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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 888 · 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.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a wind-up clock (d) a fitness band with app
  2. 2.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it (c) the app shows it (d) the cloud stores it
  3. 3.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  4. 4.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a plain table fan (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a fitness band with app
  5. 5.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) an app-controlled bulb
  6. 6.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a plain wall switch (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a smart energy meter
  7. 7.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) lights on from an app (b) a hand fan (c) a printed map (d) a candle in a jar
  8. 8.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a fitness band with app
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain wall switch
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a battery torch (c) a paper calendar (d) a plain wall switch
  11. 11.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) microcontroller (b) cloud server (c) actuator (d) phone app
  12. 12.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  13. 13.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 200 readings take?
  14. 14.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) the sensor measures
  15. 15.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Internet of Talk (c) Inside of Toys (d) Internet of Things
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) cloud server (b) microcontroller (c) sensor (d) actuator
  18. 18.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) cloud server (b) phone app (c) sensor (d) Wi-Fi
  19. 19.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  20. 20.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the board reads it”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  21. 21.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  22. 22.What does the sensor do? (a) measures the real world (b) shows data to you (c) reads values, decides (d) acts on a command
  23. 23.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) phone app (b) sensor (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  25. 25.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  26. 26.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  27. 27.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) measures the real world (b) reads values, decides (c) stores data online (d) carries the data
  28. 28.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a battery torch (d) a plain table fan
  30. 30.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  31. 31.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  32. 32.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  33. 33.🔍 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
  34. 34.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the sensor measures (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  35. 35.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  36. 36.What does the actuator do? (a) reads values, decides (b) acts on a command (c) measures the real world (d) carries the data
  37. 37.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) cloud server (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  38. 38.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  39. 39.What does the phone app do? (a) stores data online (b) carries the data (c) acts on a command (d) shows data to you
  40. 40.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?

Answer key

  1. a wind-up clock
  2. the cloud stores it
  3. 24
  4. a fitness band with app
  5. a paper calendar
  6. a smart energy meter
  7. lights on from an app
  8. a pencil sharpener
  9. a plain wall switch
  10. an app-controlled bulb
  11. phone app
  12. 20
  13. 10000
  14. the sensor measures
  15. Internet of Things
  16. the board reads it
  17. microcontroller
  18. cloud server
  19. 1300
  20. the board reads it
  21. 3
  22. measures the real world
  23. actuator
  24. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  25. not an IoT device
  26. 18
  27. carries the data
  28. 36
  29. a Wi-Fi weather station
  30. an IoT device
  31. not an IoT device
  32. not an IoT device
  33. a plain table fan
  34. the sensor measures
  35. 3
  36. acts on a command
  37. Wi-Fi
  38. an IoT device
  39. shows data to you
  40. 108

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