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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 585 · 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.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  2. 2.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  3. 3.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Input of Tools (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Talk
  4. 4.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  5. 5.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the sensor measures (c) the cloud stores it (d) the app shows it
  6. 6.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) microcontroller (b) cloud server (c) Wi-Fi (d) phone app
  7. 7.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  8. 8.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a plain table fan (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain wall switch
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  10. 10.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  11. 11.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the cloud stores it
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain table fan (c) a plain wall switch (d) an app-controlled bulb
  13. 13.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  14. 14.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) sensor (b) microcontroller (c) actuator (d) phone app
  15. 15.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) an app-controlled bulb
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a smart energy meter (c) a battery torch (d) an app-controlled bulb
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a paper calendar (d) a plain wall switch
  19. 19.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  20. 20.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a wind-up clock (c) a plain table fan (d) a fitness band with app
  21. 21.What does the microcontroller do? (a) stores data online (b) carries the data (c) shows data to you (d) reads values, decides
  22. 22.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a wind-up clock (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a fitness band with app
  24. 24.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a plain table fan
  25. 25.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  26. 26.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  27. 27.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  28. 28.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a plain table fan (d) a wind-up clock
  29. 29.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  30. 30.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a plain table fan (d) a paper calendar
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  32. 32.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a battery torch (c) a wind-up clock (d) a pencil sharpener
  33. 33.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  34. 34.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the sensor measures
  35. 35.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a battery torch
  36. 36.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a wind-up clock (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a battery torch
  37. 37.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  38. 38.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a smart energy meter (c) a plain wall switch (d) an app-controlled bulb
  39. 39.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by post (b) over Wi-Fi (c) through a candle (d) by shouting
  40. 40.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a smart energy meter (c) a paper calendar (d) an app-controlled bulb

Answer key

  1. the app shows it
  2. not an IoT device
  3. Internet of Things
  4. 4500
  5. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  6. Wi-Fi
  7. an IoT device
  8. a smart energy meter
  9. a plain wall switch
  10. an IoT device
  11. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  12. an app-controlled bulb
  13. 9
  14. actuator
  15. not an IoT device
  16. a plain table fan
  17. a battery torch
  18. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  19. not an IoT device
  20. a fitness band with app
  21. reads values, decides
  22. 36
  23. a fitness band with app
  24. a plain table fan
  25. 1800
  26. an IoT device
  27. 1500
  28. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  29. not an IoT device
  30. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  31. 28
  32. a Wi-Fi weather station
  33. an IoT device
  34. the app shows it
  35. a battery torch
  36. an app-controlled bulb
  37. 16
  38. a plain wall switch
  39. over Wi-Fi
  40. a paper calendar

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