterministic, frequent bidirectional exchange
C. The application covers a geographically dispersed area
D. The system sends occasional environmental measurements

55 An IIoT deployment connects production data to maintenance analytics while preserving real-time machine safety in the local control system. Which principle is demonstrated?

Introduction to Industrial IoT Hard
A. Using analytics outputs as unrestricted actuator commands
B. Separating safety-critical control from higher-level analytics
C. Replacing every controller with a cloud service
D. Eliminating industrial protocols in favor of consumer protocols

56 Which development most directly enabled the transition from isolated industrial automation to modern IIoT ecosystems?

History of Industrial IoT Hard
A. The convergence of connected control, networking, and data analytics
B. The exclusive use of proprietary offline systems
C. The removal of programmable controllers from factories
D. The replacement of sensors by mechanical gauges

57 A plant sends raw vibration data directly to a distant cloud, causing excessive bandwidth use and slow responses. Which component placement would best improve the system?

Components of Industrial IoT Hard
A. Move all sensors into the cloud
B. Replace time-series storage with manual reports
C. Move filtering and anomaly detection to the edge
D. Remove the gateway and increase payload size

58 An IIoT gateway translates legacy fieldbus messages into an IP-based platform and buffers data during outages. Which two roles does it perform?

Components of Industrial IoT Hard
A. Actuation and physical isolation
B. Power generation and signal amplification
C. User authentication and mechanical calibration
D. Protocol adaptation and store-and-forward

59 A brownfield factory cannot stop production to replace its PLCs. Which integration strategy minimizes disruption while enabling condition monitoring?

Brownfield Internet of Things Hard
A. Connect every actuator directly to the public internet
B. Install nonintrusive sensors and use a read-only gateway
C. Replace all controllers before collecting data
D. Disable existing alarms during the integration period

60 A farm's soil sensors report adequate average moisture, yet crops on a slope show water stress. Which improvement is most likely to reveal the cause?

Internet of Things in agriculture Hard
A. Increase irrigation uniformly across the entire field
B. Add spatially distributed sensing and terrain-aware analysis
C. Reduce sampling so that only daily averages remain
D. Replace all measurements with one field-wide average