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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 751 · 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) phone app (b) Wi-Fi (c) microcontroller (d) sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a plain wall switch (d) an app-controlled bulb
  3. 3.What does the sensor do? (a) measures the real world (b) stores data online (c) acts on a command (d) reads values, decides
  4. 4.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 50 readings take?
  5. 5.What does the microcontroller do? (a) reads values, decides (b) shows data to you (c) measures the real world (d) stores data online
  6. 6.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  7. 7.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 120 readings take?
  8. 8.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) microcontroller (b) actuator (c) cloud server (d) phone app
  9. 9.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  10. 10.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a fitness band with app (c) a smart energy meter (d) a pencil sharpener
  11. 11.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Inside of Toys (c) Input of Tools (d) Internet of Talk
  12. 12.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  13. 13.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a wind-up clock (c) a plain wall switch (d) a battery torch
  14. 14.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) an app-controlled bulb
  15. 15.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  16. 16.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) the cloud stores it
  17. 17.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) microcontroller (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) cloud server
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  19. 19.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) phone app (b) microcontroller (c) sensor (d) actuator
  20. 20.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  21. 21.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the sensor measures (c) the board reads it (d) the app shows it
  22. 22.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a fitness band with app (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a smart energy meter
  23. 23.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) lights on from an app (b) a hand fan (c) a candle in a jar (d) a printed map
  24. 24.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a wind-up clock (c) a battery torch (d) a fitness band with app
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a plain table fan (d) a fitness band with app
  26. 26.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  27. 27.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) over Wi-Fi (b) by post (c) by shouting (d) through a candle
  28. 28.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the sensor measures (d) the board reads it
  29. 29.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a battery torch (d) a plain wall switch
  30. 30.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) shows data to you (b) carries the data (c) stores data online (d) acts on a command
  31. 31.What does the cloud server do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) measures the real world (d) stores data online
  32. 32.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a plain wall switch (d) a plain table fan
  34. 34.What does the actuator do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) reads values, decides (d) stores data online
  35. 35.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  36. 36.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  37. 37.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a fitness band with app (d) a paper calendar
  39. 39.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  40. 40.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?

Answer key

  1. Wi-Fi
  2. a plain wall switch
  3. measures the real world
  4. 1000
  5. reads values, decides
  6. not an IoT device
  7. 6000
  8. phone app
  9. an IoT device
  10. a pencil sharpener
  11. Internet of Things
  12. not an IoT device
  13. a smart energy meter
  14. a battery torch
  15. 4
  16. the app shows it
  17. actuator
  18. a paper calendar
  19. sensor
  20. an IoT device
  21. the app shows it
  22. a plain wall switch
  23. lights on from an app
  24. a fitness band with app
  25. a plain table fan
  26. 60
  27. over Wi-Fi
  28. the sensor measures
  29. an app-controlled bulb
  30. carries the data
  31. stores data online
  32. 24
  33. a smart energy meter
  34. acts on a command
  35. an IoT device
  36. 8
  37. an IoT device
  38. a fitness band with app
  39. not an IoT device
  40. 9

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