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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 332 · 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.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “the app shows it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the cloud stores it
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a plain table fan (d) a wind-up clock
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a battery torch (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  4. 4.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) sensor (d) Wi-Fi
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a wind-up clock (c) a smart energy meter (d) a battery torch
  6. 6.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  7. 7.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 120 readings take?
  8. 8.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  9. 9.What does the actuator do? (a) carries the data (b) stores data online (c) shows data to you (d) acts on a command
  10. 10.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 200 readings take?
  11. 11.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a fitness band with app (c) a battery torch (d) a smart energy meter
  12. 12.What does the phone app do? (a) measures the real world (b) carries the data (c) reads values, decides (d) shows data to you
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a fitness band with app (d) a paper calendar
  14. 14.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a plain table fan (c) a fitness band with app (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  15. 15.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 30 readings take?
  16. 16.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) actuator (b) sensor (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  17. 17.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) over Wi-Fi (b) by shouting (c) by post (d) through a candle
  18. 18.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  19. 19.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) cloud server (b) phone app (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  22. 22.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the board reads it
  23. 23.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  24. 24.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  25. 25.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  26. 26.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  27. 27.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures (c) the cloud stores it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a smart energy meter (c) a fitness band with app (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  30. 30.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  31. 31.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it (c) the app shows it (d) the cloud stores it
  32. 32.What does the microcontroller do? (a) measures the real world (b) acts on a command (c) reads values, decides (d) stores data online
  33. 33.🏠 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
  34. 34.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  35. 35.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) shows data to you (d) measures the real world
  36. 36.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a wind-up clock (c) a plain wall switch (d) a pencil sharpener
  37. 37.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Internet of Things (c) Input of Tools (d) Internet of Talk
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a smart energy meter (d) a battery torch
  39. 39.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it (c) the sensor measures (d) the cloud stores it
  40. 40.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?

Answer key

  1. the cloud stores it
  2. an app-controlled bulb
  3. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  4. microcontroller
  5. a smart energy meter
  6. an IoT device
  7. 1200
  8. an IoT device
  9. acts on a command
  10. 4000
  11. a battery torch
  12. shows data to you
  13. a fitness band with app
  14. a plain table fan
  15. 750
  16. sensor
  17. over Wi-Fi
  18. 800
  19. phone app
  20. the board reads it
  21. 700
  22. the app shows it
  23. an IoT device
  24. an IoT device
  25. 2800
  26. 1400
  27. the sensor measures
  28. a paper calendar
  29. a wind-up clock
  30. 1500
  31. the cloud stores it
  32. reads values, decides
  33. lights on from an app
  34. an IoT device
  35. carries the data
  36. a Wi-Fi weather station
  37. Internet of Things
  38. a battery torch
  39. the app shows it
  40. 20

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