A utility company deploys smart meters that report usage every 15 minutes. The company wants to detect power theft by analyzing consumption patterns in near real-time. The meters are in thousands of homes, and the central cloud is far from many of them. Which edge computing strategy is most appropriate?

Send all meter data to the cloud and run the analysis there.

Use a mesh network to route meter data to the cloud through other meters.

Store meter data on each meter and upload it monthly for analysis.

Deploy edge nodes at neighborhood substations that analyze meter data locally and send only anomaly alerts to the cloud.

What is a key characteristic of edge computing that differentiates it from centralized cloud computing?

It uses only virtualized servers in a hypervisor cluster.

It stores all data exclusively in a central data center for compliance.

It performs data processing at or near the location where the data is generated.

It requires a dedicated internet connection to a single cloud provider.

A logistics company uses edge computing to track packages in real time. The company also needs to analyze historical data to optimize delivery routes. The edge devices are deployed in delivery vehicles. Which architecture best meets both real-time tracking and historical analysis needs?

Use edge devices in vehicles for real-time tracking and send aggregated route data to a central cloud for historical analysis.

Use the central cloud for real-time tracking and store data locally for analysis.

Send all tracking data to the central cloud in real time and have it perform both tracking and analysis.

Store all tracking data on the edge devices and never send it to the cloud.

A healthcare provider uses edge devices to process patient data locally for real-time alerts. The provider also needs to share anonymized data with a research institution. The edge devices have limited storage. Which approach best meets both requirements?

Use the research institution's cloud to process alerts and send back results.

Process alerts locally and send only anonymized summaries to the research institution.

Send all patient data to the research institution for processing.

Store all data locally and share the storage device with the research institution periodically.

A video surveillance system for a city uses hundreds of cameras. The current system sends all video to a central monitoring center, which requires a massive WAN link. The city wants to reduce WAN costs while still being able to review video after an incident. Which approach achieves this?

Reduce the video resolution to lower the bitrate.

Schedule video uploads only during off-peak hours.

Use a content delivery network (CDN) to cache the video streams.

Deploy edge storage and processing at each camera site, sending only event-triggered clips to the central center.

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A logistics company uses edge computing to track packages in real time. The company also needs to analyze historical data to optimize delivery routes. The edge devices are deployed in delivery vehicles. Which architecture best meets both real-time tracking and historical analysis needs?
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A healthcare provider uses edge devices to process patient data locally for real-time alerts. The provider also needs to share anonymized data with a research institution. The edge devices have limited storage. Which approach best meets both requirements?
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A video surveillance system for a city uses hundreds of cameras. The current system sends all video to a central monitoring center, which requires a massive WAN link. The city wants to reduce WAN costs while still being able to review video after an incident. Which approach achieves this?
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