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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 238 · 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.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  2. 2.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a fitness band with app
  4. 4.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a plain wall switch (d) a wind-up clock
  5. 5.🔢 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
  6. 6.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a fitness band with app (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a battery torch
  7. 7.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  8. 8.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Internet of Things (c) Internet of Talk (d) Inside of Toys
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a battery torch
  10. 10.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  11. 11.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  12. 12.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a fitness band with app (c) a plain table fan (d) a paper calendar
  14. 14.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  15. 15.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  16. 16.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a hand fan (b) a printed map (c) lights on from an app (d) a candle in a jar
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  18. 18.What does the microcontroller do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) acts on a command (d) shows data to you
  19. 19.🔢 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 cloud stores it (d) the sensor measures
  20. 20.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the board reads it”? (a) the board reads it (b) the sensor measures
  21. 21.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 190 readings take?
  22. 22.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) through a candle (b) by shouting (c) by post (d) over Wi-Fi
  23. 23.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a wind-up clock (c) a smart energy meter (d) a battery torch
  24. 24.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  25. 25.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  26. 26.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the app shows it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the app shows it
  27. 27.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  28. 28.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a paper calendar (c) a battery torch (d) a plain wall switch
  29. 29.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  30. 30.What does the phone app do? (a) measures the real world (b) shows data to you (c) reads values, decides (d) acts on a command
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a plain table fan (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  32. 32.What does the sensor do? (a) stores data online (b) measures the real world (c) reads values, decides (d) acts on a command
  33. 33.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a plain wall switch (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a wind-up clock
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a battery torch (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  36. 36.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) Wi-Fi (b) cloud server (c) sensor (d) microcontroller
  37. 37.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  38. 38.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the cloud stores it (c) the board reads it (d) the app shows it
  39. 39.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) phone app (b) microcontroller (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi
  40. 40.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device

Answer key

  1. 1200
  2. an IoT device
  3. a battery torch
  4. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  5. the board reads it
  6. a battery torch
  7. not an IoT device
  8. Internet of Things
  9. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  10. the board reads it
  11. not an IoT device
  12. 36
  13. a fitness band with app
  14. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  15. a paper calendar
  16. lights on from an app
  17. a wind-up clock
  18. reads values, decides
  19. the cloud stores it
  20. the sensor measures
  21. 1900
  22. over Wi-Fi
  23. a smart energy meter
  24. 60
  25. 2
  26. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  27. an IoT device
  28. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  29. 8
  30. shows data to you
  31. a plain table fan
  32. measures the real world
  33. an app-controlled bulb
  34. the board reads it
  35. a Wi-Fi weather station
  36. microcontroller
  37. an IoT device
  38. the app shows it
  39. Wi-Fi
  40. not an IoT device

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