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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 666 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a plain wall switch
  2. 2.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) sensor (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  3. 3.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) lights on from an app (c) a hand fan (d) a candle in a jar
  4. 4.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a smart energy meter
  5. 5.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  6. 6.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  7. 7.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  8. 8.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  9. 9.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  10. 10.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it
  11. 11.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 170 readings take?
  12. 12.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a paper calendar (d) a fitness band with app
  14. 14.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  15. 15.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a fitness band with app
  16. 16.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a plain table fan (c) a smart energy meter (d) a paper calendar
  17. 17.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) phone app (b) microcontroller (c) Wi-Fi (d) sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  19. 19.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) sensor (b) Wi-Fi (c) microcontroller (d) phone app
  20. 20.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) sensor (b) Wi-Fi (c) actuator (d) cloud server
  21. 21.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain wall switch
  23. 23.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Inside of Toys (c) Internet of Things (d) Internet of Talk
  24. 24.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) over Wi-Fi (b) by post (c) through a candle (d) by shouting
  25. 25.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  26. 26.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  27. 27.What does the microcontroller do? (a) stores data online (b) shows data to you (c) measures the real world (d) reads values, decides
  28. 28.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a fitness band with app (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  29. 29.What does the sensor do? (a) stores data online (b) measures the real world (c) acts on a command (d) reads values, decides
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a wind-up clock (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  31. 31.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  32. 32.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a plain wall switch (c) a battery torch (d) an app-controlled bulb
  33. 33.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) stores data online (b) carries the data (c) measures the real world (d) reads values, decides
  34. 34.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) microcontroller (c) Wi-Fi (d) actuator
  35. 35.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a paper calendar (d) a wind-up clock
  36. 36.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 180 readings take?
  37. 37.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  38. 38.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a battery torch (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a plain table fan (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a smart energy meter
  40. 40.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?

Answer key

  1. a plain wall switch
  2. phone app
  3. lights on from an app
  4. a battery torch
  5. 2
  6. 1300
  7. 42
  8. an IoT device
  9. 8
  10. the board reads it
  11. 3400
  12. 12
  13. a paper calendar
  14. not an IoT device
  15. a pencil sharpener
  16. a smart energy meter
  17. Wi-Fi
  18. a battery torch
  19. sensor
  20. cloud server
  21. 6
  22. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  23. Internet of Things
  24. over Wi-Fi
  25. 24
  26. not an IoT device
  27. reads values, decides
  28. a plain wall switch
  29. measures the real world
  30. a wind-up clock
  31. 18
  32. an app-controlled bulb
  33. carries the data
  34. microcontroller
  35. a Wi-Fi weather station
  36. 4500
  37. 4
  38. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  39. a plain table fan
  40. 10

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