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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 815 · 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.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  2. 2.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Inside of Toys (c) Internet of Talk (d) Internet of Things
  3. 3.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  4. 4.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the app shows it (d) the board reads it
  5. 5.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  6. 6.🔢 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 cloud stores it (d) the board reads it
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a pencil sharpener
  8. 8.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) Wi-Fi (b) phone app (c) cloud server (d) sensor
  9. 9.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 170 readings take?
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a smart energy meter
  11. 11.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a pencil sharpener
  12. 12.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  13. 13.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a battery torch (c) a paper calendar (d) a plain wall switch
  15. 15.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  16. 16.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a fitness band with app (c) a plain wall switch (d) an app-controlled bulb
  17. 17.What does the phone app do? (a) carries the data (b) measures the real world (c) shows data to you (d) stores data online
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a plain table fan (c) a smart energy meter (d) a wind-up clock
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  20. 20.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) an app-controlled bulb
  22. 22.What does the actuator do? (a) shows data to you (b) measures the real world (c) carries the data (d) acts on a command
  23. 23.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) a candle in a jar (c) a hand fan (d) lights on from an app
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  25. 25.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain wall switch (d) an app-controlled bulb
  27. 27.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) phone app (b) microcontroller (c) sensor (d) Wi-Fi
  28. 28.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  29. 29.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  30. 30.What does the microcontroller do? (a) stores data online (b) reads values, decides (c) carries the data (d) shows data to you
  31. 31.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a wind-up clock (d) a pencil sharpener
  32. 32.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  33. 33.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the sensor measures (c) the app shows it (d) the board reads it
  34. 34.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?
  35. 35.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a plain wall switch (c) a fitness band with app (d) a battery torch
  36. 36.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain wall switch (d) a smart energy meter
  37. 37.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the sensor measures
  38. 38.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  39. 39.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the sensor measures
  40. 40.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?

Answer key

  1. not an IoT device
  2. Internet of Things
  3. 36
  4. the app shows it
  5. 1400
  6. the cloud stores it
  7. a pencil sharpener
  8. sensor
  9. 3400
  10. a paper calendar
  11. a pencil sharpener
  12. 3250
  13. 16
  14. a fitness band with app
  15. 24
  16. a plain wall switch
  17. shows data to you
  18. a smart energy meter
  19. a plain table fan
  20. 36
  21. a wind-up clock
  22. acts on a command
  23. lights on from an app
  24. a plain wall switch
  25. 30
  26. an app-controlled bulb
  27. Wi-Fi
  28. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  29. not an IoT device
  30. reads values, decides
  31. an app-controlled bulb
  32. an IoT device
  33. the app shows it
  34. 1400
  35. a fitness band with app
  36. a smart energy meter
  37. the sensor measures
  38. an IoT device
  39. the sensor measures
  40. 60

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