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420+ Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering [ENTC] .

201.

An inherent problems with S-MAC is

A. it does not allow sensor nodes to sleep for extensive amounts of time.
B. internal clocks are not present.
C. the internal clock of the nodes are not synchronized.
D. the internal clock of the nodes are synchronized.
Answer» C. the internal clock of the nodes are not synchronized.
202.

Timeout-MAC (T-MAC) letting the nodes timeout when nothing happens

A. during their sleep periods.
B. during their active periods.
C. before the active period.
D. after the active period.
Answer» B. during their active periods.
203.

Berkeley MAC (B-MAC) was developed to tackle the problems of

A. t-mac
B. s-mac
C. lpl
D. all of above
Answer» B. s-mac
204.

Long preamble used in Berkeley MAC (B-MAC) has long preamble consist of

A. application data
B. other payloads
C. has fixed length and may carry sender, receiver, and packet size information
D. has variable length and may carry sender, receiver, and packet size information
Answer» D. has variable length and may carry sender, receiver, and packet size information
205.

Long preamble used in Berkeley MAC (B-MAC) has to be send at least for duration of

A. wakeup time
B. less than wakeup time
C. sleeping time
D. less than sleeping time
Answer» C. sleeping time
206.

The MAC protocol,

A. guarantee that the transmission will be successful
B. does not guarantee that the transmission will be successful
C. guarantee that the retransmission will be successful
D. none of above
Answer» B. does not guarantee that the transmission will be successful
207.

incorrect statement is

A. the lower the received signal strength indicator -rssi, better the signal.
B. link quality indicator (lqi) positive number ranging from approximately 110 to 50
C. link quality indicator (lqi) positive number ranging from approximately 0 to 100
D. packet reception ratio measured in fraction
Answer» B. link quality indicator (lqi) positive number ranging from approximately 110 to 50
208.

The packet reception ratio (PPR) is depicted against the distance

A. at long distance between nodes, the prr increases
B. at short distance between nodes, the prr decreases
C. at long distance between nodes, the prr decreases
D. ppr is independent of distance between nodes
Answer» C. at long distance between nodes, the prr decreases
209.

In the clear communication zone communication is

A. at least a 90%
B. almost impossible, but interference might still occur.
C. interference free.
D. from almost 100% to 0%
Answer» B. almost impossible, but interference might still occur.
210.

The purpose of error control is to

A. guarantee communication is error-free & in-sequence,
B. guarantee communication is duplicate-free, and loss-free
C. guarantee communication is error-free and loss-free
D. a and b both
Answer» D. a and b both
211.

Backward Error Control –

A. should not try to prevent errors but only discover errors.
B. should try to prevent errors
C. should try to prevent errors and avoid discovery of errors
D. none of the above
Answer» A. should not try to prevent errors but only discover errors.
212.

Forward Error Control-

A. should not try to prevent errors but only discover errors.
B. should try to prevent errors only
C. should try to prevent errors and avoid discovery of errors
D. attempts to prevent errors instead of only detecting them
Answer» D. attempts to prevent errors instead of only detecting them
213.

Select correct statement for naming

A. name reveal a about the position of the node and its role.
B. name reveal about the position of the node, but not about the role.
C. name does not reveal anything about the position of the node. reveal something about the role.
D. name does not reveal anything about the position of the node as well as its role.
Answer» C. name does not reveal anything about the position of the node. reveal something about the role.
214.

Select correct statement for addressing of node

A. address reveal a about the position of the node and its role.
B. address reveal about the position of the node, but not about the role.
C. address does not reveal anything about the position of the node. reveal something about the role.
D. address does not reveal anything about the position of the node as well as its role.
Answer» B. address reveal about the position of the node, but not about the role.
215.

Centralized Topology Control

A. is very hard to perform
B. requires significant communication overhead
C. react well in case of changes.
D. all are leading nodes
Answer» B. requires significant communication overhead
216.

Distributed Topology Control

A. is very simple to perform
B. requires less time to stabilize
C. more flexible, situation-aware
D. less precise than centralized control.
Answer» C. more flexible, situation-aware
217.

What is shadowing?

A. direct signal
B. undirect signal
C. signal strength
D. signal range
Answer» B. undirect signal
218.

In wireless distribution system

A. there is no access point
B. there is no repeater in wireless network
C. multiple aps are inter-connected with each other
D. none of the above
Answer» C. multiple aps are inter-connected with each other
219.

What device is the wireless equivalent of a wired hub?

A. bridge
B. repeater
C. antenna
D. access-point
Answer» D. access-point
220.

The type of access used in GSM technology is

A. tdma
B. cdma
C. ofdma
D. none of the above
Answer» A. tdma
221.

Uplinks are also knowns as

A. reverse link
B. bs link
C. forward link
D. ms link
Answer» A. reverse link
222.

The RTS and CTS frames in CSMA/CA ____ solve the hidden station problem. The RTS and CTS frames in CSMA/CA ____ solve the exposed station problem.

A. can; cannot
B. cannot; can
C. can; can
D. cannot; cannot
Answer» A. can; cannot
223.

A one-to-all communication between one source and all hosts on a network is classified as a _______ communication.

A. unicast
B. multicast
C. broadcast
D. none of the above
Answer» C. broadcast
224.

A one-to-many communication between one source and a specific group of hosts is classified as a _______ communication.

A. unicast
B. multicast
C. broadcast
D. none of the above
Answer» B. multicast
225.

A one-to-one communication between one source and one destination is classified as a _______ communication.

A. unicast
B. multicast
C. broadcast
D. none of the above
Answer» A. unicast
226.

While defining a unifying architecture for sensor networks is still an open problem, a key element of such an architecture is the principled interaction between the______ &_____layers

A. application /network
B. application/transport
C. transport/network
D. transport/ application
Answer» A. application /network
227.

___________defines both the physical and MAC layer protocols for most remote monitoring and control as well as sensor network applications

A. s-mac protocol
B. ieee802.15.4 standard
C. wifi
D. bluetooth
Answer» B. ieee802.15.4 standard
228.

___________is an industry consortium with the goal of promoting the IEEE802.15.4 standard

A. bluetooth
B. zigbee
C. wifi
D. nfc
Answer» B. zigbee
229.

Following are features of ZigBee

A. it is an industry consortium with the goal of promoting the ieee802.15.4 standard
B. it ensures interoperability by defining higher network layers and application interfaces
C. it is optimized for low data throughput up to 115.2 kbps, with simple or no qos support
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
230.

What networking structure do the 802.11 standards define?

A. wlan
B. bbs
C. wpan
D. wman
Answer» A. wlan
231.

Which one of the IEEE 802 committees is tasked with the development of security standards?

A. 802.1
B. 802.16
C. 802.15
D. 802.11
Answer» A. 802.1
232.

Specifications for a wireless LAN are called

A. standard 802.3z.
B. standard 802.3u.
C. project 802.3.
D. ieee 802.11.
Answer» D. ieee 802.11.
233.

What industry association develops, publishes, and maintains the standards for wireless networks?

A. ieee
B. ism
C. unii
D. fcc
Answer» A. ieee
234.

What term is used to represent the physical layer of an 802.11x standard?

A. pyc
B. phy
C. bss
D. wlan
Answer» B. phy
235.

What is the term used to represent the IEEE 802.11 layer that controls access to the medium?

A. wlan
B. phy
C. mac
D. bss
Answer» C. mac
236.

What is the RF communications standard that can organize up to 8 devices into a piconet?

A. bluetooth
B. uwb
C. zigbee
D. irda
Answer» A. bluetooth
237.

Which of the IEEE 802 standards defines the technologies used to form and manage personal area networks?

A. 802.16
B. 802.11
C. 802.3
D. 802.15
Answer» D. 802.15
238.

Which of the following is Bluetooth's Physical layer?

A. ultra wideband
B. baseband
C. broadband
D. wideband
Answer» B. baseband
239.

The use of Ultra wideband (UWB) technology for WPANs is specified under the __________ standards.

A. 802.15.1
B. 802.15.4
C. 802.15.3
D. 802.15.2
Answer» C. 802.15.3
240.

___________is an industry consortium with the goal of promoting the IEEE802.15.4 standard

A. bluetooth
B. zigbee
C. both
D. none of above
Answer» B. zigbee
241.

___________defines both the physical and MAC layer protocols for most remote monitoring and control as well as sensor network applications

A. s-mac protocol
B. b-mac protocol
C. ieee802.15.4 standard
D. none of above
Answer» C. ieee802.15.4 standard
242.

Following is/are features of ZigBee

A. it is an industry consortium with the goal of promoting the ieee802.15.4 standard
B. it ensures interoperability by defining higher network layers and application interfaces
C. it is optimized for low data throughput up to 115.2 kbps, with simple or no qos support
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
243.

Unlike_____, ______achieves its power efficiency from both the physical and MAC layers

A. ieee802.15.4 standard , smac protocol
B. smac protocol , ieee802.15.4 standard
C. ieee802.15.4 standard , bmac protocol
D. none of above
Answer» B. smac protocol , ieee802.15.4 standard
244.

Protocol used for low data rate WPAN is

A. ieee 802.15.1 standard
B. ieee 802.15.2 standard
C. ieee 802.15.3 standard
D. ieee 802.15.4 standard
Answer» D. ieee 802.15.4 standard
245.

Protocol used for high data rate WPAN is

A. ieee 802.15.1 standard
B. ieee 802.15.2 standard
C. ieee 802.15.3 standard
D. ieee 802.15.4 standard
Answer» C. ieee 802.15.3 standard
246.

IEEE 802.15.4 standard has data rate of

A. 20 kb/s, 40kb/s, 250kb/s
B. 20 kb/s, 40kb/s, 80kb/s
C. 20 kb/s, 80kb/s, 200kbs
D. 40 kb/s, 80kb/s, 160kbs
Answer» A. 20 kb/s, 40kb/s, 250kb/s
247.

IEEE 802.15.4 standard has ______ channels are in the 915MHz ISM band.

A. 1
B. 10
C. 16
D. 24
Answer» B. 10
248.

IEEE 802.15.4 standard has ______ channels are in the 2.4GHz ISM band.

A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 32
Answer» C. 16
249.

IEEE 802.15.4 standard has ______ channels are in European 868MHz band.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
Answer» A. 1
250.

Which of the following is not the job of IEEE 802.15.4 PHY standard

A. packet generation
B. packet reception
C. channel acquisition
D. power management
Answer» C. channel acquisition

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