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CS-801 RGPV B.Tech

Internet of Things (IT)

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for CS-801

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 IoT definition, characteristics and architecture 18 topics
  • IoT definition
  • IoT characteristics
  • IoT conceptual and architectural framework
  • Components of IoT ecosystems
  • Physical and logical design of IoT
  • IoT enablers
  • Modern day IoT applications
  • M2M communications
  • IoT vs M2M
  • IoT vs WoT
  • IoT reference architecture
  • IoT network configurations
  • IoT LAN
  • IoT WAN
  • IoT node
  • IoT gateway
  • IoT proxy
  • Review of basic microcontrollers and interfacing
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Sensors and actuators 12 topics
  • Definition of sensor
  • Basic components and challenges of a sensor node
  • Sensor features
  • Sensor resolution
  • Sensor classes: analog, digital, scalar, vector sensors
  • Sensor types
  • Sensor bias
  • Sensor drift
  • Hysteresis error
  • Quantization error
  • Actuator definition
  • Actuator types: hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, thermal/magnetic, mechanical, soft actuators
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 IoT networking and communication technologies 13 topics
  • Basics of IoT networking
  • IoT components
  • Functional components of IoT
  • IoT service‑oriented architecture
  • IoT challenges
  • 6LoWPAN
  • IEEE 802.15.4
  • ZigBee and its types
  • RFID features
  • RFID working principle and applications
  • NFC (Near Field Communication)
  • Bluetooth
  • Wireless sensor networks and their applications
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 IoT messaging protocols 11 topics
  • MQTT
  • MQTT methods and components
  • MQTT communication
  • MQTT topics and applications
  • SMQTT
  • CoAP
  • CoAP message types
  • CoAP request‑response model
  • XMPP
  • AMQP features and components
  • AMQP frame types
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 IoT platforms, analytics and security 7 topics
  • IoT platforms (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, other platforms)
  • Data analytics for IoT
  • Cloud for IoT
  • Cloud storage models & communication APIs
  • Attacks in IoT systems
  • Vulnerability analysis in IoT
  • IoT case studies: smart home, smart framing
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 6 past CS-801 papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 IoT definition 20 marks
  • Unit 2 Define Sensor 12 marks
  • Unit 3 Basics of IoT Networking 21 marks
  • Unit 4 MQTT 14 marks
  • Unit 5 IoT Platforms 21 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

  1. Explain RFID concepts, terminology, working principles, features and applications, including how RFID and IoT are linked to implement smart things.

    Asked 4 times: 2026, 2024, 2022

  2. Explain CoAP and how it can be used between devices on the same constrained network.

    Asked 4 times: 2025, 2024, 2022

  3. Explain IoT Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), its services/layers with diagram, and its significance and challenges in connected systems.

    Asked 3 times: 2026, 2024, 2023

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