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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 581 · 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 an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a battery torch (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a wind-up clock
  2. 2.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) actuator (b) Wi-Fi (c) phone app (d) microcontroller
  3. 3.What does the microcontroller do? (a) acts on a command (b) measures the real world (c) shows data to you (d) reads values, decides
  4. 4.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  5. 5.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  6. 6.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  7. 7.What does the phone app do? (a) carries the data (b) shows data to you (c) acts on a command (d) stores data online
  8. 8.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) Wi-Fi (b) microcontroller (c) cloud server (d) sensor
  9. 9.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the cloud stores it
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a battery torch (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  11. 11.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) phone app (b) Wi-Fi (c) actuator (d) cloud server
  12. 12.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a candle in a jar (b) a hand fan (c) lights on from an app (d) a printed map
  13. 13.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  14. 14.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) phone app (b) sensor (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi
  15. 15.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  16. 16.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  17. 17.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a pencil sharpener (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a plain wall switch
  18. 18.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  19. 19.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  21. 21.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the sensor measures
  22. 22.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) Wi-Fi (b) microcontroller (c) phone app (d) sensor
  23. 23.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  24. 24.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) Wi-Fi (b) sensor (c) microcontroller (d) cloud server
  25. 25.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Input of Tools (c) Internet of Things (d) Internet of Talk
  26. 26.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  27. 27.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  28. 28.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  29. 29.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a smart energy meter
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a fitness band with app (c) a battery torch (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  31. 31.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the board reads it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it
  32. 32.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the app shows it (b) the cloud stores it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the sensor measures
  33. 33.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  34. 34.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  35. 35.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  36. 36.What does the cloud server do? (a) reads values, decides (b) carries the data (c) acts on a command (d) stores data online
  37. 37.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain table fan (d) a battery torch
  39. 39.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  40. 40.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 120 readings take?

Answer key

  1. a smart energy meter
  2. Wi-Fi
  3. reads values, decides
  4. not an IoT device
  5. an IoT device
  6. an IoT device
  7. shows data to you
  8. cloud server
  9. the sensor measures
  10. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  11. phone app
  12. lights on from an app
  13. 6
  14. actuator
  15. not an IoT device
  16. 400
  17. an app-controlled bulb
  18. not an IoT device
  19. 2000
  20. a plain table fan
  21. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  22. microcontroller
  23. 800
  24. sensor
  25. Internet of Things
  26. 6
  27. 2000
  28. 2250
  29. a pencil sharpener
  30. a battery torch
  31. the sensor measures
  32. the app shows it
  33. 4
  34. 1750
  35. 10
  36. stores data online
  37. an IoT device
  38. a Wi-Fi weather station
  39. 2600
  40. 6000

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