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Multiple-Choice Quiz: Record the correct answer in the answer sheet:

1) Short Range Wireless Networks do not include:

a. WBAN c. ZigBee
b. WPAN d.WLAN

2) Short Range Wireless Networks span:

a. 100 m. c. 300 feet.
b. 10 m. d.30 feet.

3) WPAN is an abbreviation of:

a. Wireless Personal Area Network. c. Wireless Process Area Network.
b. Wireless Point to Point Area Network. d. Wireless Portable Area Network.

4) WPAN provides data transmission among devices such as:

a. computers c. smartphones
d. tablets and personal digital assistants. d.all above.

5) WLAN spans:
a. 100 m. c. 200 feet.
b. 10 m. d.30 feet.

6) WMAN spans:
a. 35 km. c. 350 feet.
b. 10 km. d.more than 35 km.

7) WMAN spans:
a. 35 km. c. 350 feet.
b. 10 km. d.more than 35 km.

8) WBAN devices may be embedded inside the body as:

a. implants. c. wearable computing devices.
b.be surface mounted on the body d. All of above.

9) WBAN devices may be:

a.embedded inside the body as implants, c.surface-mounted on the body.
b.or carried devices (in clothes pockets). d.in various bags (smart devices).
e.All above.

10) IrDA is an abbreviation of :

a. Internet Data Association. c. Infrared Data Association.
b. Infrared Digital Association d. Internet Dital Association.

11) IrDA has been implemented in portable devices except:

a. mobile telephones. c. laptops, cameras, printers.
b.medical devices d.UHF.

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12) UWB is an abbreviation of
a. Ultra Wide Bank. c. Unified Wide Band.
b. Ultra Wide Byte. d.None of above.

13) Using UWB:

a. Can use a very high energy level. c.Low-bandwidth communications.
b. Very Low speed. d.None of above.

14) ZigBee such as for home automation,

a. medical device data collection. c. Wireless light switches.
b. Traffic management systems. d. All of above.

15) Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard used for:

a. exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices.
b. Using short-wavelength UHF radio waves in the industrial scientific and medical radio.
c. It was originally conceived as a wireless alternative to RS-232 data cables.
d.All of above.

State which of the following is True or False

1) WPAN’s communicate among the personal devices themselves or connect to a higher
level network and the Internet.(True)
2) A WPAN carried over a low-powered, short-distance wireless network technology. .(True)
3) Bluetooth was originally conceived as a wireless alternative to RS-232 data cables. .(True)
4) Bluetooth: Speed: 1M~10Mbps. .(False)
5) Bluetooth managed by Special Interest Group (SIG). .(True)
6) Bluetooth does not exchang data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances. .(False)
7) Bluetooth uses short-wavelength UHF radio waves bands, from 2.400 to 2.485 GHz. .(True)
8) ZigBee: Speed: 10K-1Mbps. .(True)
9) ZigBee has low-bandwidth needs, low data rate, designed for small scale wireless projects. .
(True)
10) ZigBee technology is simpler and less expensive than other WPAN’s. .(True)
11) IrDA: - Speed: 10K-10Mbps. .(True)
12) IrDA is an abbreviation of Infrared Data Association. .(True)
13) IrDA wireless optical communication is physically secure data transfer. .(True)
14) IrDA data transfer line-of-sight (LOS). .(True)
15) IrDA very low bit error rate (BER) that makes it very efficient. .(True)
16) Ultra Wide Band (UWB), has very high speed. .(True)
17) UWB has traditional applications in non-cooperative radar imaging. .(True)
18) UWB recent target sensor data collection, precision locating and tracking applications..(True)
19) RFID uses electromagnetic fields to identify and track tags attached to objects. .(True)
20) Short Range Wireless Networks carried over a low-powered, short-distance wireless
network technology. .(True)
21) WSNs measure environmental conditions like temperature, sound, pollution levels,
humidity, wind, and so on. .(True)
22) WBAN is a wireless network of wearable computing devices. .(True)
23) WBAN has speed 100 kbps – 1Mbps. .(False)
24) WBAN is emerging in body. . .(True)
25) WBAN is used to communicate on, near, and around the human body. .(True)
26) WBAN connects the wearable devices on the human body to the internet. .(True)
27) Using WBAN, medical professionals can not access patient data online .(False)

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28) WBAN can access patient data using the internet independent of the patient location. .(True)
29) WPAN is an abbreviation of Wide Personal Area Network. .(False)
30) WBAN is an abbreviation of Wide Body Area Network. .(False)
31) RFID is an abbreviation of Radio Frequency Identification. .(True)
32) RFID uses electromagnetic fields to identify and track tags attached to objects. .(True)
33) RFID Passive tags are powered by energy from the RFID reader's interrogating radio
waves. .(True)
34) RFID Active tags are powered by a battery and thus can be read at a greater range from the
RFID reader. .(True)
35) An RFID tag consists of a tiny radio transponder, a radio receiver and transmitter.
36) ZigBee is used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios. .
(True)
37) Bluetooth is managed by IEEE.(False)
38) WSN is built of "nodes" – from a few to several hundreds or even thousands of sensors. .(True)
39) WSN , where each node is connected to one (or sometimes several) sensors. .(True)
40) WSNs measure environmental conditions like temperature, sound, pollution levels, humidity, wind,
and so on. .(True)

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 Exercise
Lecture 8 Short Range Wireless Networks
1) What is meant by Short Range Wireless Networks?
2) Write short notes on:
1. WPAN,?
is a network for interconnecting electronic devices centered on an individual person's
workspace. It provides data transmission among devices such as computers,
smartphones, tablets and personal digital assistants.
2. Bluetooth?
Speed: 1M~10Mbps ,
managed by Special Interest Group (SIG)
Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard used for exchanging data between fixed and
mobile devices over short distances.
Bluetooth
3. ZigBee?
Speed: 10K-1Mbps, defined by ZigBee Alliance. ZigBee:It is used to create personal
area networks with small, low-power digital radios.
4. IrDA?
Speed: 10K-10Mbps.
IrDA is an industry-driven interest group that was founded in 1993 by around 50
companies.
IrDA provides specifications for a complete set of protocols for wireless infrared
communications.
5. UWB?
very high speed (also known as Ultra Band) is a radio technology that can use a very
low energy level for short-range. Ultra Wide Band (UWB)
6. WBAN?
Speed: 100 Kbps-1Mbps, emerging.
WBAN is a wireless network of wearable computing devices. WBAN devices may be
embedded inside the body as implants, be surface-mounted on the body, or carried

devices (in clothes pockets), or in various bags (smart devices).

7. RFID?
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
RFID uses electromagnetic fields to identify and track tags attached to objects.
varied speeds.
8. Wireless Sensor Network?
refers to a group of spatially dispersed and dedicated sensors for monitoring and
recording the physical conditions of the environment and organizing the collected
data at a central location.

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