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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 872 · 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 paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  2. 2.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a paper calendar (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  3. 3.What does the sensor do? (a) reads values, decides (b) carries the data (c) shows data to you (d) measures the real world
  4. 4.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  5. 5.🌐 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
  6. 6.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) actuator (b) phone app (c) microcontroller (d) sensor
  7. 7.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a smart energy meter (c) a paper calendar (d) a wind-up clock
  8. 8.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Talk (b) Input of Tools (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Things
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a fitness band with app (c) a smart energy meter (d) an app-controlled bulb
  10. 10.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  11. 11.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  12. 12.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  13. 13.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) actuator (b) phone app (c) cloud server (d) Wi-Fi
  14. 14.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  15. 15.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a hand fan (b) lights on from an app (c) a candle in a jar (d) a printed map
  16. 16.🔍 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 battery torch
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a battery torch (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a paper calendar
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a smart energy meter (d) an app-controlled bulb
  19. 19.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  20. 20.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a plain table fan (d) a battery torch
  21. 21.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) cloud server (b) phone app (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi
  22. 22.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 50 readings take?
  23. 23.What does the actuator do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) stores data online (d) measures the real world
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a smart energy meter
  25. 25.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the app shows it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures
  26. 26.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a smart energy meter (d) a plain wall switch
  27. 27.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  28. 28.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) an app-controlled bulb
  30. 30.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  31. 31.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a battery torch (d) a plain wall switch
  32. 32.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it (c) the sensor measures (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  33. 33.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  34. 34.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 180 readings take?
  35. 35.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  36. 36.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) phone app (b) actuator (c) Wi-Fi (d) cloud server
  37. 37.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  38. 38.What does the microcontroller do? (a) measures the real world (b) carries the data (c) stores data online (d) reads values, decides
  39. 39.What does the cloud server do? (a) reads values, decides (b) shows data to you (c) stores data online (d) acts on a command
  40. 40.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a smart energy meter (d) a battery torch

Answer key

  1. not an IoT device
  2. a paper calendar
  3. measures the real world
  4. 9
  5. over Wi-Fi
  6. microcontroller
  7. a smart energy meter
  8. Internet of Things
  9. a plain wall switch
  10. an IoT device
  11. an IoT device
  12. an IoT device
  13. cloud server
  14. an IoT device
  15. lights on from an app
  16. a battery torch
  17. a Wi-Fi weather station
  18. a pencil sharpener
  19. not an IoT device
  20. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  21. Wi-Fi
  22. 2500
  23. acts on a command
  24. a wind-up clock
  25. the sensor measures
  26. a plain wall switch
  27. 60
  28. an IoT device
  29. a plain table fan
  30. 72
  31. a Wi-Fi weather station
  32. the sensor measures
  33. not an IoT device
  34. 3600
  35. 18
  36. phone app
  37. 2
  38. reads values, decides
  39. stores data online
  40. a battery torch

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