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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 644 · 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.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  2. 2.🔢 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 board reads it
  3. 3.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) Wi-Fi (b) microcontroller (c) cloud server (d) phone app
  4. 4.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  5. 5.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a plain table fan (d) a paper calendar
  6. 6.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  7. 7.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  8. 8.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a wind-up clock (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  9. 9.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) carries the data (b) shows data to you (c) reads values, decides (d) measures the real world
  10. 10.What does the microcontroller do? (a) shows data to you (b) carries the data (c) reads values, decides (d) acts on a command
  11. 11.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it (c) the sensor measures (d) the app shows it
  12. 12.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  13. 13.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  14. 14.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the cloud stores it (d) the app shows it
  15. 15.What does the sensor do? (a) stores data online (b) reads values, decides (c) shows data to you (d) measures the real world
  16. 16.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Internet of Talk (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Things
  17. 17.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  18. 18.What does the cloud server do? (a) stores data online (b) measures the real world (c) reads values, decides (d) shows data to you
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a smart energy meter
  20. 20.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) an app-controlled bulb
  22. 22.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) microcontroller (b) sensor (c) phone app (d) actuator
  23. 23.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  24. 24.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  25. 25.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the board reads it (c) the cloud stores it (d) the app shows it
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a wind-up clock
  27. 27.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) sensor (b) Wi-Fi (c) phone app (d) microcontroller
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a wind-up clock (d) a fitness band with app
  29. 29.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  30. 30.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  31. 31.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the board reads it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the board reads it
  32. 32.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  33. 33.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  34. 34.What does the actuator do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) stores data online (d) acts on a command
  35. 35.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) lights on from an app (b) a printed map (c) a hand fan (d) a candle in a jar
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  37. 37.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  38. 38.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 100 readings take?
  39. 39.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  40. 40.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi weather station

Answer key

  1. not an IoT device
  2. the sensor measures
  3. cloud server
  4. an IoT device
  5. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  6. an IoT device
  7. 3
  8. a wind-up clock
  9. carries the data
  10. reads values, decides
  11. the cloud stores it
  12. an IoT device
  13. 12
  14. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  15. measures the real world
  16. Internet of Things
  17. 10
  18. stores data online
  19. a pencil sharpener
  20. 12
  21. a plain table fan
  22. sensor
  23. 12
  24. 1400
  25. the app shows it
  26. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  27. Wi-Fi
  28. a fitness band with app
  29. 48
  30. 12
  31. the board reads it
  32. the board reads it
  33. 24
  34. acts on a command
  35. lights on from an app
  36. a plain wall switch
  37. 20
  38. 2000
  39. 400
  40. a Wi-Fi weather station

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