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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 154 · 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.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it (c) the sensor measures (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  2. 2.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a candle in a jar (b) a printed map (c) a hand fan (d) lights on from an app
  3. 3.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the cloud stores it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the app shows it
  4. 4.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) Wi-Fi (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) sensor
  5. 5.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a plain wall switch
  6. 6.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  7. 7.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  8. 8.What does the phone app do? (a) reads values, decides (b) stores data online (c) measures the real world (d) shows data to you
  9. 9.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  10. 10.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) actuator (b) Wi-Fi (c) cloud server (d) microcontroller
  11. 11.What does the actuator do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) stores data online (d) reads values, decides
  12. 12.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) sensor (b) microcontroller (c) actuator (d) phone app
  13. 13.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  14. 14.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  15. 15.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a smart energy meter (c) a plain wall switch (d) a plain table fan
  16. 16.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  17. 17.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  18. 18.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  19. 19.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) through a candle (b) by shouting (c) over Wi-Fi (d) by post
  20. 20.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a fitness band with app (c) a plain wall switch (d) a battery torch
  21. 21.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a battery torch (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  23. 23.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a paper calendar
  24. 24.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) sensor (c) phone app (d) microcontroller
  25. 25.What does the cloud server do? (a) reads values, decides (b) shows data to you (c) stores data online (d) measures the real world
  26. 26.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a pencil sharpener
  27. 27.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) shows data to you (d) measures the real world
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a fitness band with app (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  29. 29.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  30. 30.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  31. 31.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  32. 32.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  33. 33.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Internet of Things (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Talk
  34. 34.What does the microcontroller do? (a) reads values, decides (b) shows data to you (c) stores data online (d) acts on a command
  35. 35.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a fitness band with app (c) a plain wall switch (d) a smart energy meter
  36. 36.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) phone app (b) actuator (c) Wi-Fi (d) cloud server
  37. 37.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  38. 38.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  39. 39.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  40. 40.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?

Answer key

  1. the sensor measures
  2. lights on from an app
  3. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  4. phone app
  5. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  6. not an IoT device
  7. not an IoT device
  8. shows data to you
  9. 36
  10. cloud server
  11. acts on a command
  12. sensor
  13. 9
  14. an IoT device
  15. a smart energy meter
  16. an IoT device
  17. 18
  18. not an IoT device
  19. over Wi-Fi
  20. a fitness band with app
  21. 1500
  22. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  23. a paper calendar
  24. microcontroller
  25. stores data online
  26. a pencil sharpener
  27. carries the data
  28. a plain wall switch
  29. 18
  30. 3000
  31. 7000
  32. 500
  33. Internet of Things
  34. reads values, decides
  35. a plain wall switch
  36. Wi-Fi
  37. not an IoT device
  38. an IoT device
  39. 24
  40. 20

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