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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 300 · 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 microcontroller do? (a) measures the real world (b) stores data online (c) reads values, decides (d) acts on a command
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a plain wall switch (d) a paper calendar
  3. 3.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) actuator (b) Wi-Fi (c) microcontroller (d) sensor
  4. 4.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) stores data online
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a plain table fan
  6. 6.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the board reads it (b) the sensor measures (c) the cloud stores it (d) the app shows it
  7. 7.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a fitness band with app (c) a wind-up clock (d) a pencil sharpener
  9. 9.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  10. 10.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  11. 11.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  12. 12.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the board reads it
  13. 13.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a battery torch (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a wind-up clock
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a plain table fan (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  15. 15.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) phone app (b) cloud server (c) microcontroller (d) sensor
  16. 16.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a smart energy meter (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the board reads it”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  19. 19.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  20. 20.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  21. 21.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a pencil sharpener
  22. 22.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  23. 23.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a battery torch (d) a paper calendar
  24. 24.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Input of Tools (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Talk
  25. 25.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  26. 26.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  27. 27.What does the sensor do? (a) reads values, decides (b) acts on a command (c) measures the real world (d) shows data to you
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a fitness band with app (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  30. 30.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a plain table fan
  31. 31.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) phone app (b) sensor (c) microcontroller (d) Wi-Fi
  32. 32.What does the cloud server do? (a) measures the real world (b) shows data to you (c) stores data online (d) acts on a command
  33. 33.🏠 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
  34. 34.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by shouting (b) over Wi-Fi (c) through a candle (d) by post
  35. 35.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a paper calendar (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a smart energy meter
  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, 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
  39. 39.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain wall switch (c) a smart energy meter (d) a wind-up clock
  40. 40.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the sensor measures (c) the app shows it (d) the board reads it

Answer key

  1. reads values, decides
  2. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  3. actuator
  4. carries the data
  5. a plain table fan
  6. the cloud stores it
  7. not an IoT device
  8. a fitness band with app
  9. 60
  10. not an IoT device
  11. not an IoT device
  12. the sensor measures
  13. an app-controlled bulb
  14. a Wi-Fi weather station
  15. sensor
  16. a paper calendar
  17. the sensor measures
  18. the board reads it
  19. a battery torch
  20. an IoT device
  21. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  22. not an IoT device
  23. a Wi-Fi weather station
  24. Internet of Things
  25. 1750
  26. an IoT device
  27. measures the real world
  28. a battery torch
  29. a pencil sharpener
  30. a plain table fan
  31. phone app
  32. stores data online
  33. lights on from an app
  34. over Wi-Fi
  35. 200
  36. a smart energy meter
  37. an IoT device
  38. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  39. a smart energy meter
  40. the app shows it

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