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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 463 · 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.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the sensor measures (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  2. 2.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  3. 3.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 100 readings take?
  4. 4.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) reads values, decides (d) measures the real world
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain wall switch (d) a pencil sharpener
  6. 6.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a wind-up clock (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a plain wall switch
  8. 8.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  9. 9.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain table fan
  10. 10.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  11. 11.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a smart energy meter (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a plain wall switch
  13. 13.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 180 readings take?
  14. 14.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a battery torch
  15. 15.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  16. 16.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a plain wall switch (c) a smart energy meter (d) a wind-up clock
  18. 18.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a plain wall switch (c) a smart energy meter (d) a battery torch
  19. 19.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  20. 20.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  21. 21.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  22. 22.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  23. 23.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  24. 24.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  25. 25.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  26. 26.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) phone app (b) sensor (c) cloud server (d) actuator
  27. 27.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a paper calendar (c) a wind-up clock (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  28. 28.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the cloud stores it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the app shows it
  29. 29.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  30. 30.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the board reads it”? (a) the board reads it (b) the sensor measures
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a wind-up clock
  33. 33.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it (c) the cloud stores it (d) the sensor measures
  34. 34.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by post (b) over Wi-Fi (c) by shouting (d) through a candle
  35. 35.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  36. 36.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  37. 37.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  38. 38.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a paper calendar (c) a fitness band with app (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  40. 40.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a battery torch (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera

Answer key

  1. the sensor measures
  2. not an IoT device
  3. 2500
  4. carries the data
  5. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  6. 6
  7. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  8. an IoT device
  9. a plain table fan
  10. not an IoT device
  11. 9
  12. a plain wall switch
  13. 1800
  14. a battery torch
  15. 4
  16. not an IoT device
  17. a smart energy meter
  18. a smart energy meter
  19. 18
  20. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  21. an IoT device
  22. not an IoT device
  23. 12
  24. 2800
  25. 3
  26. cloud server
  27. a Wi-Fi weather station
  28. the sensor measures
  29. 1750
  30. the sensor measures
  31. the board reads it
  32. a Wi-Fi weather station
  33. the app shows it
  34. over Wi-Fi
  35. 84
  36. 5500
  37. 24
  38. 24
  39. a paper calendar
  40. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera

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