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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 662 · 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.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  2. 2.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a hand fan (b) lights on from an app (c) a candle in a jar (d) a printed map
  3. 3.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  4. 4.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the app shows it”? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  5. 5.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  6. 6.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a plain table fan
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a wind-up clock (d) a plain wall switch
  8. 8.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a pencil sharpener
  9. 9.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 160 readings take?
  10. 10.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) phone app (b) cloud server (c) microcontroller (d) sensor
  11. 11.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) shows data to you (b) carries the data (c) reads values, decides (d) measures the real world
  12. 12.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  13. 13.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a plain wall switch (d) a paper calendar
  14. 14.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a fitness band with app (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  15. 15.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a wind-up clock (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a plain wall switch
  16. 16.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain table fan
  18. 18.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  19. 19.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) Wi-Fi (b) sensor (c) microcontroller (d) cloud server
  20. 20.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  21. 21.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  22. 22.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a paper calendar (d) an app-controlled bulb
  23. 23.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) sensor (b) actuator (c) microcontroller (d) cloud server
  24. 24.What does the sensor do? (a) acts on a command (b) shows data to you (c) stores data online (d) measures the real world
  25. 25.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  26. 26.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  27. 27.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  28. 28.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) sensor (b) microcontroller (c) Wi-Fi (d) phone app
  29. 29.What does the phone app do? (a) reads values, decides (b) carries the data (c) shows data to you (d) measures the real world
  30. 30.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Input of Tools (c) Internet of Talk (d) Internet of Things
  31. 31.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a paper calendar
  32. 32.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a smart energy meter (c) a plain wall switch (d) a fitness band with app
  34. 34.What does the cloud server do? (a) reads values, decides (b) shows data to you (c) acts on a command (d) stores data online
  35. 35.What does the actuator do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) acts on a command (d) shows data to you
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a battery torch (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  37. 37.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a plain wall switch (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain table fan
  38. 38.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  39. 39.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the sensor measures
  40. 40.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. lights on from an app
  3. not an IoT device
  4. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  5. an IoT device
  6. a plain table fan
  7. an app-controlled bulb
  8. a pencil sharpener
  9. 1600
  10. sensor
  11. carries the data
  12. an IoT device
  13. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  14. a battery torch
  15. a fitness band with app
  16. not an IoT device
  17. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  18. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  19. cloud server
  20. the sensor measures
  21. 40
  22. a paper calendar
  23. actuator
  24. measures the real world
  25. an IoT device
  26. a plain wall switch
  27. 900
  28. phone app
  29. shows data to you
  30. Internet of Things
  31. an app-controlled bulb
  32. 4
  33. a plain wall switch
  34. stores data online
  35. acts on a command
  36. a battery torch
  37. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  38. an IoT device
  39. the sensor measures
  40. 9

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