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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 123 · 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.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a paper calendar
  2. 2.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  3. 3.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) Wi-Fi (b) actuator (c) sensor (d) cloud server
  4. 4.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  5. 5.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a wind-up clock (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a smart energy meter
  6. 6.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures (c) the board reads it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  7. 7.What does the microcontroller do? (a) acts on a command (b) carries the data (c) measures the real world (d) reads values, decides
  8. 8.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) phone app (b) actuator (c) microcontroller (d) cloud server
  9. 9.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  10. 10.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) phone app (b) Wi-Fi (c) cloud server (d) microcontroller
  11. 11.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a smart energy meter (d) a wind-up clock
  13. 13.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  14. 14.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  15. 15.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  16. 16.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) cloud server (b) Wi-Fi (c) actuator (d) microcontroller
  17. 17.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  18. 18.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) a candle in a jar (c) lights on from an app (d) a hand fan
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a plain wall switch
  21. 21.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the cloud stores it
  22. 22.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the sensor measures
  23. 23.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) sensor (b) phone app (c) actuator (d) microcontroller
  24. 24.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the app shows it (b) the board reads it (c) the sensor measures (d) the cloud stores it
  25. 25.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  26. 26.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) actuator (b) Wi-Fi (c) microcontroller (d) sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a paper calendar
  28. 28.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  29. 29.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  30. 30.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  31. 31.What does the cloud server do? (a) carries the data (b) stores data online (c) acts on a command (d) measures the real world
  32. 32.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  33. 33.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the sensor measures
  34. 34.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  35. 35.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Internet of Talk (c) Internet of Things (d) Inside of Toys
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) an app-controlled bulb
  37. 37.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  38. 38.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a fitness band with app (d) a plain table fan
  39. 39.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  40. 40.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the board reads it

Answer key

  1. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  2. 18
  3. sensor
  4. not an IoT device
  5. a smart energy meter
  6. the app shows it
  7. reads values, decides
  8. phone app
  9. an IoT device
  10. cloud server
  11. 40
  12. a wind-up clock
  13. an IoT device
  14. not an IoT device
  15. 12
  16. Wi-Fi
  17. 8
  18. lights on from an app
  19. a pencil sharpener
  20. a plain wall switch
  21. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  22. the sensor measures
  23. microcontroller
  24. the cloud stores it
  25. 4
  26. actuator
  27. a paper calendar
  28. not an IoT device
  29. not an IoT device
  30. 4
  31. stores data online
  32. 20
  33. the sensor measures
  34. 3
  35. Internet of Things
  36. a battery torch
  37. 28
  38. a plain table fan
  39. a plain wall switch
  40. the board reads it

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