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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 311 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a fitness band with app (d) a pencil sharpener
  2. 2.🔢 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
  3. 3.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) Wi-Fi (b) sensor (c) phone app (d) microcontroller
  4. 4.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  5. 5.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  6. 6.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  7. 7.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  8. 8.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  9. 9.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  10. 10.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  11. 11.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Input of Tools (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Talk
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a smart energy meter (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a plain wall switch
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a fitness band with app (d) a smart energy meter
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a plain wall switch (c) a wind-up clock (d) a fitness band with app
  15. 15.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) phone app (d) cloud server
  16. 16.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  17. 17.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a smart energy meter (d) an app-controlled bulb
  18. 18.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by shouting (b) by post (c) through a candle (d) over Wi-Fi
  19. 19.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) sensor (b) microcontroller (c) cloud server (d) actuator
  20. 20.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a plain table fan (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  21. 21.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a wind-up clock (c) a fitness band with app (d) a plain wall switch
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a paper calendar (d) an app-controlled bulb
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a fitness band with app (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a plain table fan
  24. 24.What does the microcontroller do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) stores data online (d) reads values, decides
  25. 25.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  26. 26.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  27. 27.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  28. 28.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain wall switch
  30. 30.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  31. 31.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 wind-up clock
  32. 32.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the board reads it (c) the app shows it (d) the sensor measures
  33. 33.What does the phone app do? (a) acts on a command (b) carries the data (c) stores data online (d) shows data to you
  34. 34.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a hand fan (b) a candle in a jar (c) lights on from an app (d) a printed map
  35. 35.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) Wi-Fi (b) actuator (c) sensor (d) phone app
  36. 36.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) microcontroller (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi
  37. 37.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  38. 38.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a smart energy meter (c) a fitness band with app (d) an app-controlled bulb
  39. 39.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  40. 40.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) acts on a command (b) stores data online (c) carries the data (d) shows data to you

Answer key

  1. a pencil sharpener
  2. the cloud stores it
  3. phone app
  4. 36
  5. 1000
  6. 54
  7. 16
  8. an IoT device
  9. 4
  10. 1200
  11. Internet of Things
  12. a smart energy meter
  13. a battery torch
  14. a fitness band with app
  15. actuator
  16. 18
  17. a battery torch
  18. over Wi-Fi
  19. cloud server
  20. a plain table fan
  21. a fitness band with app
  22. an app-controlled bulb
  23. a plain table fan
  24. reads values, decides
  25. not an IoT device
  26. an IoT device
  27. 42
  28. 200
  29. a plain wall switch
  30. an IoT device
  31. a wind-up clock
  32. the app shows it
  33. shows data to you
  34. lights on from an app
  35. Wi-Fi
  36. microcontroller
  37. an IoT device
  38. a pencil sharpener
  39. 3500
  40. carries the data

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