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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 856 · 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 is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) lights on from an app (c) a hand fan (d) a candle in a jar
  2. 2.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the app shows it”? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  3. 3.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  4. 4.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) microcontroller (b) actuator (c) Wi-Fi (d) sensor
  5. 5.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  6. 6.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a fitness band with app (d) an app-controlled bulb
  8. 8.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a plain table fan (c) a wind-up clock (d) a paper calendar
  9. 9.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  10. 10.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a battery torch
  11. 11.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  12. 12.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  13. 13.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  14. 14.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) microcontroller (b) cloud server (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  15. 15.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  16. 16.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  17. 17.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a wind-up clock (c) a plain table fan (d) a plain wall switch
  18. 18.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  19. 19.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  20. 20.What does the actuator do? (a) shows data to you (b) reads values, decides (c) acts on a command (d) stores data online
  21. 21.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by shouting (b) through a candle (c) by post (d) over Wi-Fi
  22. 22.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a fitness band with app (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a wind-up clock
  24. 24.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a smart energy meter (c) a battery torch (d) a plain table fan
  26. 26.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  27. 27.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it (c) the cloud stores it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  28. 28.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it (c) the sensor measures (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  29. 29.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  30. 30.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  32. 32.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  33. 33.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) stores data online (b) measures the real world (c) acts on a command (d) carries the data
  34. 34.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) microcontroller (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  35. 35.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  36. 36.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a paper calendar
  38. 38.What does the cloud server do? (a) shows data to you (b) stores data online (c) measures the real world (d) carries the data
  39. 39.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a wind-up clock (c) a paper calendar (d) a fitness band with app
  40. 40.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Input of Tools (c) Internet of Talk (d) Internet of Things

Answer key

  1. lights on from an app
  2. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  3. not an IoT device
  4. sensor
  5. 48
  6. 24
  7. a pencil sharpener
  8. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  9. 6
  10. an app-controlled bulb
  11. 18
  12. an IoT device
  13. an IoT device
  14. microcontroller
  15. 2800
  16. 4
  17. a Wi-Fi weather station
  18. not an IoT device
  19. an IoT device
  20. acts on a command
  21. over Wi-Fi
  22. 120
  23. a fitness band with app
  24. 3
  25. a smart energy meter
  26. not an IoT device
  27. the app shows it
  28. the sensor measures
  29. 108
  30. an IoT device
  31. 36
  32. 12
  33. carries the data
  34. Wi-Fi
  35. not an IoT device
  36. 27
  37. a Wi-Fi weather station
  38. stores data online
  39. a fitness band with app
  40. Internet of Things

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