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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 278 · 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, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the board reads it (d) the cloud stores it
  2. 2.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  3. 3.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the cloud stores it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the board reads it (d) the sensor measures
  4. 4.What does the sensor do? (a) acts on a command (b) shows data to you (c) reads values, decides (d) measures the real world
  5. 5.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a smart energy meter (c) a fitness band with app (d) a pencil sharpener
  6. 6.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) phone app (b) cloud server (c) microcontroller (d) Wi-Fi
  7. 7.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  8. 8.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a fitness band with app (d) a smart energy meter
  9. 9.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) Wi-Fi (b) cloud server (c) phone app (d) sensor
  10. 10.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  11. 11.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  12. 12.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a battery torch
  14. 14.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  15. 15.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) lights on from an app (b) a printed map (c) a candle in a jar (d) a hand fan
  16. 16.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a battery torch (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  17. 17.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the cloud stores it (c) the app shows it (d) the board reads it
  18. 18.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) phone app (b) microcontroller (c) Wi-Fi (d) sensor
  19. 19.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a wind-up clock (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain wall switch
  20. 20.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Internet of Things (c) Internet of Talk (d) Inside of Toys
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a plain table fan (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain wall switch
  22. 22.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 200 readings take?
  23. 23.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  24. 24.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  25. 25.What does the actuator do? (a) stores data online (b) acts on a command (c) shows data to you (d) reads values, decides
  26. 26.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  27. 27.What does the microcontroller do? (a) reads values, decides (b) stores data online (c) acts on a command (d) measures the real world
  28. 28.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a smart energy meter (c) a battery torch (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  29. 29.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a battery torch (d) a plain wall switch
  30. 30.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the app shows it (c) the cloud stores it (d) the sensor measures
  31. 31.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) microcontroller (b) cloud server (c) actuator (d) sensor
  32. 32.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  33. 33.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a paper calendar (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a plain table fan
  35. 35.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  36. 36.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 100 readings take?
  37. 37.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the board reads it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it
  38. 38.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?

Answer key

  1. the board reads it
  2. not an IoT device
  3. the sensor measures
  4. measures the real world
  5. a pencil sharpener
  6. phone app
  7. not an IoT device
  8. a wind-up clock
  9. cloud server
  10. an IoT device
  11. 3250
  12. 4
  13. a battery torch
  14. 24
  15. lights on from an app
  16. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  17. the cloud stores it
  18. microcontroller
  19. a smart energy meter
  20. Internet of Things
  21. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  22. 2000
  23. 8
  24. 1000
  25. acts on a command
  26. 10
  27. reads values, decides
  28. a battery torch
  29. an app-controlled bulb
  30. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  31. actuator
  32. 2800
  33. 3
  34. an app-controlled bulb
  35. an IoT device
  36. 2500
  37. the sensor measures
  38. an IoT device
  39. the board reads it
  40. 24

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