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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 389 · 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.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  2. 2.What does the microcontroller do? (a) acts on a command (b) stores data online (c) carries the data (d) reads values, decides
  3. 3.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a wind-up clock (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  4. 4.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a smart energy meter
  5. 5.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a plain wall switch (d) a smart energy meter
  6. 6.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) Wi-Fi (b) sensor (c) cloud server (d) actuator
  7. 7.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) microcontroller (b) cloud server (c) Wi-Fi (d) sensor
  8. 8.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) Wi-Fi (b) phone app (c) cloud server (d) microcontroller
  9. 9.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a wind-up clock
  10. 10.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  11. 11.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  13. 13.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) lights on from an app (b) a printed map (c) a candle in a jar (d) a hand fan
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a battery torch (d) a plain wall switch
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  17. 17.What does the phone app do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) acts on a command (d) shows data to you
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain table fan
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a battery torch (c) a plain wall switch (d) a wind-up clock
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a pencil sharpener
  21. 21.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Talk (b) Inside of Toys (c) Input of Tools (d) Internet of Things
  22. 22.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a pencil sharpener
  23. 23.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  24. 24.What does the sensor do? (a) acts on a command (b) stores data online (c) measures the real world (d) carries the data
  25. 25.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  26. 26.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a paper calendar
  27. 27.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) Wi-Fi (c) microcontroller (d) actuator
  28. 28.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  29. 29.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the cloud stores it
  30. 30.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  31. 31.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  32. 32.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the sensor measures (d) the app shows it
  33. 33.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a battery torch (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  35. 35.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  36. 36.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  37. 37.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 30 readings take?
  38. 38.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) sensor (d) phone app
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a wind-up clock (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a plain wall switch (c) a fitness band with app (d) a pencil sharpener

Answer key

  1. an IoT device
  2. reads values, decides
  3. a wind-up clock
  4. a battery torch
  5. a plain wall switch
  6. Wi-Fi
  7. sensor
  8. phone app
  9. a Wi-Fi weather station
  10. 48
  11. 700
  12. a plain wall switch
  13. lights on from an app
  14. an app-controlled bulb
  15. the app shows it
  16. 1000
  17. shows data to you
  18. a plain table fan
  19. a smart energy meter
  20. a pencil sharpener
  21. Internet of Things
  22. a pencil sharpener
  23. not an IoT device
  24. measures the real world
  25. 7500
  26. a paper calendar
  27. microcontroller
  28. not an IoT device
  29. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  30. not an IoT device
  31. 16
  32. the sensor measures
  33. an IoT device
  34. a battery torch
  35. 12
  36. 36
  37. 600
  38. actuator
  39. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  40. a fitness band with app

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