Wireless Sensor Networks Unit Wise Important Questions

Unit-I: Overview of WSN

1. Explain the following terms related to Wireless Sensor Networks

a) Sensor Node b) Network c) Routing d) Embedded operating system e) System
performance goal
2. What are the various applications of Wireless sensor networks in different fields? Explain in
detail.
3. What are the unique challenges & constraints in Wireless sensor networks?
4. Draw & explain each block of “Single node” Architecture.
5. Explain in detail about Optimization goals & figures of merit in WSN.

Unit-II: Network Topologies

1. Explain & distinguish about Physical layer evaluation technologies.

2. Explain about hidden node & exposed node problems.
3. a) Explain in detail trans-receiver design considerations of WSNS
b) Write in detail about PAN.
4. a) Explain in detail about the different types of MANET routing Algorithms
b) Compare the topologies of PANs and WANETs.
5. Write about the topologies of MANETs and WANETs.

Unit-III: MAC Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks

1. What are the design goals of a MAC Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks?
2. List out important classes in MAC Protocols.
3. Explain MAC Protocols with Scheduling Mechanisms.
4. a) Discuss the requirements for wireless MAC protocols.
b) Describe in detail about contention based protocols in WSN.
5. a) What is the principle behind scheduled based protocol? Explain any one schedule based
protocol.
a) What are the different Contention based protocols, write about CSMA Protocol.
 WSN Question Bank
Unit-1
1. Define Wireless sensor networks and mention its advantages.
2. Discuss the optimization goals and figure of merit of sensor networks.
3. Mention the unique constraints of WSNs.
4. What are the challenges while designing the wireless sensor networks?
5. Explain sensor node hardware components with diagram.
6. Discuss the applications of WSNs
7. Mention the limitations of WSNs.
8. Explain the energy consumption of sensor nodes.
9. State few characteristic requirements of WSNs
10. Explain about single node architecture.
11. Explain the enabling technologies for WSNs
12. Generalize the three types of mobility for mobile nodes.
13. Explain how the sensor networks are deployed for various applications.
14. Define the types of Sensors.
15. Discuss the design principles for Wireless Sensor Networks.
16. What do you mean by gateway concepts?
17. Write the merits and demerits of Sensor Networks.
18. Explain the need for Gateways and write about Wireless Sensor Network tunnelling.
19. Describe the single node architecture with appropriate diagram.
20. Draw and explain sensor network architecture.

Unit-2
1. Define node and draw PANs topology.
2. Explain hidden node and exposed node problem.
3. What are the difference between sensor network and MANET?
4. Explain in detail about the different types of MANET routing Algorithms
5. Compare the topologies of PANs and WANETs.
6. What are the applications needed in a MANET?
7. Explain in detail trans-receiver design considerations of WSNS
8. Write in detail about PAN and MANETS.
9. What is mobile ad-hoc network?
10.Explain in detail personal area networks (PANs).
11.Write about the topologies of MANETs and WANETs
12.Give the list of the appropriate transceivers for WSNs
13.Discuss about the MANETs.
14.Design a transceiver in wireless sensor network for any one application.
15.What is the exposed node problem?
16.Discuss about WANETs.
17.Write in detail the four operational states of transceiver
18.What are the responsibilities of physical layer?
19.Explain the physical layer and transceiver design considerations in wireless networks.
20.Compare MANET and WSN.
21.What is a communication protocol for physical layer?
22.Discuss the main responsibilities of physical layer. Explain about the design parameters of
physical layer.
23.What is personal area network?
24.Explain about the responsibilities of physical layer and explain the design parameters of
physical layer.
25.What is hidden node problem?
26.Explain various topologies of Personal Area Networks.
27.What is mobile adhoc network?
28.Explain hidden node and exposed node problem.
29.What is mobile-adhoc networks and list its applications?
30.Explain about topologies of WANETs.
31.Discuss the security issues in MANETs.
32.Explain the function of a transceiver
33.Write the main functions of physical layer for WSNs. Produce the most important
parameters to be considered while designing the physical layer in WSNs.
34.Enumerate in detail about the selection of Physical layer with three choices

Unit-3
1. List out the important classes of MAC protocols.
2. Discuss the requirements for wireless MAC protocols.
3. Describe in detail about contention based protocols in WSN.
4. Mention the few design goals of a MAC protocol.
5. Explain about Interleaved CSMA protocol.
6. Discuss contention based protocols with reservation mechanism.
7. Mention the few issues in the design of a MAC protocol.
8. Explain about real time MAC protocol.
9. Explain about MAC protocols that use directional antennas.
10.Write short notes on classification of MAC protocols.
11.What are the design goals of a MAC protocol for Ad Hoc wireless networks?
12.What are the different contentions based MAC protocols? Explain.
13.Compare any two contention based protocols.
14. Explain scheduling based MAC protocol.
15.What are the design issues of MAC protocol for Ad hoc wireless networks?
16.Explain in detail low duty cycle MAC protocols.
17.Generalize the concepts on important classes of MAC protocol.
18.Briefly specify IEEE 802.15.4 MAC protocol and explain whether the MAC protocols of 802.11
& Bluetooth be used for WSN. Justify.
19.Illustrate the basics of contention-based protocol for WSN.
20.What is inbound neighbor?
21.What are the requirements and design constraints for wireless MAC protocols.
22.Differentiate between contention based MAC protocol and schedule based MAC protocol.
23.Design the approaches and performance of S-MAC protocol.
24.Write other MAC protocols.
25.With relevant examples explain any two MAC layer protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks
26.What is the principle behind scheduled based protocol? Explain any one schedule based
protocol.
27.What are the different Contention based protocols, write about CSMA Protocol.
28.Write about MAC protocols.
29.Discuss different types of MAC protocols.
30.Discuss about the Contention Based MAC Protocols with Scheduling Mechanisms.