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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 783 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a plain table fan (c) a paper calendar (d) a smart energy meter
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a plain table fan (c) a battery torch (d) a wind-up clock
  3. 3.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  4. 4.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  5. 5.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  6. 6.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain wall switch (d) a smart energy meter
  7. 7.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  8. 8.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  9. 9.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  10. 10.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  11. 11.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  12. 12.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) sensor (b) phone app (c) cloud server (d) Wi-Fi
  13. 13.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Input of Tools (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Talk
  14. 14.🔢 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 app shows it (d) the board reads it
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  17. 17.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  18. 18.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  19. 19.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a wind-up clock (c) a battery torch (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) an app-controlled bulb
  21. 21.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 190 readings take?
  22. 22.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) microcontroller (b) Wi-Fi (c) cloud server (d) actuator
  23. 23.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  24. 24.What does the microcontroller do? (a) reads values, decides (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) measures the real world
  25. 25.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  26. 26.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  27. 27.What does the sensor do? (a) stores data online (b) acts on a command (c) measures the real world (d) shows data to you
  28. 28.🏠 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
  29. 29.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  30. 30.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a fitness band with app (d) a battery torch
  32. 32.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  33. 33.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  34. 34.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a fitness band with app (d) a smart energy meter
  35. 35.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  36. 36.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) Wi-Fi (b) microcontroller (c) cloud server (d) sensor
  37. 37.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  38. 38.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) acts on a command (b) shows data to you (c) carries the data (d) reads values, decides
  39. 39.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  40. 40.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device

Answer key

  1. a smart energy meter
  2. an app-controlled bulb
  3. not an IoT device
  4. 30
  5. 5500
  6. a smart energy meter
  7. an IoT device
  8. not an IoT device
  9. 3750
  10. 12
  11. not an IoT device
  12. cloud server
  13. Internet of Things
  14. the board reads it
  15. the board reads it
  16. an IoT device
  17. 12
  18. 12
  19. a Wi-Fi weather station
  20. a paper calendar
  21. 3800
  22. actuator
  23. 1200
  24. reads values, decides
  25. 9
  26. 8
  27. measures the real world
  28. lights on from an app
  29. 60
  30. 1500
  31. a battery torch
  32. 24
  33. 800
  34. a pencil sharpener
  35. an IoT device
  36. sensor
  37. 12
  38. carries the data
  39. 10
  40. not an IoT device

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