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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 745 · 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.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) Wi-Fi (b) cloud server (c) sensor (d) microcontroller
  2. 2.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  3. 3.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  4. 4.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Input of Tools (c) Internet of Talk (d) Inside of Toys
  5. 5.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) phone app (b) cloud server (c) sensor (d) actuator
  6. 6.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  7. 7.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “the board reads it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the board reads it
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) phone app (c) Wi-Fi (d) microcontroller
  10. 10.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  11. 11.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it (c) the sensor measures (d) the app shows it
  12. 12.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  13. 13.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a battery torch (d) an app-controlled bulb
  15. 15.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  16. 16.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) actuator (b) phone app (c) sensor (d) microcontroller
  17. 17.What does the phone app do? (a) carries the data (b) shows data to you (c) reads values, decides (d) stores data online
  18. 18.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  19. 19.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a smart energy meter (d) a fitness band with app
  20. 20.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  21. 21.What does the sensor do? (a) shows data to you (b) measures the real world (c) acts on a command (d) reads values, decides
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a fitness band with app (c) a paper calendar (d) a battery torch
  23. 23.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by shouting (b) through a candle (c) over Wi-Fi (d) by post
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a plain table fan (c) a paper calendar (d) a smart energy meter
  25. 25.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  26. 26.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  27. 27.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  28. 28.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a smart energy meter
  29. 29.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “the board reads it”? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a plain table fan (d) a pencil sharpener
  31. 31.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  32. 32.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) a candle in a jar (c) lights on from an app (d) a hand fan
  33. 33.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  34. 34.What does the cloud server do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) stores data online (d) measures the real world
  35. 35.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it
  36. 36.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  37. 37.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  38. 38.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  39. 39.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  40. 40.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?

Answer key

  1. Wi-Fi
  2. 1100
  3. an IoT device
  4. Internet of Things
  5. cloud server
  6. an IoT device
  7. the board reads it
  8. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  9. microcontroller
  10. a plain wall switch
  11. the sensor measures
  12. 108
  13. 6
  14. an app-controlled bulb
  15. an IoT device
  16. phone app
  17. shows data to you
  18. a plain table fan
  19. a wind-up clock
  20. an IoT device
  21. measures the real world
  22. a fitness band with app
  23. over Wi-Fi
  24. a smart energy meter
  25. 4
  26. not an IoT device
  27. 12
  28. a paper calendar
  29. the board reads it
  30. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  31. not an IoT device
  32. lights on from an app
  33. 6
  34. stores data online
  35. the sensor measures
  36. not an IoT device
  37. an IoT device
  38. 18
  39. 2
  40. 48

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