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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 857 · 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 fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  2. 2.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a fitness band with app (c) a wind-up clock (d) a battery torch
  3. 3.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 170 readings take?
  4. 4.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) microcontroller (b) Wi-Fi (c) actuator (d) cloud server
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a plain wall switch (c) a battery torch (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  6. 6.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the sensor measures (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the cloud stores it
  7. 7.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 170 readings take?
  8. 8.What does the phone app do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) acts on a command (d) shows data to you
  9. 9.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  10. 10.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  11. 11.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a fitness band with app (d) a smart energy meter
  12. 12.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a paper calendar
  13. 13.🏠 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a plain wall switch (c) a fitness band with app (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  15. 15.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  16. 16.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  17. 17.What does the actuator do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) stores data online (d) reads values, decides
  18. 18.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 30 readings take?
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a wind-up clock (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a battery torch
  20. 20.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) an app-controlled bulb
  21. 21.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a plain wall switch (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  22. 22.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  23. 23.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by post (b) by shouting (c) through a candle (d) over Wi-Fi
  24. 24.What does the sensor do? (a) shows data to you (b) stores data online (c) measures the real world (d) carries the data
  25. 25.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  26. 26.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  27. 27.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  28. 28.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  29. 29.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  30. 30.What does the microcontroller do? (a) stores data online (b) reads values, decides (c) carries the data (d) acts on a command
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  32. 32.What does the cloud server do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) stores data online (d) measures the real world
  33. 33.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it (c) the app shows it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a fitness band with app (c) a battery torch (d) a pencil sharpener
  35. 35.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the cloud stores it (d) the board reads it
  36. 36.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  37. 37.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Internet of Things (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Talk
  38. 38.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) actuator (b) Wi-Fi (c) microcontroller (d) sensor
  39. 39.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a paper calendar (d) a smart energy meter
  40. 40.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device

Answer key

  1. an IoT device
  2. a fitness band with app
  3. 3400
  4. actuator
  5. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  6. the sensor measures
  7. 1700
  8. shows data to you
  9. an IoT device
  10. 1
  11. a pencil sharpener
  12. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  13. lights on from an app
  14. a plain wall switch
  15. 9
  16. not an IoT device
  17. acts on a command
  18. 1500
  19. an app-controlled bulb
  20. a paper calendar
  21. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  22. 20
  23. over Wi-Fi
  24. measures the real world
  25. 36
  26. 36
  27. 36
  28. 3
  29. 8
  30. reads values, decides
  31. 16
  32. stores data online
  33. the app shows it
  34. a fitness band with app
  35. the board reads it
  36. 4
  37. Internet of Things
  38. microcontroller
  39. a smart energy meter
  40. an IoT device

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