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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 759 · 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 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  2. 2.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a paper calendar (d) a wind-up clock
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a plain table fan (c) a paper calendar (d) a plain wall switch
  5. 5.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  6. 6.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  7. 7.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  8. 8.What does the sensor do? (a) carries the data (b) reads values, decides (c) measures the real world (d) stores data online
  9. 9.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the cloud stores it
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures (c) the board reads it (d) the cloud stores it
  12. 12.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Inside of Toys (c) Internet of Talk (d) Internet of Things
  13. 13.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  14. 14.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a battery torch (d) a paper calendar
  15. 15.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) actuator (b) phone app (c) microcontroller (d) Wi-Fi
  16. 16.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  17. 17.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) measures the real world (b) carries the data (c) reads values, decides (d) acts on a command
  18. 18.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  19. 19.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) over Wi-Fi (b) through a candle (c) by shouting (d) by post
  20. 20.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  21. 21.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  22. 22.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a plain table fan
  23. 23.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  24. 24.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  25. 25.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it (c) the app shows it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a fitness band with app (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  27. 27.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) Wi-Fi (b) actuator (c) sensor (d) cloud server
  28. 28.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) phone app (b) cloud server (c) sensor (d) Wi-Fi
  29. 29.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) lights on from an app (b) a candle in a jar (c) a hand fan (d) a printed map
  30. 30.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  31. 31.What does the actuator do? (a) measures the real world (b) acts on a command (c) reads values, decides (d) shows data to you
  32. 32.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  33. 33.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a plain table fan (c) a plain wall switch (d) an app-controlled bulb
  34. 34.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  35. 35.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  36. 36.What does the phone app do? (a) shows data to you (b) measures the real world (c) reads values, decides (d) stores data online
  37. 37.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a plain wall switch
  38. 38.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  39. 39.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it (c) the sensor measures (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  40. 40.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. a paper calendar
  3. an app-controlled bulb
  4. a Wi-Fi weather station
  5. not an IoT device
  6. 1300
  7. not an IoT device
  8. measures the real world
  9. the app shows it
  10. the sensor measures
  11. the cloud stores it
  12. Internet of Things
  13. 12
  14. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  15. microcontroller
  16. 84
  17. carries the data
  18. 8
  19. over Wi-Fi
  20. 16
  21. an IoT device
  22. a plain table fan
  23. not an IoT device
  24. 72
  25. the board reads it
  26. a plain table fan
  27. actuator
  28. Wi-Fi
  29. lights on from an app
  30. an IoT device
  31. acts on a command
  32. 900
  33. an app-controlled bulb
  34. 36
  35. 15
  36. shows data to you
  37. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  38. not an IoT device
  39. the app shows it
  40. 18

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