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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 441 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a smart energy meter (d) a wind-up clock
  2. 2.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  3. 3.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a wind-up clock
  4. 4.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “the app shows it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it
  5. 5.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a plain table fan
  6. 6.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  7. 7.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) microcontroller (b) phone app (c) sensor (d) actuator
  8. 8.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the board reads it
  9. 9.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  10. 10.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures
  11. 11.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  12. 12.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a battery torch
  13. 13.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the app shows it (b) the cloud stores it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the board reads it
  14. 14.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) microcontroller (b) sensor (c) phone app (d) cloud server
  15. 15.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  16. 16.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  17. 17.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a plain wall switch (d) a plain table fan
  19. 19.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  20. 20.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) phone app (b) sensor (c) microcontroller (d) cloud server
  21. 21.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) sensor (b) phone app (c) actuator (d) cloud server
  22. 22.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  23. 23.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) over Wi-Fi (b) through a candle (c) by post (d) by shouting
  24. 24.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a battery torch (d) a plain wall switch
  25. 25.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Input of Tools (c) Internet of Talk (d) Inside of Toys
  26. 26.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  27. 27.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a battery torch (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  29. 29.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  30. 30.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a wind-up clock (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a plain wall switch
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a wind-up clock (c) a fitness band with app (d) a plain table fan
  33. 33.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) measures the real world (b) stores data online (c) carries the data (d) shows data to you
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a battery torch (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  36. 36.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a battery torch
  37. 37.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  38. 38.🏠 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
  39. 39.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  40. 40.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the sensor measures (c) the app shows it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi

Answer key

  1. a smart energy meter
  2. an IoT device
  3. a wind-up clock
  4. the cloud stores it
  5. an app-controlled bulb
  6. 1
  7. microcontroller
  8. the sensor measures
  9. 18
  10. the sensor measures
  11. an IoT device
  12. a Wi-Fi weather station
  13. the board reads it
  14. sensor
  15. 20
  16. 15
  17. not an IoT device
  18. an app-controlled bulb
  19. not an IoT device
  20. phone app
  21. cloud server
  22. 54
  23. over Wi-Fi
  24. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  25. Internet of Things
  26. not an IoT device
  27. 40
  28. a battery torch
  29. 1000
  30. 72
  31. a Wi-Fi weather station
  32. a fitness band with app
  33. carries the data
  34. the sensor measures
  35. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  36. a battery torch
  37. 10
  38. lights on from an app
  39. 24
  40. it is sent by Wi-Fi

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