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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 874 · 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.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Input of Tools (c) Internet of Things (d) Internet of Talk
  2. 2.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) an app-controlled bulb
  4. 4.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) actuator (b) phone app (c) cloud server (d) microcontroller
  5. 5.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  7. 7.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the sensor measures
  8. 8.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  9. 9.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a candle in a jar (b) a hand fan (c) a printed map (d) lights on from an app
  10. 10.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a plain wall switch
  11. 11.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  12. 12.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  13. 13.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the sensor measures (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  14. 14.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures (c) the cloud stores it (d) the board reads it
  15. 15.What does the microcontroller do? (a) reads values, decides (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) measures the real world
  16. 16.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 30 readings take?
  17. 17.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a smart energy meter (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  19. 19.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) microcontroller (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) sensor
  20. 20.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the app shows it (b) the board reads it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the sensor measures
  21. 21.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) carries the data (b) reads values, decides (c) shows data to you (d) acts on a command
  22. 22.What does the sensor do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) reads values, decides (d) measures the real world
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a battery torch (c) a wind-up clock (d) a fitness band with app
  24. 24.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the app shows it
  25. 25.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a fitness band with app (d) a battery torch
  26. 26.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a plain wall switch (d) a wind-up clock
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a battery torch (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a plain wall switch
  28. 28.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  29. 29.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  30. 30.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  32. 32.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  33. 33.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 160 readings take?
  34. 34.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a fitness band with app
  35. 35.🌐 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
  36. 36.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a plain wall switch (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a battery torch
  38. 38.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it (c) the sensor measures (d) the cloud stores it
  39. 39.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 50 readings take?
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a fitness band with app (c) a smart energy meter (d) a battery torch

Answer key

  1. Internet of Things
  2. an IoT device
  3. a paper calendar
  4. phone app
  5. the board reads it
  6. a plain table fan
  7. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  8. an IoT device
  9. lights on from an app
  10. a plain wall switch
  11. 60
  12. not an IoT device
  13. the sensor measures
  14. the app shows it
  15. reads values, decides
  16. 1500
  17. not an IoT device
  18. a plain wall switch
  19. sensor
  20. the sensor measures
  21. carries the data
  22. measures the real world
  23. a fitness band with app
  24. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  25. a battery torch
  26. a Wi-Fi weather station
  27. a Wi-Fi weather station
  28. an IoT device
  29. not an IoT device
  30. 2200
  31. 12
  32. 12
  33. 8000
  34. a pencil sharpener
  35. over Wi-Fi
  36. not an IoT device
  37. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  38. the cloud stores it
  39. 1250
  40. a battery torch

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