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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 804 · 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.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 170 readings take?
  2. 2.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) actuator (b) cloud server (c) sensor (d) Wi-Fi
  3. 3.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  4. 4.🏠 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
  5. 5.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  7. 7.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it (c) the app shows it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  8. 8.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) sensor (b) cloud server (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi
  9. 9.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the board reads it”? (a) the board reads it (b) the sensor measures
  10. 10.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  11. 11.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 50 readings take?
  12. 12.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  13. 13.What does the phone app do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) reads values, decides (d) shows data to you
  14. 14.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain table fan (c) a pencil sharpener (d) an app-controlled bulb
  15. 15.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  16. 16.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a plain wall switch (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a smart energy meter
  18. 18.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  19. 19.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) carries the data (d) shows data to you
  20. 20.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 160 readings take?
  21. 21.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a battery torch
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain table fan (d) an app-controlled bulb
  23. 23.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a plain table fan (c) a wind-up clock (d) a paper calendar
  24. 24.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) sensor (d) phone app
  25. 25.What does the actuator do? (a) reads values, decides (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) measures the real world
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a wind-up clock
  27. 27.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  28. 28.What does the sensor do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) measures the real world
  29. 29.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Talk (b) Internet of Things (c) Input of Tools (d) Inside of Toys
  30. 30.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  31. 31.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) microcontroller (b) cloud server (c) sensor (d) Wi-Fi
  32. 32.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 200 readings take?
  33. 33.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  34. 34.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  35. 35.What does the microcontroller do? (a) reads values, decides (b) carries the data (c) measures the real world (d) stores data online
  36. 36.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  37. 37.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a wind-up clock (c) a battery torch (d) a plain wall switch
  39. 39.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  40. 40.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?

Answer key

  1. 1700
  2. sensor
  3. not an IoT device
  4. lights on from an app
  5. not an IoT device
  6. a pencil sharpener
  7. the app shows it
  8. actuator
  9. the sensor measures
  10. a pencil sharpener
  11. 2500
  12. 700
  13. shows data to you
  14. an app-controlled bulb
  15. an IoT device
  16. 24
  17. a plain wall switch
  18. 3
  19. carries the data
  20. 1600
  21. a battery torch
  22. an app-controlled bulb
  23. a fitness band with app
  24. phone app
  25. acts on a command
  26. a wind-up clock
  27. an IoT device
  28. measures the real world
  29. Internet of Things
  30. not an IoT device
  31. microcontroller
  32. 10000
  33. 16
  34. 24
  35. reads values, decides
  36. 600
  37. 24
  38. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  39. 40
  40. 2

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