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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 691 · 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 8 minutes?
  2. 2.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) Wi-Fi (b) actuator (c) cloud server (d) phone app
  3. 3.What does the cloud server do? (a) shows data to you (b) stores data online (c) reads values, decides (d) carries the data
  4. 4.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a smart energy meter (c) a wind-up clock (d) an app-controlled bulb
  6. 6.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  7. 7.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the cloud stores it (c) the sensor measures (d) the app shows it
  8. 8.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  9. 9.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a battery torch (d) a paper calendar
  10. 10.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  11. 11.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  12. 12.What does the microcontroller do? (a) shows data to you (b) reads values, decides (c) measures the real world (d) acts on a command
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a battery torch (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  14. 14.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a wind-up clock (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a smart energy meter
  15. 15.What does the actuator do? (a) carries the data (b) measures the real world (c) stores data online (d) acts on a command
  16. 16.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) sensor (b) actuator (c) microcontroller (d) Wi-Fi
  17. 17.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the sensor measures (d) the app shows it
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain table fan (d) a plain wall switch
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a plain table fan (c) a battery torch (d) a wind-up clock
  20. 20.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) Wi-Fi (b) microcontroller (c) actuator (d) cloud server
  21. 21.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Internet of Talk (c) Input of Tools (d) Inside of Toys
  22. 22.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  23. 23.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a candle in a jar (b) a printed map (c) lights on from an app (d) a hand fan
  24. 24.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  25. 25.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a wind-up clock (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain table fan
  27. 27.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  28. 28.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a battery torch (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  29. 29.What does the phone app do? (a) shows data to you (b) measures the real world (c) carries the data (d) stores data online
  30. 30.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a wind-up clock (d) an app-controlled bulb
  32. 32.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a plain wall switch (c) a plain table fan (d) a paper calendar
  34. 34.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  35. 35.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  36. 36.What does the sensor do? (a) stores data online (b) measures the real world (c) acts on a command (d) carries the data
  37. 37.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  38. 38.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 160 readings take?
  39. 39.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  40. 40.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 100 readings take?

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. Wi-Fi
  3. stores data online
  4. 60
  5. a wind-up clock
  6. 1100
  7. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  8. not an IoT device
  9. a fitness band with app
  10. not an IoT device
  11. 400
  12. reads values, decides
  13. a battery torch
  14. a wind-up clock
  15. acts on a command
  16. sensor
  17. the app shows it
  18. a fitness band with app
  19. a Wi-Fi weather station
  20. microcontroller
  21. Internet of Things
  22. an IoT device
  23. lights on from an app
  24. 36
  25. 1750
  26. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  27. 800
  28. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  29. shows data to you
  30. 96
  31. an app-controlled bulb
  32. 36
  33. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  34. 20
  35. 36
  36. measures the real world
  37. 24
  38. 3200
  39. not an IoT device
  40. 2000

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