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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 104 · 40 questions
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Remember (Sense, send, store, show): IoT device = an everyday thing that shares data over the internet (usually Wi-Fi and an app). Data flow: sensor → board → Wi-Fi → cloud → app (and commands back to an actuator). Readings sent = total time ÷ time between readings, in the same units.

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  1. 1.What does the phone app do? (a) reads values, decides (b) stores data online (c) shows data to you (d) carries the data
  2. 2.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  3. 3.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  4. 4.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  5. 5.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a plain table fan (c) a paper calendar (d) a battery torch
  6. 6.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  7. 7.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 50 readings take?
  8. 8.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it
  9. 9.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Talk (b) Input of Tools (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Things
  10. 10.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a wind-up clock
  12. 12.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) measures the real world (b) shows data to you (c) acts on a command (d) carries the data
  13. 13.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a fitness band with app (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a wind-up clock
  14. 14.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) the sensor measures
  15. 15.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  16. 16.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  17. 17.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by shouting (b) through a candle (c) by post (d) over Wi-Fi
  18. 18.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it
  19. 19.What does the microcontroller do? (a) measures the real world (b) stores data online (c) carries the data (d) reads values, decides
  20. 20.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  21. 21.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  22. 22.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  23. 23.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) lights on from an app (c) a candle in a jar (d) a hand fan
  24. 24.What does the actuator do? (a) measures the real world (b) carries the data (c) stores data online (d) acts on a command
  25. 25.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “the board reads it”? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a paper calendar (c) a fitness band with app (d) a wind-up clock
  27. 27.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) sensor (b) Wi-Fi (c) microcontroller (d) phone app
  28. 28.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  29. 29.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a plain wall switch
  31. 31.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  32. 32.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 190 readings take?
  33. 33.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 190 readings take?
  34. 34.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a plain table fan (c) a fitness band with app (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  36. 36.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  37. 37.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  38. 38.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  39. 39.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  40. 40.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a smart energy meter (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a plain wall switch

Answer key

  1. shows data to you
  2. 2000
  3. 800
  4. not an IoT device
  5. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  6. 9
  7. 1000
  8. the board reads it
  9. Internet of Things
  10. 8
  11. a wind-up clock
  12. carries the data
  13. a fitness band with app
  14. the app shows it
  15. an IoT device
  16. an IoT device
  17. over Wi-Fi
  18. the sensor measures
  19. reads values, decides
  20. an IoT device
  21. not an IoT device
  22. 8
  23. lights on from an app
  24. acts on a command
  25. the board reads it
  26. a fitness band with app
  27. Wi-Fi
  28. 1
  29. an IoT device
  30. a plain wall switch
  31. 24
  32. 1900
  33. 9500
  34. not an IoT device
  35. a plain table fan
  36. 60
  37. 3
  38. not an IoT device
  39. 16
  40. a smart energy meter

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