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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 533 · 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 smart energy meter (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  2. 2.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 50 readings take?
  3. 3.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a battery torch (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a wind-up clock
  4. 4.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  5. 5.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a pencil sharpener
  7. 7.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  8. 8.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) a hand fan (c) lights on from an app (d) a candle in a jar
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a battery torch (c) a smart energy meter (d) a wind-up clock
  10. 10.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 100 readings take?
  11. 11.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  12. 12.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the sensor measures
  13. 13.What does the sensor do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) stores data online (d) carries the data
  14. 14.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a wind-up clock (d) a battery torch
  16. 16.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) sensor (c) phone app (d) microcontroller
  17. 17.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Inside of Toys (c) Input of Tools (d) Internet of Talk
  18. 18.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  19. 19.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) measures the real world (b) reads values, decides (c) shows data to you (d) carries the data
  20. 20.What does the phone app do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) carries the data (d) shows data to you
  21. 21.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a smart energy meter (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a fitness band with app
  23. 23.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  24. 24.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a plain table fan (d) an app-controlled bulb
  25. 25.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  26. 26.What does the actuator do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) reads values, decides
  27. 27.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a battery torch (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  28. 28.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the cloud stores it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the sensor measures (d) the app shows it
  29. 29.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  30. 30.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  31. 31.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the sensor measures (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 smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) an app-controlled bulb
  33. 33.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  34. 34.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) cloud server (d) phone app
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a battery torch (d) a fitness band with app
  38. 38.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “the app shows it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it
  39. 39.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  40. 40.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures (c) the board reads it (d) the cloud stores it

Answer key

  1. a pencil sharpener
  2. 1000
  3. an app-controlled bulb
  4. 12
  5. 84
  6. a pencil sharpener
  7. not an IoT device
  8. lights on from an app
  9. a smart energy meter
  10. 2500
  11. an IoT device
  12. the sensor measures
  13. measures the real world
  14. not an IoT device
  15. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  16. microcontroller
  17. Internet of Things
  18. 8
  19. carries the data
  20. shows data to you
  21. 36
  22. a plain table fan
  23. 3250
  24. a plain table fan
  25. 2800
  26. acts on a command
  27. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  28. the sensor measures
  29. not an IoT device
  30. an IoT device
  31. the app shows it
  32. a plain wall switch
  33. 24
  34. actuator
  35. the board reads it
  36. 4
  37. a fitness band with app
  38. the cloud stores it
  39. 9
  40. the cloud stores it

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