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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 392 · 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 plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  2. 2.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a fitness band with app (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  3. 3.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a wind-up clock
  5. 5.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  6. 6.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) actuator (c) microcontroller (d) phone app
  7. 7.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  8. 8.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  9. 9.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the sensor measures (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  10. 10.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the sensor measures (d) the cloud stores it
  11. 11.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) actuator (b) cloud server (c) microcontroller (d) Wi-Fi
  12. 12.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 100 readings take?
  13. 13.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  14. 14.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 160 readings take?
  15. 15.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a smart energy meter
  17. 17.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the board reads it
  18. 18.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by shouting (b) through a candle (c) by post (d) over Wi-Fi
  19. 19.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  20. 20.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Talk (b) Input of Tools (c) Internet of Things (d) Inside of Toys
  21. 21.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a smart energy meter
  22. 22.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  23. 23.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  24. 24.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a wind-up clock (d) a battery torch
  26. 26.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  29. 29.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  30. 30.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  31. 31.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a fitness band with app (c) a smart energy meter (d) a paper calendar
  32. 32.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  33. 33.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the board reads it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it
  34. 34.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) shows data to you (b) carries the data (c) measures the real world (d) stores data online
  35. 35.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a candle in a jar (b) a printed map (c) lights on from an app (d) a hand fan
  36. 36.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  37. 37.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a plain wall switch (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain table fan
  39. 39.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) cloud server (b) microcontroller (c) phone app (d) actuator
  40. 40.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) sensor (b) microcontroller (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi

Answer key

  1. not an IoT device
  2. a plain wall switch
  3. an IoT device
  4. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  5. not an IoT device
  6. microcontroller
  7. 3000
  8. an IoT device
  9. the sensor measures
  10. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  11. cloud server
  12. 1000
  13. not an IoT device
  14. 3200
  15. not an IoT device
  16. a plain wall switch
  17. the board reads it
  18. over Wi-Fi
  19. not an IoT device
  20. Internet of Things
  21. a battery torch
  22. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  23. 2000
  24. an IoT device
  25. a Wi-Fi weather station
  26. an IoT device
  27. the app shows it
  28. 2250
  29. 12
  30. 15
  31. a paper calendar
  32. 15
  33. the sensor measures
  34. carries the data
  35. lights on from an app
  36. 48
  37. an IoT device
  38. a smart energy meter
  39. actuator
  40. Wi-Fi

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