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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 676 · 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) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  2. 2.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 200 readings take?
  3. 3.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  4. 4.What does the cloud server do? (a) measures the real world (b) carries the data (c) reads values, decides (d) stores data online
  5. 5.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  6. 6.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a plain wall switch (c) a wind-up clock (d) a plain table fan
  7. 7.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  8. 8.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  9. 9.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the app shows it
  10. 10.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a plain wall switch (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a pencil sharpener
  12. 12.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  13. 13.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 30 readings take?
  14. 14.What does the actuator do? (a) measures the real world (b) reads values, decides (c) acts on a command (d) stores data online
  15. 15.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) stores data online (b) reads values, decides (c) carries the data (d) shows data to you
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a plain wall switch (d) a battery torch
  17. 17.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  18. 18.What does the phone app do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) shows data to you (d) reads values, decides
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a smart energy meter (c) a fitness band with app (d) a wind-up clock
  20. 20.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) actuator (b) cloud server (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  21. 21.What does the sensor do? (a) measures the real world (b) reads values, decides (c) shows data to you (d) acts on a command
  22. 22.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) Wi-Fi (b) phone app (c) actuator (d) microcontroller
  23. 23.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  24. 24.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a battery torch (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  25. 25.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) sensor (b) phone app (c) Wi-Fi (d) actuator
  26. 26.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain wall switch
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a fitness band with app
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a plain table fan (d) a plain wall switch
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a smart energy meter (d) a battery torch
  31. 31.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  32. 32.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  33. 33.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  34. 34.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) through a candle (b) by shouting (c) over Wi-Fi (d) by post
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a wind-up clock (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  36. 36.🏠 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
  37. 37.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  38. 38.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 190 readings take?
  39. 39.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the board reads it (c) the cloud stores it (d) the sensor measures
  40. 40.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera

Answer key

  1. not an IoT device
  2. 5000
  3. 2
  4. stores data online
  5. an IoT device
  6. a Wi-Fi weather station
  7. 48
  8. 3250
  9. the app shows it
  10. 1500
  11. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  12. 900
  13. 750
  14. acts on a command
  15. carries the data
  16. a Wi-Fi weather station
  17. 60
  18. shows data to you
  19. a wind-up clock
  20. cloud server
  21. measures the real world
  22. microcontroller
  23. 40
  24. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  25. sensor
  26. an IoT device
  27. a plain wall switch
  28. a paper calendar
  29. a fitness band with app
  30. a battery torch
  31. 600
  32. not an IoT device
  33. 400
  34. over Wi-Fi
  35. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  36. lights on from an app
  37. an IoT device
  38. 1900
  39. the sensor measures
  40. a pencil sharpener

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