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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 315 · 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 Wi-Fi smart plug (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain table fan
  2. 2.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a plain wall switch (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  4. 4.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  5. 5.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a fitness band with app (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  6. 6.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  7. 7.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) a candle in a jar (c) lights on from an app (d) a hand fan
  8. 8.What does the microcontroller do? (a) shows data to you (b) carries the data (c) measures the real world (d) reads values, decides
  9. 9.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  10. 10.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a wind-up clock (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a pencil sharpener
  12. 12.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) actuator (b) sensor (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  13. 13.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  14. 14.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain wall switch
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a wind-up clock (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  16. 16.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a battery torch (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a paper calendar
  18. 18.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Input of Tools (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Talk
  19. 19.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  20. 20.What does the cloud server do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) measures the real world (d) stores data online
  21. 21.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the cloud stores it
  22. 22.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain wall switch
  23. 23.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a smart energy meter (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  24. 24.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  25. 25.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by shouting (b) through a candle (c) over Wi-Fi (d) by post
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a battery torch
  27. 27.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a paper calendar (d) a battery torch
  29. 29.🔢 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 sensor measures (c) the app shows it (d) the board reads it
  30. 30.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  31. 31.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  32. 32.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a plain table fan
  33. 33.🔢 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 cloud stores it (d) the app shows it
  34. 34.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a fitness band with app (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a battery torch
  35. 35.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  36. 36.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a wind-up clock (c) a battery torch (d) an app-controlled bulb
  37. 37.What does the actuator do? (a) reads values, decides (b) carries the data (c) acts on a command (d) shows data to you
  38. 38.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a fitness band with app (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a paper calendar
  39. 39.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  40. 40.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device

Answer key

  1. a plain table fan
  2. 27
  3. a plain wall switch
  4. not an IoT device
  5. a battery torch
  6. 900
  7. lights on from an app
  8. reads values, decides
  9. not an IoT device
  10. a wind-up clock
  11. a pencil sharpener
  12. Wi-Fi
  13. an IoT device
  14. a plain wall switch
  15. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  16. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  17. a smart energy meter
  18. Internet of Things
  19. the board reads it
  20. stores data online
  21. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  22. a smart energy meter
  23. a pencil sharpener
  24. 120
  25. over Wi-Fi
  26. a battery torch
  27. 48
  28. a fitness band with app
  29. the app shows it
  30. 6
  31. an IoT device
  32. a plain table fan
  33. the sensor measures
  34. a fitness band with app
  35. 7
  36. an app-controlled bulb
  37. acts on a command
  38. a paper calendar
  39. 6
  40. not an IoT device

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