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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 328 · 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 battery torch (b) a wind-up clock (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) an app-controlled bulb
  3. 3.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a fitness band with app (d) a plain table fan
  4. 4.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a wind-up clock
  5. 5.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  6. 6.What does the sensor do? (a) acts on a command (b) reads values, decides (c) measures the real world (d) stores data online
  7. 7.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the cloud stores it
  8. 8.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  9. 9.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  10. 10.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  11. 11.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a candle in a jar (b) a printed map (c) a hand fan (d) lights on from an app
  12. 12.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) actuator (b) sensor (c) cloud server (d) phone app
  13. 13.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  14. 14.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  15. 15.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  16. 16.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) sensor (b) phone app (c) cloud server (d) microcontroller
  17. 17.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  18. 18.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Internet of Things (c) Internet of Talk (d) Input of Tools
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a wind-up clock (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a paper calendar
  20. 20.🔢 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 board reads it (d) the app shows it
  21. 21.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  22. 22.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) actuator (b) cloud server (c) sensor (d) phone app
  23. 23.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a smart energy meter (c) a battery torch (d) a fitness band with app
  24. 24.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) shows data to you (b) carries the data (c) acts on a command (d) reads values, decides
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain wall switch (c) a fitness band with app (d) a pencil sharpener
  26. 26.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  27. 27.What does the phone app do? (a) stores data online (b) reads values, decides (c) measures the real world (d) shows data to you
  28. 28.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  29. 29.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a smart energy meter (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a paper calendar
  30. 30.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  31. 31.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  32. 32.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a plain wall switch (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a fitness band with app
  33. 33.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a paper calendar (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain table fan
  34. 34.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  35. 35.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain wall switch (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a paper calendar
  36. 36.What does the actuator do? (a) carries the data (b) shows data to you (c) acts on a command (d) measures the real world
  37. 37.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  38. 38.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 30 readings take?
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a plain wall switch (d) a wind-up clock

Answer key

  1. a Wi-Fi weather station
  2. a paper calendar
  3. a plain table fan
  4. an app-controlled bulb
  5. 1500
  6. measures the real world
  7. the board reads it
  8. not an IoT device
  9. 200
  10. 12
  11. lights on from an app
  12. cloud server
  13. not an IoT device
  14. an IoT device
  15. an IoT device
  16. sensor
  17. an IoT device
  18. Internet of Things
  19. an app-controlled bulb
  20. the app shows it
  21. not an IoT device
  22. phone app
  23. a battery torch
  24. carries the data
  25. a fitness band with app
  26. 8
  27. shows data to you
  28. 6
  29. a paper calendar
  30. 8
  31. not an IoT device
  32. a fitness band with app
  33. a smart energy meter
  34. 3500
  35. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  36. acts on a command
  37. 2
  38. 1500
  39. the board reads it
  40. a Wi-Fi weather station

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