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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 645 · 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, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the cloud stores it
  2. 2.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) phone app (b) actuator (c) Wi-Fi (d) microcontroller
  3. 3.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Inside of Toys (c) Input of Tools (d) Internet of Talk
  4. 4.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) sensor (d) cloud server
  5. 5.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  6. 6.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the board reads it
  7. 7.What does the actuator do? (a) reads values, decides (b) stores data online (c) measures the real world (d) acts on a command
  8. 8.What does the microcontroller do? (a) carries the data (b) stores data online (c) reads values, decides (d) acts on a command
  9. 9.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) phone app (b) sensor (c) Wi-Fi (d) cloud server
  10. 10.What does the cloud server do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) stores data online (d) shows data to you
  11. 11.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a wind-up clock (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain wall switch
  12. 12.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  13. 13.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) Wi-Fi (c) phone app (d) microcontroller
  14. 14.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 180 readings take?
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a wind-up clock (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  16. 16.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  17. 17.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  18. 18.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a fitness band with app (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a battery torch (c) a wind-up clock (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  20. 20.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  21. 21.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a plain table fan (d) an app-controlled bulb
  22. 22.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  23. 23.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  24. 24.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a hand fan (b) a printed map (c) a candle in a jar (d) lights on from an app
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  26. 26.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a battery torch (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  28. 28.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a battery torch (c) a fitness band with app (d) an app-controlled bulb
  29. 29.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  30. 30.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  31. 31.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) microcontroller (b) sensor (c) actuator (d) phone app
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a smart energy meter (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  33. 33.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a wind-up clock (c) a plain table fan (d) a pencil sharpener
  34. 34.What does the phone app do? (a) acts on a command (b) measures the real world (c) shows data to you (d) stores data online
  35. 35.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  36. 36.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a fitness band with app
  37. 37.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  38. 38.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) Wi-Fi (b) microcontroller (c) phone app (d) actuator
  39. 39.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a plain table fan (c) a smart energy meter (d) a wind-up clock
  40. 40.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?

Answer key

  1. the board reads it
  2. Wi-Fi
  3. Internet of Things
  4. cloud server
  5. an IoT device
  6. the board reads it
  7. acts on a command
  8. reads values, decides
  9. sensor
  10. stores data online
  11. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  12. 7
  13. microcontroller
  14. 4500
  15. a wind-up clock
  16. 16
  17. 30
  18. a paper calendar
  19. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  20. 60
  21. a plain table fan
  22. 12
  23. an IoT device
  24. lights on from an app
  25. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  26. 8
  27. a battery torch
  28. a battery torch
  29. 3750
  30. 1400
  31. actuator
  32. a plain table fan
  33. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  34. shows data to you
  35. 1000
  36. a pencil sharpener
  37. 3500
  38. phone app
  39. a smart energy meter
  40. 6

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