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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 927 · 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.What does the sensor do? (a) acts on a command (b) carries the data (c) stores data online (d) measures the real world
  2. 2.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  3. 3.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  4. 4.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a wind-up clock (d) a pencil sharpener
  5. 5.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  6. 6.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  7. 7.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  8. 8.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) microcontroller (b) sensor (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  9. 9.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) microcontroller (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) sensor
  10. 10.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) Wi-Fi (b) microcontroller (c) sensor (d) cloud server
  11. 11.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a fitness band with app (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  12. 12.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Talk (b) Input of Tools (c) Internet of Things (d) Inside of Toys
  13. 13.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  14. 14.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) by shouting (b) by post (c) through a candle (d) over Wi-Fi
  15. 15.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  16. 16.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  17. 17.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a paper calendar (c) a fitness band with app (d) a plain table fan
  19. 19.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  20. 20.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a plain wall switch (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a smart energy meter
  21. 21.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) lights on from an app (c) a hand fan (d) a candle in a jar
  22. 22.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) carries the data (b) reads values, decides (c) shows data to you (d) acts on a command
  23. 23.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a paper calendar (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  24. 24.What does the phone app do? (a) stores data online (b) acts on a command (c) reads values, decides (d) shows data to you
  25. 25.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  26. 26.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a wind-up clock (d) a smart energy meter
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  30. 30.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  31. 31.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the board reads it (d) the cloud stores it
  32. 32.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  33. 33.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  34. 34.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 180 readings take?
  35. 35.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) microcontroller (b) phone app (c) sensor (d) Wi-Fi
  36. 36.What does the cloud server do? (a) acts on a command (b) carries the data (c) shows data to you (d) stores data online
  37. 37.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  38. 38.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  39. 39.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain table fan
  40. 40.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device

Answer key

  1. measures the real world
  2. 10
  3. 60
  4. an app-controlled bulb
  5. 3000
  6. 54
  7. not an IoT device
  8. microcontroller
  9. sensor
  10. cloud server
  11. a battery torch
  12. Internet of Things
  13. 30
  14. over Wi-Fi
  15. 32
  16. an IoT device
  17. 12
  18. a fitness band with app
  19. 48
  20. a smart energy meter
  21. lights on from an app
  22. carries the data
  23. a paper calendar
  24. shows data to you
  25. an IoT device
  26. 18
  27. a wind-up clock
  28. the board reads it
  29. not an IoT device
  30. the app shows it
  31. the board reads it
  32. 2000
  33. 1800
  34. 9000
  35. phone app
  36. stores data online
  37. an IoT device
  38. 40
  39. a plain table fan
  40. not an IoT device

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