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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 379 · 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.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Internet of Talk (c) Input of Tools (d) Internet of Things
  2. 2.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  3. 3.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) phone app (b) actuator (c) sensor (d) cloud server
  4. 4.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) an app-controlled bulb
  5. 5.🔢 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
  6. 6.🔍 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 wind-up clock
  7. 7.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  8. 8.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  9. 9.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  10. 10.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  11. 11.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a plain table fan (c) a plain wall switch (d) a paper calendar
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a paper calendar (d) a wind-up clock
  13. 13.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  14. 14.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  15. 15.What does the cloud server do? (a) acts on a command (b) measures the real world (c) carries the data (d) stores data online
  16. 16.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  17. 17.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) Wi-Fi (b) sensor (c) microcontroller (d) cloud server
  18. 18.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  19. 19.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) reads values, decides (b) stores data online (c) measures the real world (d) carries the data
  20. 20.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) the sensor measures
  21. 21.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  22. 22.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  23. 23.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) cloud server (b) Wi-Fi (c) sensor (d) actuator
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a battery torch (d) a pencil sharpener
  25. 25.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the board reads it (b) the sensor measures
  26. 26.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) through a candle (b) by shouting (c) over Wi-Fi (d) by post
  27. 27.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  28. 28.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  29. 29.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  30. 30.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a fitness band with app (c) a plain wall switch (d) an app-controlled bulb
  31. 31.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) a candle in a jar (c) a hand fan (d) lights on from an app
  32. 32.What does the sensor do? (a) acts on a command (b) stores data online (c) carries the data (d) measures the real world
  33. 33.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  34. 34.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures (c) the board reads it (d) the cloud stores it
  35. 35.What does the microcontroller do? (a) reads values, decides (b) stores data online (c) carries the data (d) measures the real world
  36. 36.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  37. 37.What does the actuator do? (a) measures the real world (b) reads values, decides (c) carries the data (d) acts on a command
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  39. 39.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a battery torch
  40. 40.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?

Answer key

  1. Internet of Things
  2. 72
  3. cloud server
  4. a wind-up clock
  5. the sensor measures
  6. a wind-up clock
  7. an IoT device
  8. 24
  9. not an IoT device
  10. not an IoT device
  11. a fitness band with app
  12. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  13. 18
  14. 800
  15. stores data online
  16. an IoT device
  17. microcontroller
  18. 48
  19. carries the data
  20. the sensor measures
  21. an IoT device
  22. an IoT device
  23. actuator
  24. a Wi-Fi weather station
  25. the sensor measures
  26. over Wi-Fi
  27. 36
  28. an IoT device
  29. 2200
  30. a plain wall switch
  31. lights on from an app
  32. measures the real world
  33. 48
  34. the cloud stores it
  35. reads values, decides
  36. 120
  37. acts on a command
  38. a plain table fan
  39. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  40. 1100

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