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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 20 · 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 sensor do? (a) acts on a command (b) reads values, decides (c) measures the real world (d) stores data online
  2. 2.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a plain wall switch (c) a smart energy meter (d) a wind-up clock
  4. 4.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  5. 5.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  6. 6.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the board reads it (b) the sensor measures (c) the app shows it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  7. 7.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Internet of Talk (c) Input of Tools (d) Inside of Toys
  8. 8.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by shouting (b) by post (c) over Wi-Fi (d) through a candle
  9. 9.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  10. 10.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  11. 11.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) stores data online (b) acts on a command (c) measures the real world (d) carries the data
  12. 12.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a paper calendar (c) a fitness band with app (d) a plain wall switch
  14. 14.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) microcontroller (b) phone app (c) Wi-Fi (d) sensor
  15. 15.What does the cloud server do? (a) acts on a command (b) shows data to you (c) reads values, decides (d) stores data online
  16. 16.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  17. 17.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a paper calendar
  18. 18.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a wind-up clock (c) a plain table fan (d) an app-controlled bulb
  20. 20.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a wind-up clock (c) a battery torch (d) a plain table fan
  22. 22.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 180 readings take?
  23. 23.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) lights on from an app (c) a hand fan (d) a candle in a jar
  24. 24.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  25. 25.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the cloud stores it
  26. 26.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  27. 27.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the cloud stores it (c) the sensor measures (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  28. 28.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  29. 29.What does the actuator do? (a) stores data online (b) shows data to you (c) acts on a command (d) measures the real world
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a fitness band with app
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  32. 32.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  33. 33.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a wind-up clock
  34. 34.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) microcontroller (b) Wi-Fi (c) sensor (d) actuator
  35. 35.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 170 readings take?
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a paper calendar (c) a wind-up clock (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  37. 37.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) phone app (b) microcontroller (c) actuator (d) cloud server
  38. 38.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a wind-up clock (c) a paper calendar (d) a fitness band with app
  39. 39.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  40. 40.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a plain wall switch

Answer key

  1. measures the real world
  2. 32
  3. a smart energy meter
  4. 48
  5. an IoT device
  6. the app shows it
  7. Internet of Things
  8. over Wi-Fi
  9. not an IoT device
  10. an IoT device
  11. carries the data
  12. 10
  13. a fitness band with app
  14. phone app
  15. stores data online
  16. 12
  17. a Wi-Fi weather station
  18. 36
  19. an app-controlled bulb
  20. 20
  21. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  22. 1800
  23. lights on from an app
  24. not an IoT device
  25. the board reads it
  26. not an IoT device
  27. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  28. 1100
  29. acts on a command
  30. a plain table fan
  31. 9
  32. an IoT device
  33. a wind-up clock
  34. sensor
  35. 1700
  36. a Wi-Fi weather station
  37. microcontroller
  38. a fitness band with app
  39. 48
  40. a plain wall switch

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