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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 847 · 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.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  2. 2.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) actuator (b) cloud server (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  3. 3.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a smart energy meter (d) a battery torch
  4. 4.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) phone app (b) actuator (c) cloud server (d) sensor
  5. 5.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  6. 6.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a wind-up clock (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a plain wall switch
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain wall switch (d) a wind-up clock
  9. 9.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a smart energy meter (c) a plain wall switch (d) a pencil sharpener
  10. 10.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a paper calendar (d) an app-controlled bulb
  11. 11.🔢 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) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  12. 12.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a smart energy meter (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  14. 14.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Internet of Talk (c) Internet of Things (d) Input of Tools
  15. 15.What does the cloud server do? (a) carries the data (b) stores data online (c) reads values, decides (d) measures the real world
  16. 16.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it
  17. 17.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the cloud stores it (d) the sensor measures
  18. 18.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) microcontroller (c) sensor (d) Wi-Fi
  19. 19.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) reads values, decides (b) shows data to you (c) carries the data (d) acts on a command
  20. 20.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  21. 21.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  23. 23.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 120 readings take?
  24. 24.🔢 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 board reads it (c) the sensor measures (d) the cloud stores it
  25. 25.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) a hand fan (c) a candle in a jar (d) lights on from an app
  26. 26.🔢 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 sensor measures (d) the app shows it
  27. 27.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  28. 28.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  29. 29.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  30. 30.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  31. 31.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a wind-up clock (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a plain wall switch
  33. 33.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) phone app (d) sensor
  34. 34.What does the sensor do? (a) acts on a command (b) measures the real world (c) stores data online (d) carries the data
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a battery torch
  36. 36.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain wall switch (c) a wind-up clock (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  37. 37.🌐 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
  38. 38.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  39. 39.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) Wi-Fi (d) cloud server
  40. 40.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 70 readings take?

Answer key

  1. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  2. cloud server
  3. a battery torch
  4. sensor
  5. an IoT device
  6. 1100
  7. an app-controlled bulb
  8. a smart energy meter
  9. a smart energy meter
  10. a paper calendar
  11. the app shows it
  12. not an IoT device
  13. a plain table fan
  14. Internet of Things
  15. stores data online
  16. the sensor measures
  17. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  18. microcontroller
  19. carries the data
  20. an IoT device
  21. an IoT device
  22. a plain wall switch
  23. 1200
  24. the cloud stores it
  25. lights on from an app
  26. the sensor measures
  27. not an IoT device
  28. not an IoT device
  29. 8
  30. 36
  31. the board reads it
  32. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  33. phone app
  34. measures the real world
  35. a battery torch
  36. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  37. over Wi-Fi
  38. 16
  39. Wi-Fi
  40. 1400

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