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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 487 · 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.What does the cloud server do? (a) reads values, decides (b) stores data online (c) shows data to you (d) carries the data
  2. 2.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  3. 3.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a hand fan (b) lights on from an app (c) a printed map (d) a candle in a jar
  4. 4.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a plain wall switch (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  5. 5.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) sensor (b) Wi-Fi (c) cloud server (d) phone app
  6. 6.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  7. 7.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) shows data to you (b) carries the data (c) stores data online (d) reads values, decides
  8. 8.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  9. 9.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  10. 10.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 120 readings take?
  11. 11.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  12. 12.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 200 readings take?
  13. 13.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  14. 14.🌐 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
  15. 15.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  16. 16.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  17. 17.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the app shows it
  18. 18.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  19. 19.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  20. 20.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  21. 21.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the cloud stores it (c) the app shows it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  22. 22.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a wind-up clock (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  24. 24.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Talk (b) Input of Tools (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Things
  25. 25.What does the sensor do? (a) carries the data (b) measures the real world (c) shows data to you (d) acts on a command
  26. 26.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a smart energy meter
  28. 28.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  29. 29.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  30. 30.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  32. 32.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  33. 33.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  34. 34.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) sensor (b) phone app (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi
  35. 35.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  36. 36.What does the actuator do? (a) carries the data (b) reads values, decides (c) measures the real world (d) acts on a command
  37. 37.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) sensor (b) phone app (c) cloud server (d) microcontroller
  38. 38.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  39. 39.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  40. 40.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device

Answer key

  1. stores data online
  2. 10
  3. lights on from an app
  4. a plain wall switch
  5. cloud server
  6. 14
  7. carries the data
  8. 24
  9. an IoT device
  10. 1200
  11. 3
  12. 2000
  13. 40
  14. over Wi-Fi
  15. 7
  16. not an IoT device
  17. the app shows it
  18. 700
  19. 12
  20. 600
  21. the app shows it
  22. 36
  23. a wind-up clock
  24. Internet of Things
  25. measures the real world
  26. 10
  27. a battery torch
  28. 2250
  29. 1300
  30. an IoT device
  31. 60
  32. 24
  33. 1000
  34. sensor
  35. 18
  36. acts on a command
  37. microcontroller
  38. 30
  39. 72
  40. an IoT device

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