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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 336 · 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 not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a fitness band with app (c) a smart energy meter (d) a paper calendar
  2. 2.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) actuator (b) Wi-Fi (c) cloud server (d) sensor
  3. 3.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  4. 4.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain wall switch
  5. 5.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  6. 6.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a battery torch (d) a plain wall switch
  7. 7.What does the sensor do? (a) acts on a command (b) stores data online (c) shows data to you (d) measures the real world
  8. 8.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  9. 9.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  10. 10.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) phone app (b) cloud server (c) Wi-Fi (d) microcontroller
  11. 11.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  12. 12.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  13. 13.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  14. 14.What does the actuator do? (a) reads values, decides (b) stores data online (c) measures the real world (d) acts on a command
  15. 15.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a plain wall switch (c) a smart energy meter (d) a pencil sharpener
  16. 16.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  17. 17.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it
  18. 18.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  19. 19.🏠 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
  20. 20.What does the cloud server do? (a) reads values, decides (b) stores data online (c) acts on a command (d) measures the real world
  21. 21.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  22. 22.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  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 weather station (b) a smart energy meter (c) a fitness band with app (d) a pencil sharpener
  25. 25.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the board reads it
  26. 26.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  27. 27.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) phone app (c) actuator (d) microcontroller
  28. 28.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Internet of Talk (c) Input of Tools (d) Inside of Toys
  29. 29.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  30. 30.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  31. 31.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  32. 32.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “the board reads it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the board reads it
  33. 33.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  34. 34.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a fitness band with app (d) a plain table fan
  35. 35.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a fitness band with app (c) a paper calendar (d) a plain table fan
  37. 37.What does the microcontroller do? (a) measures the real world (b) shows data to you (c) reads values, decides (d) carries the data
  38. 38.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  39. 39.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  40. 40.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) phone app (d) sensor

Answer key

  1. a paper calendar
  2. actuator
  3. 500
  4. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  5. an IoT device
  6. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  7. measures the real world
  8. 8
  9. 27
  10. Wi-Fi
  11. not an IoT device
  12. 20
  13. 24
  14. acts on a command
  15. a smart energy meter
  16. an IoT device
  17. the cloud stores it
  18. an IoT device
  19. lights on from an app
  20. stores data online
  21. 24
  22. not an IoT device
  23. an IoT device
  24. a pencil sharpener
  25. the app shows it
  26. 12
  27. microcontroller
  28. Internet of Things
  29. an IoT device
  30. 36
  31. an IoT device
  32. the board reads it
  33. 2750
  34. a fitness band with app
  35. 48
  36. a fitness band with app
  37. reads values, decides
  38. not an IoT device
  39. 72
  40. phone app

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