IOT IoT Edge Computing 3

Question 1

What is 'MEC' (Multi-access Edge Computing) in the context of 5G and IoT?

Accepted Answer

Compute infrastructure deployed within the cellular network at the radio access node, providing ultra-low latency for IoT

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Multiple Edge Cameras for surveillance

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Multi-entity certification for IoT devices

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A protocol for connecting multiple edge devices

Question 2

Which hardware technology accelerates AI inference on IoT edge devices by providing parallel computing for neural networks?

Accepted Answer

Neural Processing Units (NPUs) and AI accelerators like Google Coral TPU or NVIDIA Jetson

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Standard x86 CPUs

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Standard DDR RAM

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Traditional hard disk drives

Question 3

What is 'offline-first' design in IoT edge application development?

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Designing edge applications to function fully without cloud connectivity as the normal state, syncing when connected

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Designing IoT apps that only work without internet

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Building apps that disable features when online

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Prioritizing edge over cloud processing always

Question 4

What does 'edge-to-cloud continuum' describe in modern IoT architectures?

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A seamless architecture where workloads can run at any point from device to edge to cloud based on requirements

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The physical cable connecting edge devices to cloud data centers

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The continuous data flow from edge sensors to cloud storage

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A compliance continuum for edge data regulation

Question 5

What is the primary challenge of 'edge device management' at scale in IoT deployments?

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Remotely monitoring, updating, and troubleshooting thousands of geographically distributed devices with limited connectivity

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Edge devices having too much computing power

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Devices being too close together physically

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Managing too many network protocols on a single device

Question 6

Which protocol is commonly used for edge-to-cloud synchronization of IoT device state in AWS Greengrass?

Accepted Answer

MQTT with the Greengrass MQTT bridge

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FTP

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Telnet

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SNMP