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Chapter 2

EMERGING TRENDS

Exercise

1. List some of the cloud-based services that you are using at present.

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2. What do you understand by the Internet of Things? List some of its potential applications.

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3. Write a short note on the following:

a) Cloud computing

b) Big data and its characteristics

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4. Explain the following along with their applications.

a) Artificial Intelligence

b) Machine Learning

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5. Differentiate between cloud computing and grid computing with suitable examples.

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6. Justify the following statement- ‘Storage of data is cost effective and time saving in cloud computing.’

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7. What is on-demand service? How it is provided in cloud computing?

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8. Write examples of the following:

a) Government provided cloud computing platform

b) Large scale private cloud service providers and the services they provide

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9. A company interested in cloud computing is looking for a provider who offers a set of basic services such as virtual server provisioning and on-demand storage that can be combined into a platform for deploying and running customised applications. What type of cloud computing model fits these requirements?

a) Platform as a Service

b) Software as a Service

c) Infrastructure as a Service

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10. Which is not one of the features of IoT devices?

a) Remotely controllable

b) Programmable

c) Can turn themselves off if necessary

d) All of the above

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11. If Government plans to make a smart school by applying IoT concepts, how can each of the following be implemented in order to transform a school into IoT enabled smart school?

a) e-textbooks

b) Smart boards

c) Online tests

d) Wifi sensors on classrooms doors

e) Sensors in buses to monitor their location

f) Wearables (watches or smart belts) for attendance monitoring

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12. Five friends plan to try a startup. However, they have a limited budget and limited computer infrastructure. How can they avail the benefits of cloud services to launch their startup?

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13. Governments provide various scholarships to students of different classes. Prepare a report on how blockchain technology can be used to promote accountability, transparency and efficiency in distribution of scholarships?

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14. How IoT and WoT are related?

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15. Match the following

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