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Introduction to
Internet of
ThingsAssignment-
Week 2
TYPE OF QUESTION:MCQ/MSQ
Number ofquestions:15 Total marks: 15 X 1= 15
QUESTION 1:
What of the following is a standard port of MQTT protocol?
a. UDP
b. TCP/IP
c. USART
d. None of these
Correct Answer: b. TCP/IP
Detailed Solution:MQTT uses TCP/IP port 1883.
See lecture 6 @ 2:00
QUESTION 2:
Which of the following is NOT true for MQTT protocol?
a. Publish-subscribe protocol
b. Introduced by Telecommunication service providers in 1999
c. Provide connectivity
d. Standardized by OASIS in 2013
Correct Answer: b. Introduced by Telecommunication service providers in 1999
Detailed Solution:MQTT uses publish/subscribe operation to exchange data between
clients and the server. It was introduced by IBM in 1999 and standardized by OASIS in
2013.
See lecture 6 @ 2:08
QUESTION 3:
Which of the following commands is correct for MQTT unsubscribe method?
a. unsubscribe(topic)
b. unsubscribe(topic, callback)
c. on_unsubscribe(client, userdata, mid)
d. All of the above
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Correct Answer: d. All of the above
Detailed Solution: All the commands are true for MQTT unsubscribe method.The MQTT
unsubscribe method allows us to end a subscription to one or more topics.
See lecture 6 @ 6:30
QUESTION 4:
Can a client subscribe to all the topics available with Broker?
a. Yes
b. No
Correct Answer: a. Yes
Detailed Solution: A client can subscribe to an individual or multiple topics. It can
subscribe to all topics by using the hash character (#).
See lecture 6 @ 13:00
QUESTION 5:
“X” is a web transfer protocol based on Request-Response model designed for M2M
applications.What is “X”?
a. AMQP
b. CoAP
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: b. CoAP
Detailed Solution: CoAP – Constrained Application Protocol is a web transfer protocol. It
is based on request-response model and designed for M2M applications.
See lecture 6 @ 01:20
QUESTION 6:
CoAP is _____ layer protocol.
a. Network
b. Session
c. Transport
d. Presentation
Correct Answer: b. Session
Detailed Solution: CoAP is a session layer protocol, intended for use in resource-
constrained nodes in IoT architecture. It is also considered as an application layer protocol.
See lecture 7 @ 1:30
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QUESTION 7:
Open standards, security, flexibility, and decentralization are the features of which
protocol?
a. XMPP
b. CoAP
c. AMQP
d. MQTT
Correct Answer: a. XMPP
Detailed Solution: The architecture of XMPP is decentralized. It is based on open
standards, while supporting security features and flexibility (interoperability).
See lecture 7 @ 13:40
QUESTION 8:
BOSH stands for _____________.
a. Bidirectional-streams Over Synchronous HTTP
b. Bidirectional-state Over Secure HTTP
c. Bidirectional Outputfor Synchronous HTTP
d. Bidirectional Output for Secure HTTP
Correct Answer: a. Bidirectional-streams Over Synchronous HTTP
Detailed Solution: BOSH stands forBidirectional-streams Over Synchronous HTTP. This
technology is used for HTTP binding for HTTP.
See lecture 7 @ 16:15 (Reference)
QUESTION 9:
In case of XMPP protocol, binary data must be first encoded to ______ before transmission.
a. base128
b. base32
c. base256
d. base64
Correct Answer: d. base64
Detailed Solution: Any XML character data contained within the XML elements used in
XMPP protocol MUST be encoded using base64.
See lecture 7 @ 16:50
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QUESTION 10:
XMPP stands for _______.
a. Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
b. Extended Messaging and Proxy Protocol
c. Xtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
d. Xtended Messaging and Proxy Protocol
Correct Answer: a. Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
Detailed Solution: It stands for Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, which is a
text-based protocol, built on Extensible Markup Language (XML).
See lecture 7 @ 11:35
QUESTION 11:
Is the basic unit of AMQP data “frame” same as the link-layer “frame”?
a. Yes
b. No
Correct Answer: b. No
Detailed Solution:The link-layer “frame” is different from the AMQP unit “frame”.In
AMQP, frame is a formally defined package of connection data. Frames are always written
and readcontiguously as a single unit on the connection.
See lecture 8 @ 02:00
QUESTION 12:
The messaging sub-layer in CoAP is responsible for _______________.
a. Communication
b. Reliability
c. Avoiding duplication of messages
d. Both (a) and (c)
e. Both (b) and (c)
Correct Answer: e. Both (b) and (c)
Detailed Solution: In CoAP, the messaging sub-layer is responsible for reliability and
avoiding duplication of messages.
See lecture 6 @ 05:00
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QUESTION 13:
In which of the following fields, AMQP offers interoperability?
a. Devices
b. Protocols
c. Algorithms
d. All of these
Correct Answer: d. All of these
Detailed Solution: AMQP enables interoperability between a wide range of different
applications, systems, protocols, algorithms, and messages.
See lecture 8 @ 05:15
QUESTION 14:
In AMQP, the frame type “dispositon” is used to _____________.
a. Inform the changes in state of transfer
b. Control message flow rate
c. Dispose actual messages
d. Dispose new link
Correct Answer: a. Inform the changes in state of transfer
Detailed Solution: The “disposition” frame type is used to inform the changes in state of
transfer.The frame type, “flow”, controls message flow rate.
See lecture 8 @ 07:35
QUESTION 15:
Which one of the following is TRUE for addressing in 6LoWPAN?
a. 16-bit addresses for global unique connectivity
b. 64-bit addresses for PAN specific communication
c. IPv6 multicast is not supported by 802.15.4
d. Both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: c. IPv6 multicast is not supported by 802.15.4
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Detailed Solution:In 6LoWPAN, 16-bit addresses are used for PAN specific
communication; 64-bit addresses are used for global unique connectivity; and IPv6
multicast is not supported by 802.15.4.
See lecture 10 @ 05:00
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