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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 406 · 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.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) Wi-Fi (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) cloud server
  2. 2.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a plain wall switch (d) a fitness band with app
  3. 3.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the app shows it
  4. 4.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Internet of Things (c) Internet of Talk (d) Inside of Toys
  5. 5.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) a hand fan (c) lights on from an app (d) a candle in a jar
  6. 6.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a paper calendar (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  9. 9.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) cloud server (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a plain wall switch (c) a paper calendar (d) a battery torch
  11. 11.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) through a candle (b) by post (c) by shouting (d) over Wi-Fi
  12. 12.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a paper calendar
  13. 13.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  14. 14.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  15. 15.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  16. 16.What does the microcontroller do? (a) reads values, decides (b) stores data online (c) acts on a command (d) measures the real world
  17. 17.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 30 readings take?
  18. 18.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  19. 19.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  20. 20.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “the board reads it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the board reads it
  21. 21.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  22. 22.What does the cloud server do? (a) reads values, decides (b) carries the data (c) shows data to you (d) stores data online
  23. 23.🔍 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
  24. 24.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  25. 25.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) microcontroller (b) Wi-Fi (c) sensor (d) actuator
  26. 26.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  27. 27.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  28. 28.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  29. 29.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a plain table fan (c) a smart energy meter (d) a battery torch
  30. 30.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  31. 31.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a wind-up clock (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a battery torch
  32. 32.What does the sensor do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) carries the data (d) stores data online
  33. 33.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  34. 34.What does the actuator do? (a) measures the real world (b) carries the data (c) reads values, decides (d) acts on a command
  35. 35.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  36. 36.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) measures the real world (b) carries the data (c) acts on a command (d) reads values, decides
  37. 37.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it (c) the cloud stores it (d) the board reads it
  38. 38.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  39. 39.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a plain table fan (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a plain wall switch
  40. 40.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi

Answer key

  1. Wi-Fi
  2. a plain wall switch
  3. the board reads it
  4. Internet of Things
  5. lights on from an app
  6. an IoT device
  7. the board reads it
  8. a Wi-Fi weather station
  9. cloud server
  10. an app-controlled bulb
  11. over Wi-Fi
  12. an app-controlled bulb
  13. 14
  14. an IoT device
  15. 3500
  16. reads values, decides
  17. 750
  18. 4500
  19. 800
  20. the board reads it
  21. an IoT device
  22. stores data online
  23. a wind-up clock
  24. not an IoT device
  25. microcontroller
  26. 30
  27. 12
  28. 4
  29. a smart energy meter
  30. not an IoT device
  31. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  32. measures the real world
  33. 4000
  34. acts on a command
  35. 8
  36. carries the data
  37. the app shows it
  38. 9
  39. a Wi-Fi weather station
  40. the board reads it

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