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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 961 · 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.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  2. 2.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 30 readings take?
  3. 3.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the sensor measures (c) the board reads it (d) the app shows it
  4. 4.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a fitness band with app (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  5. 5.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  6. 6.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) microcontroller (b) Wi-Fi (c) phone app (d) cloud server
  7. 7.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “the app shows it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the app shows it
  8. 8.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smart energy meter (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a plain table fan (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  10. 10.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a smart energy meter (c) a plain wall switch (d) a wind-up clock
  11. 11.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) Wi-Fi (b) phone app (c) cloud server (d) sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a smart energy meter (d) a fitness band with app
  13. 13.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Inside of Toys (c) Internet of Things (d) Internet of Talk
  14. 14.🌐 Is a wind-up clock an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  15. 15.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  16. 16.What does the sensor do? (a) measures the real world (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) shows data to you
  17. 17.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a fitness band with app (c) a paper calendar (d) a wind-up clock
  19. 19.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  20. 20.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  21. 21.What does the phone app do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) reads values, decides (d) measures the real world
  22. 22.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a plain wall switch (c) a paper calendar (d) a pencil sharpener
  23. 23.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) actuator (b) phone app (c) Wi-Fi (d) microcontroller
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a fitness band with app (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a battery torch
  25. 25.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the sensor measures (c) the cloud stores it (d) it is sent by Wi-Fi
  26. 26.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  27. 27.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) phone app (b) Wi-Fi (c) sensor (d) cloud server
  28. 28.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a wind-up clock (c) a battery torch (d) a paper calendar
  29. 29.What does the actuator do? (a) measures the real world (b) acts on a command (c) reads values, decides (d) carries the data
  30. 30.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 50 readings take?
  31. 31.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the cloud stores it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the board reads it (d) the app shows it
  32. 32.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) reads values, decides (b) shows data to you (c) carries the data (d) acts on a command
  33. 33.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a battery torch (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a plain wall switch
  34. 34.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  35. 35.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  36. 36.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 100 readings take?
  37. 37.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 4 minutes?
  38. 38.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 15 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?
  39. 39.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  40. 40.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) phone app (b) microcontroller (c) cloud server (d) sensor

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 1500
  3. the cloud stores it
  4. a pencil sharpener
  5. 10
  6. cloud server
  7. the cloud stores it
  8. an IoT device
  9. a plain table fan
  10. a smart energy meter
  11. sensor
  12. a pencil sharpener
  13. Internet of Things
  14. not an IoT device
  15. 12
  16. measures the real world
  17. 24
  18. a fitness band with app
  19. 6
  20. 36
  21. shows data to you
  22. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  23. actuator
  24. a battery torch
  25. the sensor measures
  26. 20
  27. phone app
  28. a Wi-Fi weather station
  29. acts on a command
  30. 1250
  31. the app shows it
  32. carries the data
  33. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  34. 400
  35. an IoT device
  36. 1000
  37. 12
  38. 20
  39. 12
  40. microcontroller

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