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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 49 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a plain wall switch
  3. 3.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  4. 4.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a pencil sharpener (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  5. 5.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  6. 6.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  7. 7.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  8. 8.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  9. 9.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain table fan
  10. 10.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the app shows it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures
  11. 11.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  12. 12.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) lights on from an app (c) a candle in a jar (d) a hand fan
  13. 13.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  14. 14.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  15. 15.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a plain table fan (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a fitness band with app
  16. 16.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  17. 17.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the sensor measures (c) the app shows it (d) the cloud stores it
  18. 18.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 180 readings take?
  19. 19.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  20. 20.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a battery torch (d) a paper calendar
  21. 21.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 120 readings take?
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a paper calendar
  23. 23.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  24. 24.What does the microcontroller do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) reads values, decides
  25. 25.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  26. 26.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the board reads it”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  27. 27.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  28. 28.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  29. 29.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  30. 30.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  31. 31.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the board reads it
  32. 32.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  33. 33.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) the cloud stores it
  34. 34.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) phone app (b) sensor (c) microcontroller (d) Wi-Fi
  35. 35.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Input of Tools (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Talk
  36. 36.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the cloud stores it
  37. 37.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain wall switch
  38. 38.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain table fan (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  40. 40.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  3. not an IoT device
  4. a pencil sharpener
  5. 24
  6. not an IoT device
  7. 2250
  8. 60
  9. a smart energy meter
  10. the sensor measures
  11. 12
  12. lights on from an app
  13. 36
  14. an IoT device
  15. a fitness band with app
  16. an IoT device
  17. the sensor measures
  18. 4500
  19. 4
  20. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  21. 2400
  22. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  23. not an IoT device
  24. reads values, decides
  25. 24
  26. the board reads it
  27. 24
  28. an IoT device
  29. 32
  30. an IoT device
  31. the board reads it
  32. 36
  33. the board reads it
  34. phone app
  35. Internet of Things
  36. the app shows it
  37. a plain wall switch
  38. 400
  39. a Wi-Fi weather station
  40. 12

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