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Certified Internet of Things Practitioner (CIoTP)

ITP-110Certified IoT Practitioner

The Certified Internet of Things Practitioner (CIoTP) certification validates foundational knowledge of the concepts and components that make up an IoT ecosystem. It is designed for professionals across a wide variety of job functions who need to design, implement, operate, or manage IoT solutions. Earning CIoTP demonstrates that you understand how IoT technologies work together to deliver business value.

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659 practice questions · Updated 2026-02-16

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ITP-110 Curriculum

Every domain, objective, and concept the ITP-110 exam measures.

Identify and describe the possible benefits that IoT provides to a business or organization.

13 concepts · 46 questions
  1. Business intelligence benefits
  2. Enhancing existing revenue streams
  3. Creating new revenue streams
  4. Entering and creating new markets
  5. Cost reduction benefits
  6. Productivity and agility benefits
  7. Operational efficiency benefits
  8. Decreased time to market
  9. Reduced natural resource usage
  10. Innovation opportunities
  11. Customer experience improvement
  12. Safety enhancement
  13. Competitive position improvement

Identify and describe the possible challenges that IoT presents to a business or organization.

14 concepts · 47 questions
  1. Automation applicability
  2. Legacy to modern scalability
  3. Connectivity and coverage
  4. Product to service transformation
  5. Cultural transformation
  6. Innovation in IoT
  7. HR practices and processes
  8. Skill adjacencies
  9. Management commitment
  10. Security, privacy, and safety
  11. Cost of transition
  12. Digital disruption
  13. Standards and regulations immaturity
  14. Retrofitting existing infrastructure

Identify common IoT terminology.

9 concepts · 38 questions
  1. Things
  2. Edge/Fog computing
  3. Cloud
  4. Data analytics
  5. AI
  6. ML
  7. IIoT
  8. M2M
  9. IoT gateway

Understand the functionality of the typical physical and edge/fog computing elements.

12 concepts · 33 questions
  1. Sensor Types
  2. Actuator Types
  3. Power Sources
  4. Input/Output Interfaces
  5. Edge and Fog Computing
  6. Computing Elements
  7. IoT Gateway
  8. Hardware Platforms
  9. Programming Languages
  10. Frameworks
  11. Operating Systems
  12. Location Awareness

Understand the functionality of the typical elements of IoT networks and connectivity.

42 concepts · 97 questions
  1. Wired Protocols Overview
  2. Industrial Ethernet Standards
  3. PROFINET
  4. EtherNet/IP (EIP)
  5. EtherCAT
  6. IEEE 1588 v2 (Precision Time Protocol)
  7. Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN)
  8. Legacy Field Buses
  9. PROFIBUS
  10. Modbus
  11. HART
  12. Wireless Protocols Overview
  13. Near-Range Wireless Technologies
  14. NFC (Near Field Communication)
  15. Passive RFID
  16. Active RFID
  17. Medium-Range Wireless Technologies
  18. IEEE 802.15.4
  19. Zigbee
  20. Thread
  21. Z-Wave
  22. Bluetooth/BLE
  23. 802.11 (Wi-Fi)
  24. Long-Range Wireless Technologies
  25. Cellular
  26. Satellite
  27. Sigfox
  28. LoRa/LoRaWAN
  29. RPMA
  30. Application/Messaging Protocols
  31. MQTT
  32. AMQP
  33. HTTP/HTTPS
  34. CoAP
  35. IoT Networking Fundamentals
  36. IP Addressing
  37. IPv4
  38. IPv6
  39. Routing and QoS
  40. Encryption
  41. SDN/NFV
  42. Encapsulation and Bridging

Understand the functionality of the typical elements of the cloud and cloud platforms.

9 concepts · 29 questions
  1. Deployment models
  2. Cloud service models
  3. Cloud platforms
  4. Common functions of IoT platforms
  5. Virtualization technologies
  6. IoT data analytics techniques
  7. IoT data analytics tools
  8. AI techniques
  9. AI tools

Identify the various IoT market sectors and describe the applications and things common to that sector.

22 concepts · 64 questions
  1. Agriculture IoT Applications
  2. Agriculture IoT Things
  3. Security and Public Safety IoT Applications
  4. Security and Public Safety IoT Things
  5. Retail IoT Applications
  6. Retail IoT Things
  7. Transportation and Logistics IoT Applications
  8. Transportation and Logistics IoT Things
  9. Manufacturing IoT Applications
  10. Manufacturing IoT Things
  11. Healthcare, Medical, and Life Science IoT Applications
  12. Healthcare, Medical, and Life Science IoT Things
  13. Consumer and Home IoT Applications
  14. Consumer and Home IoT Things
  15. Energy and Utilities IoT Applications
  16. Energy and Utilities IoT Things
  17. Buildings IoT Applications
  18. Buildings IoT Things
  19. Defense IoT Applications
  20. Defense IoT Things
  21. Smart City IoT Applications
  22. Smart City IoT Things

Understand common IoT security and privacy threats.

29 concepts · 62 questions
  1. Malware
  2. Trojan horse
  3. Backdoor
  4. Keylogger
  5. Ransomware
  6. Spyware
  7. Worms
  8. Viruses
  9. Network attacks
  10. DoS/DDoS
  11. Botnets
  12. MITM
  13. Wireless attacks
  14. Spoofing
  15. Pharming
  16. Password attacks
  17. Password cracking
  18. Password sniffing
  19. Social engineering
  20. Phishing
  21. Spearphishing
  22. Shoulder surfing/dumpster diving
  23. Impersonation
  24. Elevation of privilege
  25. Fuzzing
  26. Cross-site scripting
  27. Code injection
  28. Buffer overflow
  29. SQL injection

Understand common IoT security and privacy countermeasures.

20 concepts · 44 questions
  1. CIA triad
  2. Confidentiality
  3. Data encryption
  4. Integrity
  5. Blockchain
  6. Nonrepudiation
  7. Availability
  8. DoS/DDoS defense
  9. High availability
  10. AAA
  11. Firmware/software
  12. Secure firmware updates
  13. OS hardening
  14. Secure coding
  15. Code review/scanning
  16. Application security
  17. Physical security
  18. Vulnerability assessment
  19. Penetration testing
  20. Data anonymization

Identify and describe common IoT safety concerns.

16 concepts · 51 questions
  1. Physical/loss of life accidents
  2. Autonomous vehicle accidents
  3. Aircraft accidents
  4. Transportation accidents
  5. Workplace accidents
  6. Industrial disasters
  7. Infrastructure outages
  8. Mass power outages
  9. Mass Internet outages
  10. Biological/medical
  11. Water supply contamination
  12. Failure/hacking of diagnostic/treatment devices
  13. Supply chain disruption
  14. Contamination of the food supply
  15. Slipping in counterfeit or substandard parts into the supply chain
  16. Interruption of logistics

Explain common safety risk management approaches.

10 concepts · 33 questions
  1. Hazard classification
  2. Hazard analysis techniques
  3. Root cause analysis fundamentals
  4. Root cause analysis tools
  5. Quality management systems (QMS)
  6. QMS standards and frameworks
  7. Corrective and preventive action (CAPA)
  8. CAPA process implementation
  9. Safety certification principles
  10. Safety certification standards

Initiation and Planning

3 concepts · 24 questions
  1. Initiation
  2. System concept development
  3. Planning

Requirements and Design

2 concepts · 18 questions
  1. Requirements analysis
  2. Design

Development and Testing

2 concepts · 23 questions
  1. Development
  2. Integration and testing

Deployment and Operations

2 concepts · 23 questions
  1. Implementation
  2. Operations and Maintenance

Disposition

5 concepts · 27 questions
  1. Disposition definition
  2. Disposition planning
  3. Data sanitization methods
  4. Hardware reuse and recycling
  5. Regulatory and environmental compliance
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