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Introduction to
Internet of Things
Assignment-Week
11
TYPE OF QUESTION:MCQ/MSQ
Number ofquestions:15 Total marks: 15 X 1= 15
QUESTION 1:
What are some of the other names of the smart grids?
a. Electricity with a brain
b. Energy internet
c. Electronet
d. All of these
Correct Answer: d. All of these
Detailed Solution: Smart grids are also known as Electricity with a brain, Energy internet, and
Electronet. (Please refer Lecture 51@8:33)
QUESTION 2:
Smart Grid follows which type of the flow of energy?
a. Bidirectional
b. Unidirectional
c. All of these
d. None of these
Correct Answer: a. Bidirectional
Detailed Solution: Smart grid is a modernized grid that enables bidirectional flow of
energy. (Please refer Lecture 51@9:43)
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QUESTION 3:
Which of the following is not a benefit associated with smart grids?
a. Efficient transmission of electricity
b. Lower electricity rates
c. Unreliable and insecure electricity
d. Improved security
Correct Answer: c. Unreliable and insecure electricity
Detailed Solution: Smart Grids provide efficient transmission of electricity, lower
electricity rates and Improved security. (Please refer Lecture 51@11:26)
QUESTION 4:
Which of the following is a component of smart grid communication?
a. Gateways
b. Smart meters
c. MDMSs
d. All of these
Correct Answer: d. All of these
Detailed Solution: The components of Smart Grid are Smart meters, Gateways,
DAUs and MDMSs (Please refer Lecture 52 @12:16)
QUESTION 5:
Fill in the blank.
___________ can be used as an energy source in on-peak hours.
a. PMUs
b. DAUs
c. PEVs
d. None of these
Correct Answer: c. PEVs
Detailed Solution: PEVs or Plug-In Electric Vehicles can be used as an energy source in
on-peak hours(Please refer Lecture 52 @6:29)
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QUESTION 6:
Which of the following is a type of Dynamic System Attacks?
a. Replay Attacks
b. Dynamic data injection attacks
c. Covert attacks
d. All of these
Correct Answer: d. All of these
Detailed Solution: Replay Attacks, Dynamic data injection attacks and Covert attacks are
all types of Dynamic System Attacks (Please refer Lecture 52@19:55)
QUESTION 7:
Which of the following statements are true about gateways?
Statement I: Each gateway connects a few closely located smart meters.
Statement II: Gateways communicate mostly based on WiFi.
Statement III: They help in two-way communication.
a. Statements I and II
b. Statements I and III
c. Statements II and III
d. Statement I, II and III
Correct Answer: d. Statements I, II and III
Detailed Solution: The gateways connect a few closely located smart meters, communicate
mostly on WiFi and help in two-way communication. (Please refer Lecture 52@14:11)
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QUESTION 8:
Fill in the blank.
____________ is a centralized coordinator for smart grid communication.
a. Gateway
b. Smart meter
c. PMU
d. MDMS
Correct Answer: d. MDMSs
Detailed Solution: MDMS is a centralized coordinator for smart grid communication. (Please refer
Lecture 52@15:32)
QUESTION 9:
Fill in the blank.
____________ are available protocols for smart home appliances.
a. C-Bus
b. DECT
c. EnOcean
d. All of these
Correct Answer: d. All of these
Detailed Solution: C-Bus, DECT, EnOcean and Universal Powerline Bus (Please refer
Lecture 52@12:35)
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QUESTION 10:
Fill in the blank. IIoT is a network of____________.
a. Physical objects
b. Systems
c. Platforms
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: d. All of the above
Detailed Solution: IIoT is a network of physical objects, systems, platforms and
applications (Please refer Lecture 53@15:24)
QUESTION 11:
IIoT is based on Rip & Replace approach.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: b. False
Detailed Solution: IIoT is based on wrap & re-use approach. (Please refer Lecture
53@9:53)
QUESTION 12:
Which of the following happened in the 1st Revolution?
a. Mass production
b. Internet evolution
c. Automation
d. None of these
Correct Answer: d. None of these
Detailed Solution: Mass production, internet evolution, automation happened in forth
revolution. (Please refer Lecture 53@10:06)
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QUESTION 13:
Which of the following is a challenge of IIoT?
a. Worker health and safety
b. Environmental production
c. Optimized operations
d. All of these
Correct Answer: d. All of these
Detailed Solution: Worker health and safety, environmental production and optimized
operations are all the safety challenges of IIoT. (Please refer Lecture 54@15:15)
QUESTION 14:
Monitoring and restoration of the traditional electrical grid is done manually.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a. True
Detailed Solution: Monitoring and restoration of the traditional electrical grid is done
manually (Please refer Lecture 51@5:34)
QUESTION 15:
What is Hadoop used in?
a. Distributed processing of large datasets
b. Large clusters of computers
c. All of these
d. None of these
Correct Answer: c. All of these
Detailed Solution: Hadoop is used for distributed processing of large datasets across
Large clusters of computers (Please refer Lecture 55@23:18)
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