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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 984 · 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, which is the FIRST step? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the sensor measures (c) the app shows it (d) the board reads it
  2. 2.🌐 In an IoT system, which part measures the real world? (a) sensor (b) cloud server (c) phone app (d) Wi-Fi
  3. 3.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a plain wall switch (c) a paper calendar (d) a smart energy meter
  4. 4.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a plain table fan (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) an app-controlled bulb
  5. 5.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the sensor measures (b) the app shows it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the cloud stores it
  6. 6.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the cloud stores it” or “the board reads it”? (a) the cloud stores it (b) the board reads it
  7. 7.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 30 minutes. How many readings arrive in 3 hours?
  8. 8.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  9. 9.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) measures the real world (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) stores data online
  10. 10.What does the phone app do? (a) measures the real world (b) stores data online (c) carries the data (d) shows data to you
  11. 11.🌐 In an IoT system, which part acts on a command? (a) cloud server (b) microcontroller (c) actuator (d) Wi-Fi
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a battery torch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a wind-up clock (d) a plain table fan
  13. 13.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) microcontroller (b) phone app (c) cloud server (d) sensor
  14. 14.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi weather station an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  15. 15.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 5 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an app-controlled bulb (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a plain wall switch (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  17. 17.🌐 Is an app-controlled bulb an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  18. 18.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  19. 19.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 10 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  20. 20.🌐 Is a plain table fan an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  21. 21.What does the actuator do? (a) shows data to you (b) acts on a command (c) measures the real world (d) stores data online
  22. 22.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 180 readings take?
  23. 23.🌐 Is a paper calendar an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a battery torch (c) a paper calendar (d) a plain table fan
  25. 25.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Internet of Talk (b) Input of Tools (c) Internet of Things (d) Inside of Toys
  26. 26.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a plain wall switch (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a smart energy meter
  27. 27.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) a candle in a jar (c) a hand fan (d) lights on from an app
  28. 28.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  29. 29.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 90 readings take?
  30. 30.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 150 readings take?
  31. 31.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a plain table fan (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a wind-up clock (d) a pencil sharpener
  32. 32.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 110 readings take?
  33. 33.🌐 Is a pencil sharpener an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  34. 34.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi doorbell camera an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  35. 35.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) sensor (b) Wi-Fi (c) actuator (d) microcontroller
  36. 36.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a Wi-Fi weather station (b) a battery torch (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  37. 37.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 20 bytes. How many bytes do 160 readings take?
  38. 38.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  39. 39.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 15 minutes. How many readings arrive in 5 hours?
  40. 40.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 5 minutes?

Answer key

  1. the sensor measures
  2. sensor
  3. a smart energy meter
  4. a plain table fan
  5. the app shows it
  6. the board reads it
  7. 6
  8. an IoT device
  9. carries the data
  10. shows data to you
  11. actuator
  12. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  13. cloud server
  14. an IoT device
  15. 72
  16. a plain wall switch
  17. an IoT device
  18. 72
  19. 36
  20. not an IoT device
  21. acts on a command
  22. 3600
  23. not an IoT device
  24. a Wi-Fi weather station
  25. Internet of Things
  26. a plain wall switch
  27. lights on from an app
  28. 900
  29. 4500
  30. 1500
  31. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  32. 2200
  33. not an IoT device
  34. an IoT device
  35. microcontroller
  36. a battery torch
  37. 3200
  38. not an IoT device
  39. 20
  40. 60

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