This document provides an overview of wireless sensor networks including their topologies, architectures, and challenges. It discusses common topologies like bus, tree, star, ring, mesh, and grid. Sensor nodes typically consist of microcontrollers, transceivers, memory, power sources, and one or more sensors. Wireless sensor networks can be used for applications in fields like military, healthcare, environment, and industries. However, challenges exist due to limited battery power of sensor nodes, requiring energy-efficient techniques.