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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 740 · 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 cloud stores it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the board reads it (d) the app shows it
  2. 2.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  3. 3.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a candle in a jar (b) a hand fan (c) lights on from an app (d) a printed map
  4. 4.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  5. 5.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a fitness band with app (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  7. 7.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  8. 8.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a fitness band with app
  9. 9.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  10. 10.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) Wi-Fi (b) phone app (c) sensor (d) actuator
  11. 11.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) microcontroller (b) sensor (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a paper calendar (d) a plain wall switch
  13. 13.What does the actuator do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) reads values, decides (d) shows data to you
  14. 14.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Talk (b) Input of Tools (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Things
  15. 15.What does the cloud server do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) stores data online (d) acts on a command
  16. 16.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain table fan (d) a smart energy meter
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a smart energy meter (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a fitness band with app
  19. 19.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a battery torch (c) a plain wall switch (d) a fitness band with app
  20. 20.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  21. 21.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  22. 22.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  23. 23.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the cloud stores it
  24. 24.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  25. 25.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) actuator (b) Wi-Fi (c) cloud server (d) microcontroller
  26. 26.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “the app shows it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the board reads it
  27. 27.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 190 readings take?
  28. 28.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  29. 29.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the sensor measures
  30. 30.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  32. 32.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  33. 33.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  34. 34.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the cloud stores it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the board reads it
  35. 35.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a plain table fan (c) a paper calendar (d) a battery torch
  36. 36.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a battery torch (c) a plain wall switch (d) a paper calendar
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a fitness band with app
  38. 38.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  39. 39.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  40. 40.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device

Answer key

  1. the board reads it
  2. a pencil sharpener
  3. lights on from an app
  4. not an IoT device
  5. 8
  6. a plain table fan
  7. an IoT device
  8. a wind-up clock
  9. 12
  10. actuator
  11. sensor
  12. an app-controlled bulb
  13. acts on a command
  14. Internet of Things
  15. stores data online
  16. 18
  17. a smart energy meter
  18. a paper calendar
  19. a fitness band with app
  20. 20
  21. an IoT device
  22. not an IoT device
  23. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  24. 60
  25. cloud server
  26. the board reads it
  27. 4750
  28. 12
  29. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  30. 6
  31. 54
  32. 16
  33. not an IoT device
  34. the sensor measures
  35. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  36. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  37. a battery torch
  38. not an IoT device
  39. 48
  40. an IoT device

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