Internet of Things (BCS070) important topics for AKTU – unit-wise
Topics are ranked by how many times AKTU asked them across 4 papers. Finish the "very likely" topics first, then the top topics of each unit.
High-probability Internet of Things topics
- Internet of Things: Foundations (Unit 1: IoT Foundations & Design Principles for Connected Devices) – asked 10 times in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Design Principles for Connected Devices (Unit 1: IoT Foundations & Design Principles for Connected Devices) – asked 9 times in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Overview of IoT-Supported Hardware Platforms (Unit 2: Hardware & Embedded Platforms for IoT) – asked 9 times in 2023, 2024, 2025
What to cover inside these topics
- IoT Architectural View (part of Internet of Things: Foundations)
- IoT Definition (part of Internet of Things: Foundations)
- IoT Vision (part of Internet of Things: Foundations)
- Communication Technologies (part of Design Principles for Connected Devices)
- Data Enrichment & Consolidation (part of Design Principles for Connected Devices)
- IoT/M2M System Layers & Design Standardization (part of Design Principles for Connected Devices)
- Beagle Bone (part of Overview of IoT-Supported Hardware Platforms)
- Arduino Platform Overview (part of Overview of IoT-Supported Hardware Platforms)
- ARM Cortex (part of Overview of IoT-Supported Hardware Platforms)
Most asked Internet of Things topics in each unit
- Unit 1 (IoT Foundations & Design Principles for Connected Devices): Internet of Things: Foundations – 10 times; Design Principles for Connected Devices – 9 times; M2M Communication – 3 times
- Unit 2 (Hardware & Embedded Platforms for IoT): Overview of IoT-Supported Hardware Platforms – 9 times; Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology – 7 times; Embedded Computing Basics – 7 times
- Unit 3 (Network & Communication Aspects in IoT): Data Aggregation & Dissemination – 5 times; MAC Protocol Survey – 4 times; Routing Protocol Survey – 2 times
- Unit 4 (Programming the Arduino): Arduino IDE & Coding – 6 times; Arduino Platform: Board Anatomy – 5 times; Programming Arduino for IoT – 3 times
- Unit 5 (IoT Design Challenges & Applications): Challenges in IoT – 8 times; IoT Applications – 8 times