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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 904 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a plain table fan (d) a fitness band with app
  3. 3.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  4. 4.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a plain wall switch (c) a battery torch (d) a paper calendar
  5. 5.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) stores data online
  6. 6.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  7. 7.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a pencil sharpener
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a battery torch (d) a wind-up clock
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a fitness band with app (d) a plain wall switch
  10. 10.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  11. 11.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the cloud stores it
  12. 12.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the board reads it (c) the app shows it (d) the sensor measures
  13. 13.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a candle in a jar (b) a hand fan (c) lights on from an app (d) a printed map
  14. 14.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  15. 15.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a battery torch (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a paper calendar
  17. 17.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a fitness band with app (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  18. 18.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) actuator (b) sensor (c) cloud server (d) microcontroller
  19. 19.What does the actuator do? (a) measures the real world (b) stores data online (c) acts on a command (d) carries the data
  20. 20.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  21. 21.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) cloud server (b) actuator (c) sensor (d) Wi-Fi
  22. 22.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 160 readings take?
  25. 25.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  26. 26.What does the sensor do? (a) measures the real world (b) shows data to you (c) reads values, decides (d) carries the data
  27. 27.What does the phone app do? (a) stores data online (b) measures the real world (c) shows data to you (d) reads values, decides
  28. 28.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Inside of Toys (b) Internet of Things (c) Input of Tools (d) Internet of Talk
  29. 29.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the board reads it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the app shows it
  30. 30.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures (c) the cloud stores it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  33. 33.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  34. 34.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  35. 35.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  36. 36.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a battery torch (d) a paper calendar
  37. 37.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  38. 38.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 50 readings take?
  39. 39.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  40. 40.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) microcontroller (b) sensor (c) actuator (d) phone app

Answer key

  1. not an IoT device
  2. a plain table fan
  3. 60
  4. a fitness band with app
  5. carries the data
  6. an IoT device
  7. a Wi-Fi weather station
  8. a Wi-Fi weather station
  9. a plain wall switch
  10. an IoT device
  11. it is sent by Wi-Fi
  12. the app shows it
  13. lights on from an app
  14. 36
  15. 8
  16. an app-controlled bulb
  17. a plain table fan
  18. microcontroller
  19. acts on a command
  20. not an IoT device
  21. sensor
  22. an IoT device
  23. the board reads it
  24. 1600
  25. an IoT device
  26. measures the real world
  27. shows data to you
  28. Internet of Things
  29. the board reads it
  30. the sensor measures
  31. the sensor measures
  32. 6
  33. 9
  34. 2200
  35. 6500
  36. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  37. 24
  38. 2500
  39. 500
  40. actuator

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