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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 320 · 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 of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a plain table fan (c) a plain wall switch (d) a battery torch
  2. 2.What does the cloud server do? (a) stores data online (b) measures the real world (c) acts on a command (d) carries the data
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a plain table fan (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a battery torch
  4. 4.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it
  5. 5.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  6. 6.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  7. 7.What does the phone app do? (a) shows data to you (b) reads values, decides (c) acts on a command (d) measures the real world
  8. 8.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  9. 9.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) shows data to you (b) stores data online (c) carries the data (d) reads values, decides
  10. 10.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a smart energy meter
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a battery torch (c) a paper calendar (d) an app-controlled bulb
  12. 12.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  13. 13.🏠 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
  14. 14.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a fitness band with app
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a smart energy meter (c) a battery torch (d) a paper calendar
  16. 16.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  17. 17.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) over Wi-Fi (b) through a candle (c) by shouting (d) by post
  18. 18.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 120 readings take?
  19. 19.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a plain wall switch
  21. 21.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  22. 22.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  23. 23.What does the sensor do? (a) stores data online (b) measures the real world (c) reads values, decides (d) carries the data
  24. 24.🔢 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 app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) the sensor measures
  25. 25.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) microcontroller (b) sensor (c) actuator (d) phone app
  26. 26.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the board reads it
  27. 27.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the sensor measures
  28. 28.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) microcontroller (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) cloud server
  29. 29.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  31. 31.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  32. 32.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) phone app (b) microcontroller (c) cloud server (d) sensor
  33. 33.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the cloud stores it (c) the app shows it (d) the sensor measures
  34. 34.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Talk (b) Internet of Things (c) Inside of Toys (d) Input of Tools
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a wind-up clock (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  36. 36.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  37. 37.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 170 readings take?
  38. 38.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  39. 39.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  40. 40.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera

Answer key

  1. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  2. stores data online
  3. a fitness band with app
  4. the sensor measures
  5. 12
  6. 1600
  7. shows data to you
  8. 2000
  9. carries the data
  10. a plain wall switch
  11. an app-controlled bulb
  12. 12
  13. lights on from an app
  14. a pencil sharpener
  15. a smart energy meter
  16. not an IoT device
  17. over Wi-Fi
  18. 3000
  19. an IoT device
  20. a plain wall switch
  21. not an IoT device
  22. 36
  23. measures the real world
  24. the app shows it
  25. phone app
  26. the board reads it
  27. the app shows it
  28. cloud server
  29. a plain table fan
  30. a wind-up clock
  31. not an IoT device
  32. sensor
  33. the sensor measures
  34. Internet of Things
  35. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  36. 2
  37. 1700
  38. 3000
  39. an IoT device
  40. a wind-up clock

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