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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 326 · 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.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) actuator (b) cloud server (c) sensor (d) phone app
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a paper calendar (c) a battery torch (d) a pencil sharpener
  3. 3.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a wind-up clock
  4. 4.What does the microcontroller do? (a) acts on a command (b) reads values, decides (c) carries the data (d) shows data to you
  5. 5.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  6. 6.What does the cloud server do? (a) carries the data (b) reads values, decides (c) stores data online (d) measures the real world
  7. 7.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the app shows it (b) the board reads it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the cloud stores it
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a paper calendar
  9. 9.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  10. 10.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) Wi-Fi (b) actuator (c) cloud server (d) microcontroller
  11. 11.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  12. 12.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  13. 13.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Internet of Talk (c) Internet of Things (d) Inside of Toys
  14. 14.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  15. 15.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a hand fan (b) a candle in a jar (c) a printed map (d) lights on from an app
  16. 16.What does the phone app do? (a) stores data online (b) carries the data (c) shows data to you (d) reads values, decides
  17. 17.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) through a candle (b) by shouting (c) by post (d) over Wi-Fi
  18. 18.What does the sensor do? (a) shows data to you (b) measures the real world (c) reads values, decides (d) carries the data
  19. 19.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  20. 20.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  21. 21.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the board reads it
  22. 22.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  23. 23.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a fitness band with app (c) a pencil sharpener (d) an app-controlled bulb
  25. 25.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  26. 26.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) microcontroller (b) phone app (c) cloud server (d) sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain table fan
  28. 28.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) phone app (c) Wi-Fi (d) microcontroller
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain table fan
  30. 30.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a plain wall switch
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  32. 32.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  33. 33.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a paper calendar (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  34. 34.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 50 readings take?
  35. 35.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a plain table fan (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a smart energy meter
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the app shows it (b) the board reads it (c) the cloud stores it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  38. 38.🔢 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
  39. 39.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 200 readings take?
  40. 40.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) stores data online (b) reads values, decides (c) acts on a command (d) carries the data

Answer key

  1. phone app
  2. a fitness band with app
  3. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  4. reads values, decides
  5. not an IoT device
  6. stores data online
  7. the app shows it
  8. a paper calendar
  9. 24
  10. actuator
  11. 6
  12. not an IoT device
  13. Internet of Things
  14. 700
  15. lights on from an app
  16. shows data to you
  17. over Wi-Fi
  18. measures the real world
  19. 3500
  20. an IoT device
  21. the sensor measures
  22. 24
  23. an IoT device
  24. a pencil sharpener
  25. 6
  26. sensor
  27. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  28. microcontroller
  29. a plain table fan
  30. a Wi-Fi weather station
  31. 14
  32. an IoT device
  33. a paper calendar
  34. 1000
  35. a plain table fan
  36. the board reads it
  37. the board reads it
  38. the board reads it
  39. 2000
  40. carries the data

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