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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 887 · 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.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) sensor (b) cloud server (c) microcontroller (d) phone app
  2. 2.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain wall switch (d) a smart energy meter
  4. 4.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  5. 5.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Internet of Things (c) Internet of Talk (d) Input of Tools
  6. 6.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a plain wall switch (d) a paper calendar
  7. 7.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a plain table fan
  8. 8.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a plain table fan (c) a paper calendar (d) a wind-up clock
  9. 9.What does the sensor do? (a) reads values, decides (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) measures the real world
  10. 10.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by shouting (b) over Wi-Fi (c) through a candle (d) by post
  11. 11.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  12. 12.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a smart energy meter (d) an app-controlled bulb
  13. 13.What does the phone app do? (a) shows data to you (b) stores data online (c) acts on a command (d) measures the real world
  14. 14.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) reads values, decides (b) carries the data (c) measures the real world (d) shows data to you
  15. 15.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “the app shows it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the board reads it
  16. 16.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a fitness band with app (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  18. 18.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the app shows it (b) the cloud stores it (c) the sensor measures (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) Wi-Fi (b) cloud server (c) phone app (d) actuator
  21. 21.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the cloud stores it (c) the board reads it (d) the app shows it
  22. 22.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  23. 23.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the board reads it (c) the app shows it (d) the sensor measures
  24. 24.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a fitness band with app (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a pencil sharpener
  25. 25.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  26. 26.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) sensor (d) phone app
  27. 27.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a plain wall switch (d) a wind-up clock
  29. 29.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a hand fan (b) a candle in a jar (c) a printed map (d) lights on from an app
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a paper calendar (d) a plain wall switch
  31. 31.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) sensor (b) cloud server (c) Wi-Fi (d) microcontroller
  32. 32.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  33. 33.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a fitness band with app (d) a battery torch
  34. 34.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) Wi-Fi (d) sensor
  35. 35.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a plain wall switch
  36. 36.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  37. 37.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  38. 38.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a smart energy meter (d) a fitness band with app
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  40. 40.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?

Answer key

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

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