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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 196 · 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.Which of these is the output? (a) a light level reading (b) a soil moisture reading (c) the pump turns on (d) count button presses
  2. 2.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compare with a limit (b) count button presses (c) the fan starts (d) decide if soil is dry
  4. 4.Which of these is the input? (a) an alert on the phone (b) compare with a limit (c) the fan starts (d) a light level reading
  5. 5.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “draw the circuit diagram”? (a) pick a problem to solve (b) test it and fix it (c) build it with an adult (d) list inputs and outputs
  6. 6.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the input (b) the process (c) the output (d) the battery
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the fan starts (c) the pump turns on (d) a button press
  8. 8.True or false: “an LED lights up” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is the input? (a) the pump turns on (b) decide if soil is dry (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a soil moisture reading
  10. 10.Which of these is the output? (a) a button press (b) a soil moisture reading (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a temperature reading
  11. 11.Which of these is the process? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) a temperature reading (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  12. 12.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “switch the pump on/off”? (a) compare with the limit (b) read the soil sensor (c) wait a few seconds
  13. 13.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) read the soil sensor (b) switch the pump on/off (c) compare with the limit (d) wait a few seconds
  14. 14.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “decide if soil is dry” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  15. 15.True or false: “decide if soil is dry” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “compare with a limit” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  17. 17.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a motion sensor signal” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
  18. 18.True or false: “check if temp > 30” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is the output? (a) a motion sensor signal (b) count button presses (c) an LED lights up (d) a soil moisture reading
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a motion sensor signal (b) a button press (c) a soil moisture reading (d) check if temp > 30
  21. 21.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “list inputs and outputs” or “test it and fix it”? (a) test it and fix it (b) list inputs and outputs
  22. 22.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a temperature reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  23. 23.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the LAST step? (a) wait a few seconds (b) read the soil sensor (c) switch the pump on/off (d) compare with the limit
  24. 24.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) the box colour (b) the final price (c) inputs and outputs (d) nothing at all
  25. 25.True or false: “an LED lights up” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the pump turns on” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
  27. 27.Which of these is the input? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) a motion sensor signal (c) compare with a limit (d) check if temp > 30
  28. 28.Which of these is the process? (a) a temperature reading (b) a buzzer beeps (c) count button presses (d) a motion sensor signal
  29. 29.Which of these is the output? (a) a button press (b) a temperature reading (c) an alert on the phone (d) compare with a limit
  30. 30.Which of these is the input? (a) an alert on the phone (b) decide if soil is dry (c) a button press (d) compare with a limit
  31. 31.Which of these is the process? (a) an LED lights up (b) a motion sensor signal (c) a soil moisture reading (d) compare with a limit
  32. 32.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a buzzer beeps” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  33. 33.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “compare with the limit”? (a) wait a few seconds (b) read the soil sensor (c) switch the pump on/off
  34. 34.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an alert on the phone” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  35. 35.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “compare with the limit” or “read the soil sensor”? (a) compare with the limit (b) read the soil sensor
  36. 36.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “list inputs and outputs” or “pick a problem to solve”? (a) pick a problem to solve (b) list inputs and outputs
  37. 37.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a soil moisture reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
  38. 38.True or false: “check if temp > 30” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “compare with the limit” or “switch the pump on/off”? (a) compare with the limit (b) switch the pump on/off
  40. 40.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “draw the circuit diagram” or “test it and fix it”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) test it and fix it

Answer key

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

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