← What is IoT? lesson New set →

Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 970 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a candle in a jar (b) a hand fan (c) lights on from an app (d) a printed map
  2. 2.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  3. 3.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  4. 4.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  5. 5.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 100 readings take?
  6. 6.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 60 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  7. 7.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  8. 8.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 140 readings take?
  9. 9.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a smart energy meter (c) a plain table fan (d) a wind-up clock
  10. 10.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 1 minute?
  11. 11.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  12. 12.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  13. 13.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) Wi-Fi (b) cloud server (c) actuator (d) microcontroller
  14. 14.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the sensor measures
  15. 15.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  16. 16.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a paper calendar (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a plain wall switch (d) a battery torch
  17. 17.What does the sensor do? (a) measures the real world (b) acts on a command (c) reads values, decides (d) shows data to you
  18. 18.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  19. 19.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 30 seconds. How many readings does it send in 3 minutes?
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a plain table fan (c) a plain wall switch (d) a paper calendar
  21. 21.🌐 How does a home IoT device usually send its data to the app? (a) through a candle (b) over Wi-Fi (c) by post (d) by shouting
  22. 22.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a plain table fan (d) a fitness band with app
  23. 23.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Things (b) Inside of Toys (c) Internet of Talk (d) Input of Tools
  24. 24.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a wind-up clock (c) a plain table fan (d) a battery torch
  25. 25.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) sensor (b) cloud server (c) actuator (d) microcontroller
  26. 26.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (b) a pencil sharpener (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a battery torch
  29. 29.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) microcontroller (b) phone app (c) sensor (d) cloud server
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the app shows it” or “the sensor measures”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it
  32. 32.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  33. 33.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a battery torch (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  35. 35.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  36. 36.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the sensor measures” or “the board reads it”? (a) the sensor measures (b) the board reads it
  37. 37.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the sensor measures (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the board reads it
  38. 38.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a wind-up clock (c) a smart energy meter (d) a pencil sharpener
  40. 40.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi

Answer key

  1. lights on from an app
  2. 3000
  3. 7000
  4. not an IoT device
  5. 2500
  6. 6
  7. not an IoT device
  8. 2800
  9. a smart energy meter
  10. 6
  11. 30
  12. an IoT device
  13. Wi-Fi
  14. the sensor measures
  15. 10
  16. a Wi-Fi weather station
  17. measures the real world
  18. 2600
  19. 6
  20. a Wi-Fi weather station
  21. over Wi-Fi
  22. a fitness band with app
  23. Internet of Things
  24. an app-controlled bulb
  25. microcontroller
  26. 72
  27. a pencil sharpener
  28. a battery torch
  29. sensor
  30. the sensor measures
  31. the sensor measures
  32. 1500
  33. 15
  34. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  35. an IoT device
  36. the sensor measures
  37. the app shows it
  38. an IoT device
  39. a smart energy meter
  40. the board reads it

Free electronics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/electronics-for-kids