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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 179 · 40 questions
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Remember (Input, process, output): Input = what is sensed (a reading, a button press). Process = what the program decides (compare with a limit, count). Output = what happens (pump on, buzzer, LED, phone alert). Plan → draw → build with an adult → test.

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  1. 1.True or false: “compare with a limit” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the battery (b) the process (c) the output (d) the input
  3. 3.Which of these is the input? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) an LED lights up (c) the pump turns on (d) a soil moisture reading
  4. 4.Which of these is the output? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) the pump turns on (c) count button presses (d) a temperature reading
  5. 5.True or false: “a temperature reading” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is the process? (a) an alert on the phone (b) decide if soil is dry (c) a motion sensor signal (d) a buzzer beeps
  7. 7.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) read the soil sensor (b) compare with the limit (c) wait a few seconds (d) switch the pump on/off
  8. 8.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “compare with a limit” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  9. 9.True or false: “check if temp > 30” is the output. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “count button presses” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  11. 11.True or false: “the fan starts” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a motion sensor signal” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
  13. 13.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “pick a problem to solve”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) test it and fix it (c) list inputs and outputs (d) build it with an adult
  14. 14.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an LED lights up” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  15. 15.Which of these is the output? (a) a button press (b) a temperature reading (c) the fan starts (d) decide if soil is dry
  16. 16.True or false: “a motion sensor signal” is the output. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an alert on the phone (b) the pump turns on (c) the fan starts (d) a light level reading
  18. 18.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the fan starts” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
  19. 19.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “list inputs and outputs”? (a) pick a problem to solve (b) test it and fix it (c) build it with an adult (d) draw the circuit diagram
  20. 20.Which of these is the output? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a motion sensor signal (c) a light level reading (d) a soil moisture reading
  21. 21.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a buzzer beeps” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  22. 22.Which of these is the input? (a) the pump turns on (b) the fan starts (c) an LED lights up (d) a button press
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) count button presses (b) a soil moisture reading (c) a motion sensor signal (d) a temperature reading
  24. 24.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the pump turns on” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  25. 25.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the FIRST step? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) test it and fix it (c) pick a problem to solve (d) build it with an adult
  26. 26.Which of these is the process? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) compare with a limit (c) a motion sensor signal (d) an LED lights up
  27. 27.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “check if temp > 30” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) the pump turns on (c) count button presses (d) decide if soil is dry
  29. 29.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “switch the pump on/off” or “wait a few seconds”? (a) wait a few seconds (b) switch the pump on/off
  30. 30.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “draw the circuit diagram” or “pick a problem to solve”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) pick a problem to solve
  31. 31.True or false: “an LED lights up” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) the box colour (b) nothing at all (c) inputs and outputs (d) the final price
  33. 33.True or false: “a temperature reading” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “an alert on the phone” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the LAST step? (a) pick a problem to solve (b) test it and fix it (c) build it with an adult (d) draw the circuit diagram
  36. 36.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “pick a problem to solve” or “list inputs and outputs”? (a) list inputs and outputs (b) pick a problem to solve
  37. 37.True or false: “a light level reading” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “draw the circuit diagram” or “list inputs and outputs”? (a) list inputs and outputs (b) draw the circuit diagram
  39. 39.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the LAST step? (a) compare with the limit (b) wait a few seconds (c) read the soil sensor (d) switch the pump on/off
  40. 40.True or false: “an LED lights up” is the output. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the process
  3. a soil moisture reading
  4. the pump turns on
  5. True
  6. decide if soil is dry
  7. read the soil sensor
  8. process
  9. False
  10. process
  11. False
  12. input
  13. list inputs and outputs
  14. output
  15. the fan starts
  16. False
  17. a light level reading
  18. output
  19. draw the circuit diagram
  20. a buzzer beeps
  21. output
  22. a button press
  23. count button presses
  24. output
  25. pick a problem to solve
  26. compare with a limit
  27. process
  28. the pump turns on
  29. switch the pump on/off
  30. pick a problem to solve
  31. False
  32. inputs and outputs
  33. False
  34. False
  35. test it and fix it
  36. pick a problem to solve
  37. False
  38. list inputs and outputs
  39. wait a few seconds
  40. True

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