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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 933 · 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.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it (c) the cloud stores it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  2. 2.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes?
  3. 3.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “it is sent by Wi-Fi” or “the sensor measures”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the sensor measures
  4. 4.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it (c) the app shows it (d) the cloud stores it
  5. 5.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) measures the real world (d) carries the data
  6. 6.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) sensor (b) actuator (c) Wi-Fi (d) microcontroller
  7. 7.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a fitness band with app
  9. 9.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a smart energy meter (c) a plain table fan (d) a plain wall switch
  10. 10.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the app shows it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it
  11. 11.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a plain wall switch (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a pencil sharpener (d) a Wi-Fi weather station
  13. 13.What does the cloud server do? (a) carries the data (b) acts on a command (c) stores data online (d) measures the real world
  14. 14.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a paper calendar (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a fitness band with app
  16. 16.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 170 readings take?
  17. 17.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  18. 18.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) microcontroller (b) sensor (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a fitness band with app (c) a wind-up clock (d) a smart energy meter
  20. 20.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) phone app (b) Wi-Fi (c) cloud server (d) sensor
  21. 21.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  22. 22.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures (c) the cloud stores it (d) the board reads it
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a paper calendar (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a plain table fan
  24. 24.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) sensor (b) Wi-Fi (c) phone app (d) actuator
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “the board reads it”? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a battery torch
  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) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a smart energy meter
  30. 30.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  32. 32.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  33. 33.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) Wi-Fi (b) microcontroller (c) cloud server (d) sensor
  34. 34.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a candle in a jar (b) lights on from an app (c) a printed map (d) a hand fan
  35. 35.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  36. 36.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the cloud stores it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the cloud stores it
  37. 37.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  38. 38.What does the sensor do? (a) carries the data (b) shows data to you (c) measures the real world (d) stores data online
  39. 39.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the board reads it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the sensor measures
  40. 40.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a battery torch (d) a wind-up clock

Answer key

  1. the board reads it
  2. 24
  3. the sensor measures
  4. the app shows it
  5. carries the data
  6. Wi-Fi
  7. 12
  8. a plain wall switch
  9. a smart energy meter
  10. the sensor measures
  11. a plain wall switch
  12. a pencil sharpener
  13. stores data online
  14. an IoT device
  15. a paper calendar
  16. 3400
  17. 2750
  18. actuator
  19. a wind-up clock
  20. sensor
  21. 14
  22. the cloud stores it
  23. an app-controlled bulb
  24. phone app
  25. the board reads it
  26. the board reads it
  27. a battery torch
  28. 36
  29. a wind-up clock
  30. not an IoT device
  31. 36
  32. not an IoT device
  33. cloud server
  34. lights on from an app
  35. an IoT device
  36. the sensor measures
  37. 18
  38. measures the real world
  39. the app shows it
  40. a Wi-Fi smart plug

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