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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 503 · 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 of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a plain table fan (c) a fitness band with app (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  2. 2.What does the cloud server do? (a) stores data online (b) reads values, decides (c) shows data to you (d) carries the data
  3. 3.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a wind-up clock (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  4. 4.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  5. 5.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) phone app (b) sensor (c) microcontroller (d) Wi-Fi
  6. 6.What does the microcontroller do? (a) measures the real world (b) shows data to you (c) reads values, decides (d) stores data online
  7. 7.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a battery torch (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a pencil sharpener
  8. 8.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  9. 9.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  10. 10.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  11. 11.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  12. 12.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Internet of Talk (c) Internet of Things (d) Input of Tools
  13. 13.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) microcontroller (b) cloud server (c) Wi-Fi (d) actuator
  14. 14.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) a candle in a jar (c) a hand fan (d) lights on from an app
  15. 15.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  16. 16.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  17. 17.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the sensor measures (d) the cloud stores it
  18. 18.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) cloud server (b) Wi-Fi (c) actuator (d) phone app
  19. 19.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  20. 20.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  21. 21.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 30 readings take?
  22. 22.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a wind-up clock (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a battery torch
  23. 23.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) cloud server (b) phone app (c) sensor (d) microcontroller
  24. 24.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) through a candle (b) over Wi-Fi (c) by shouting (d) by post
  25. 25.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a paper calendar (c) a fitness band with app (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  26. 26.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  27. 27.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a smart energy meter (c) a battery torch (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  28. 28.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  29. 29.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  30. 30.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a battery torch (c) a fitness band with app (d) a plain table fan
  32. 32.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  33. 33.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a smart energy meter (c) a paper calendar (d) a wind-up clock
  34. 34.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  35. 35.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a plain wall switch (c) a battery torch (d) a pencil sharpener
  37. 37.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) stores data online (d) carries the data
  38. 38.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a battery torch
  40. 40.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it (c) the app shows it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi

Answer key

  1. a plain table fan
  2. stores data online
  3. a wind-up clock
  4. 12
  5. microcontroller
  6. reads values, decides
  7. an app-controlled bulb
  8. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  9. 7000
  10. an IoT device
  11. an IoT device
  12. Internet of Things
  13. cloud server
  14. lights on from an app
  15. 36
  16. not an IoT device
  17. the app shows it
  18. Wi-Fi
  19. 30
  20. 2
  21. 600
  22. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  23. sensor
  24. over Wi-Fi
  25. a paper calendar
  26. an IoT device
  27. a battery torch
  28. 72
  29. not an IoT device
  30. an IoT device
  31. a fitness band with app
  32. not an IoT device
  33. a smart energy meter
  34. not an IoT device
  35. 96
  36. an app-controlled bulb
  37. carries the data
  38. 27
  39. a battery torch
  40. the board reads it

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