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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 966 · 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 the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a wind-up clock
  2. 2.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  3. 3.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a plain wall switch (c) a Wi-Fi weather station (d) a smart energy meter
  4. 4.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  5. 5.🔢 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 app shows it (c) the sensor measures (d) the board reads it
  6. 6.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  7. 7.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the cloud stores it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the sensor measures (d) the app shows it
  8. 8.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) sensor (b) Wi-Fi (c) phone app (d) actuator
  9. 9.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  10. 10.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a wind-up clock (d) a pencil sharpener
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper calendar (b) a fitness band with app (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a smart energy meter (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  13. 13.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  14. 14.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 180 readings take?
  15. 15.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the sensor measures (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the app shows it
  16. 16.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) sensor (b) cloud server (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a paper calendar (c) a wind-up clock (d) a fitness band with app
  18. 18.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 20 readings take?
  19. 19.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a paper calendar (c) a plain wall switch (d) a fitness band with app
  20. 20.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  21. 21.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  22. 22.What does the cloud server do? (a) shows data to you (b) carries the data (c) acts on a command (d) stores data online
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  24. 24.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) over Wi-Fi (b) through a candle (c) by post (d) by shouting
  25. 25.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 1 hour?
  26. 26.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) sensor (b) actuator (c) phone app (d) cloud server
  27. 27.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 9 minutes?
  28. 28.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 4 hours?
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a plain table fan (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  30. 30.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  31. 31.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  32. 32.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) cloud server (b) microcontroller (c) Wi-Fi (d) sensor
  33. 33.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a hand fan (b) a candle in a jar (c) a printed map (d) lights on from an app
  34. 34.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  35. 35.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  36. 36.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Internet of Talk (c) Input of Tools (d) Inside of Toys
  37. 37.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  38. 38.🔢 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
  39. 39.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) reads values, decides (b) carries the data (c) measures the real world (d) shows data to you
  40. 40.🔢 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

Answer key

  1. a wind-up clock
  2. 8
  3. a plain wall switch
  4. 8
  5. the cloud stores it
  6. 4000
  7. the sensor measures
  8. actuator
  9. an IoT device
  10. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  11. a paper calendar
  12. a plain wall switch
  13. not an IoT device
  14. 3600
  15. the app shows it
  16. Wi-Fi
  17. a fitness band with app
  18. 400
  19. a fitness band with app
  20. 42
  21. an IoT device
  22. stores data online
  23. a battery torch
  24. over Wi-Fi
  25. 2
  26. phone app
  27. 9
  28. 12
  29. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  30. an IoT device
  31. 7
  32. sensor
  33. lights on from an app
  34. an IoT device
  35. 9
  36. Internet of Things
  37. 48
  38. the sensor measures
  39. carries the data
  40. the sensor measures

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