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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 464 · 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 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
  2. 2.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a plain table fan (c) a paper calendar (d) a pencil sharpener
  3. 3.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  4. 4.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 180 readings take?
  5. 5.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  6. 6.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) sensor (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a pencil sharpener (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a smart energy meter
  8. 8.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) stores data online (b) measures the real world (c) reads values, decides (d) carries the data
  9. 9.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  10. 10.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  11. 11.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 170 readings take?
  12. 12.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  13. 13.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  14. 14.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the cloud stores it
  15. 15.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  16. 16.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) lights on from an app (b) a candle in a jar (c) a hand fan (d) a printed map
  17. 17.What does the sensor do? (a) acts on a command (b) carries the data (c) measures the real world (d) shows data to you
  18. 18.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) actuator (b) sensor (c) Wi-Fi (d) microcontroller
  19. 19.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  21. 21.What does the cloud server do? (a) acts on a command (b) measures the real world (c) stores data online (d) carries the data
  22. 22.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by shouting (b) by post (c) through a candle (d) over Wi-Fi
  23. 23.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  24. 24.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  25. 25.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the app shows it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the app shows it
  26. 26.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the cloud stores it (c) the board reads it (d) the app shows it
  27. 27.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a battery torch (d) a paper calendar
  28. 28.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) Wi-Fi (b) sensor (c) microcontroller (d) cloud server
  29. 29.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  30. 30.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  31. 31.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Internet of Talk (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Things
  32. 32.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  33. 33.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  34. 34.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  35. 35.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  36. 36.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain wall switch
  38. 38.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  40. 40.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?

Answer key

  1. the sensor measures
  2. a fitness band with app
  3. 4500
  4. 9000
  5. not an IoT device
  6. phone app
  7. a pencil sharpener
  8. carries the data
  9. 36
  10. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  11. 3400
  12. 600
  13. 36
  14. the board reads it
  15. 2800
  16. lights on from an app
  17. measures the real world
  18. sensor
  19. 1
  20. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  21. stores data online
  22. over Wi-Fi
  23. an IoT device
  24. a paper calendar
  25. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  26. the app shows it
  27. an app-controlled bulb
  28. cloud server
  29. 42
  30. 6500
  31. Internet of Things
  32. an IoT device
  33. not an IoT device
  34. 24
  35. 6
  36. 16
  37. a plain wall switch
  38. 12
  39. a plain table fan
  40. 36

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