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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 896 · 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 Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  2. 2.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  3. 3.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  4. 4.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  5. 5.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Talk (b) Inside of Toys (c) Input of Tools (d) Internet of Things
  6. 6.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) Wi-Fi (b) microcontroller (c) phone app (d) sensor
  7. 7.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  8. 8.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  9. 9.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a paper calendar (d) a battery torch
  10. 10.What does the microcontroller do? (a) carries the data (b) reads values, decides (c) shows data to you (d) acts on a command
  11. 11.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  12. 12.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  13. 13.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  14. 14.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the board reads it (b) the cloud stores it (c) the app shows it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a fitness band with app (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a plain wall switch
  16. 16.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a paper calendar (c) a wind-up clock (d) a plain wall switch
  17. 17.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 40 readings take?
  18. 18.What does the sensor do? (a) carries the data (b) reads values, decides (c) measures the real world (d) shows data to you
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a plain table fan (d) a smart energy meter
  20. 20.What does the phone app do? (a) acts on a command (b) reads values, decides (c) shows data to you (d) measures the real world
  21. 21.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  22. 22.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) phone app (b) cloud server (c) actuator (d) microcontroller
  23. 23.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  24. 24.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  25. 25.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a candle in a jar (b) a printed map (c) lights on from an app (d) a hand fan
  26. 26.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  27. 27.What does the cloud server do? (a) measures the real world (b) acts on a command (c) shows data to you (d) stores data online
  28. 28.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  29. 29.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a plain wall switch (d) a smart energy meter
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a wind-up clock (c) a paper calendar (d) an app-controlled bulb
  31. 31.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  32. 32.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it (c) the sensor measures (d) the cloud stores it
  33. 33.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  34. 34.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) sensor (b) phone app (c) cloud server (d) actuator
  35. 35.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a wind-up clock (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a paper calendar
  36. 36.🌐 Is a battery torch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  37. 37.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the board reads it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the app shows it (c) the cloud stores it (d) the sensor measures
  38. 38.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  39. 39.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) measures the real world (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) reads values, decides
  40. 40.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a paper calendar

Answer key

  1. an IoT device
  2. an IoT device
  3. 72
  4. an IoT device
  5. Internet of Things
  6. sensor
  7. 24
  8. not an IoT device
  9. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  10. reads values, decides
  11. 3000
  12. 1000
  13. 12
  14. the board reads it
  15. a plain wall switch
  16. a Wi-Fi weather station
  17. 400
  18. measures the real world
  19. a plain table fan
  20. shows data to you
  21. 10
  22. microcontroller
  23. not an IoT device
  24. 24
  25. lights on from an app
  26. 800
  27. stores data online
  28. 36
  29. a plain wall switch
  30. an app-controlled bulb
  31. not an IoT device
  32. the app shows it
  33. 36
  34. actuator
  35. an app-controlled bulb
  36. not an IoT device
  37. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  38. 28
  39. carries the data
  40. a paper calendar

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