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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 923 · 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 is a smart-home example? (a) lights on from an app (b) a hand fan (c) a candle in a jar (d) a printed map
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain table fan (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  3. 3.What does the cloud server do? (a) measures the real world (b) stores data online (c) carries the data (d) acts on a command
  4. 4.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a battery torch (c) a smart energy meter (d) a fitness band with app
  5. 5.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) microcontroller (b) sensor (c) cloud server (d) Wi-Fi
  6. 6.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) cloud server (b) Wi-Fi (c) actuator (d) microcontroller
  7. 7.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  8. 8.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  9. 9.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  10. 10.What does the phone app do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) shows data to you (d) measures the real world
  11. 11.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the cloud stores it (d) the board reads it
  12. 12.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 190 readings take?
  13. 13.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  14. 14.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 50 readings take?
  15. 15.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) actuator (b) microcontroller (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  16. 16.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  17. 17.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  18. 18.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) sensor (b) microcontroller (c) Wi-Fi (d) phone app
  19. 19.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  20. 20.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a wind-up clock (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a plain wall switch
  21. 21.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a wind-up clock (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a fitness band with app (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  24. 24.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  25. 25.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  26. 26.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a wind-up clock (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a battery torch
  27. 27.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the app shows it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures
  28. 28.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  29. 29.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  30. 30.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) sensor (b) phone app (c) Wi-Fi (d) microcontroller
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  32. 32.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  33. 33.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 120 readings take?
  34. 34.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) carries the data (b) reads values, decides (c) acts on a command (d) measures the real world
  35. 35.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  36. 36.What does the sensor do? (a) shows data to you (b) reads values, decides (c) acts on a command (d) measures the real world
  37. 37.What does the actuator do? (a) reads values, decides (b) measures the real world (c) acts on a command (d) shows data to you
  38. 38.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  39. 39.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a paper calendar (c) a battery torch (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  40. 40.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Inside of Toys (c) Internet of Talk (d) Input of Tools

Answer key

  1. lights on from an app
  2. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  3. stores data online
  4. a battery torch
  5. sensor
  6. actuator
  7. 1500
  8. not an IoT device
  9. an IoT device
  10. shows data to you
  11. the app shows it
  12. 9500
  13. 18
  14. 500
  15. Wi-Fi
  16. 6
  17. 6
  18. microcontroller
  19. a paper calendar
  20. an app-controlled bulb
  21. an IoT device
  22. a wind-up clock
  23. a battery torch
  24. not an IoT device
  25. 6
  26. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  27. the sensor measures
  28. not an IoT device
  29. an IoT device
  30. phone app
  31. 24
  32. an IoT device
  33. 1200
  34. carries the data
  35. 12
  36. measures the real world
  37. acts on a command
  38. 1000
  39. a Wi-Fi weather station
  40. Internet of Things

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