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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 864 · 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.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  2. 2.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  3. 3.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  4. 4.What does the cloud server do? (a) reads values, decides (b) carries the data (c) stores data online (d) shows data to you
  5. 5.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) Wi-Fi (b) actuator (c) sensor (d) microcontroller
  6. 6.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a fitness band with app (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a smart energy meter
  7. 7.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a fitness band with app (c) a paper calendar (d) a wind-up clock
  8. 8.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  9. 9.What does the phone app do? (a) carries the data (b) shows data to you (c) measures the real world (d) acts on a command
  10. 10.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the sensor measures
  11. 11.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain wall switch (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  13. 13.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Internet of Talk (c) Internet of Things (d) Inside of Toys
  14. 14.What does the microcontroller do? (a) reads values, decides (b) stores data online (c) acts on a command (d) shows data to you
  15. 15.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a pencil sharpener
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a fitness band with app (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a plain table fan
  18. 18.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) acts on a command (b) carries the data (c) reads values, decides (d) measures the real world
  19. 19.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  20. 20.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) sensor (b) microcontroller (c) Wi-Fi (d) cloud server
  21. 21.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  22. 22.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) Wi-Fi (b) microcontroller (c) actuator (d) sensor
  23. 23.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a plain table fan (c) a wind-up clock (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  24. 24.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  26. 26.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a plain table fan (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  27. 27.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  28. 28.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain wall switch
  29. 29.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  30. 30.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “the board reads it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the board reads it
  31. 31.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) phone app (b) sensor (c) microcontroller (d) Wi-Fi
  32. 32.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  33. 33.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  34. 34.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the board reads it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it
  35. 35.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 30 readings take?
  36. 36.🔢 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) the app shows it
  37. 37.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  38. 38.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a paper calendar (d) a plain wall switch
  40. 40.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) microcontroller (b) Wi-Fi (c) phone app (d) actuator

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. an IoT device
  3. 24
  4. stores data online
  5. microcontroller
  6. a pencil sharpener
  7. a fitness band with app
  8. 120
  9. shows data to you
  10. the app shows it
  11. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  12. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  13. Internet of Things
  14. reads values, decides
  15. 72
  16. a pencil sharpener
  17. a plain table fan
  18. carries the data
  19. 3
  20. cloud server
  21. a paper calendar
  22. sensor
  23. a Wi-Fi weather station
  24. not an IoT device
  25. a paper calendar
  26. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  27. an IoT device
  28. a plain wall switch
  29. a plain table fan
  30. the board reads it
  31. Wi-Fi
  32. an IoT device
  33. not an IoT device
  34. the sensor measures
  35. 600
  36. the sensor measures
  37. an IoT device
  38. 500
  39. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  40. phone app

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