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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 863 · 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 an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  2. 2.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  3. 3.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a wind-up clock (d) a fitness band with app
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a battery torch (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  5. 5.What does the microcontroller do? (a) stores data online (b) measures the real world (c) reads values, decides (d) acts on a command
  6. 6.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  7. 7.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the app shows it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it
  8. 8.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a battery torch (c) a wind-up clock (d) a paper calendar
  9. 9.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  10. 10.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “the app shows it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain wall switch (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a paper calendar
  12. 12.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Internet of Talk (c) Internet of Things (d) Input of Tools
  13. 13.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) through a candle (b) by shouting (c) over Wi-Fi (d) by post
  14. 14.What does the cloud server do? (a) acts on a command (b) stores data online (c) reads values, decides (d) measures the real world
  15. 15.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the sensor measures (c) the board reads it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  16. 16.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  17. 17.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a paper calendar (c) a smart energy meter (d) a pencil sharpener
  18. 18.🔍 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
  19. 19.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain wall switch
  20. 20.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) cloud server (b) microcontroller (c) Wi-Fi (d) actuator
  21. 21.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a plain table fan (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a battery torch
  22. 22.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the app shows it (c) the cloud stores it (d) the board reads it
  23. 23.🏠 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain table fan (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain wall switch
  25. 25.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  26. 26.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  27. 27.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the board reads it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the board reads it
  28. 28.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) cloud server (b) microcontroller (c) phone app (d) sensor
  29. 29.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a paper calendar
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a fitness band with app (c) a smart energy meter (d) a wind-up clock
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  32. 32.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  33. 33.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  34. 34.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the sensor measures
  35. 35.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  36. 36.What does the sensor do? (a) carries the data (b) shows data to you (c) reads values, decides (d) measures the real world
  37. 37.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the sensor measures
  38. 38.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  39. 39.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  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. 5
  3. a wind-up clock
  4. a battery torch
  5. reads values, decides
  6. a pencil sharpener
  7. the sensor measures
  8. a fitness band with app
  9. 800
  10. the cloud stores it
  11. a Wi-Fi weather station
  12. Internet of Things
  13. over Wi-Fi
  14. stores data online
  15. the sensor measures
  16. 6
  17. a smart energy meter
  18. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  19. a plain wall switch
  20. Wi-Fi
  21. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  22. the board reads it
  23. lights on from an app
  24. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  25. 2000
  26. 30
  27. the board reads it
  28. sensor
  29. a Wi-Fi weather station
  30. a wind-up clock
  31. 14
  32. an IoT device
  33. 20
  34. the sensor measures
  35. 200
  36. measures the real world
  37. the app shows it
  38. not an IoT device
  39. 36
  40. an IoT device

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