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App development lesson 16: Designing apps: Part 2 test · Set 890 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (Think like the user): First decide which topic the question is about. Use that lesson’s rule: 48 px buttons, 16 px text, the screen stack, the flow order. For code, count positions from 0.

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  1. 1.✏️ What is the easiest way to draw a first wireframe? (a) a phone case (b) a microphone (c) pencil and paper (d) a 3D printer
  2. 2.🖼️ In this wireframe (top to bottom), what is right below the Add button?
    [ search box ]
    [ big picture ]
    [ Add button ]
    [ list of items ]
    (a) list of items (b) search box (c) big picture
  3. 3.💾 Which works with no internet at all? (a) a cloud backup (b) a shared chat (c) a cloud leaderboard (d) data saved on the phone
  4. 4.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. tap Back
    4. open “Video”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Edit photo (b) Lessons (c) Help page (d) Video
  5. 5.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
    Design A: Home → Menu → Confirm
    Design B: Home → Menu → Address → Cart → Pens → Search → Results
  6. 6.🎨 Who should you test the UX with? (a) nobody (b) only yourself (c) the app icon (d) real users
  7. 7.🖼️ How many parts (boxes) does this wireframe have?
    [ Add button ]
    [ list of items ]
    [ filter buttons ]
    [ search box ]
    [ menu icon ]
    [ big picture ]
  8. 8.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design B need?
    Design A: Home → Address → Pens → Search → Cart
    Design B: Home → Shop → Pay
  9. 9.♿ A screen has 7 icon buttons. Only 5 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
  10. 10.True or false: a wireframe is a quick sketch. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💾 pop() takes off the last item. What does this code show?
    let songs = ["Stars", "Kites", "Sunrise", "Rain", "Monsoon"];
    songs.pop();
    show(songs[songs.length - 1]);
    (a) Kites (b) Rain (c) Stars (d) Sunrise
  12. 12.True or false: “text that can grow” makes the app harder to use. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: chat messages to friends fits saving on the phone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) sits at the bottom (b) hides extra links (c) opens a list of pages (d) goes to the last screen
  15. 15.Which of these is true of a menu button? (a) shows 3 to 5 icons (b) sits at the bottom (c) hides extra links (d) switches main sections
  16. 16.Which of these helps everyone use the app? (a) icons with no labels (b) sudden loud sounds (c) tiny tap areas (d) labels on every icon
  17. 17.True or false: a wireframe shows the real fonts. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “strong colour contrast” makes the app harder to use. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: whether users get lost is about UI (the look). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.✏️ Is this true of a wireframe or of a final design: looks like the real app? (a) a wireframe (b) a final design
  21. 21.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🎨 UI stands for user ___. (a) idea (b) input (c) interface (d) internet
  23. 23.True or false: how users feel after is about UI (the look). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Home tab
    4. tap the Search tab
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Search (b) Help page (c) Profile (d) Home
  25. 25.🧭 What does the back button usually do? (a) opens settings (b) closes all apps (c) deletes the page (d) goes to the last screen
  26. 26.🧭 Which part of navigation hides extra links? (a) a tab bar (b) the back button (c) a menu button
  27. 27.Which of these makes the app harder to use? (a) labels on every icon (b) text that can grow (c) tiny tap areas (d) big touch targets
  28. 28.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  29. 29.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: the button colours? (a) UI (b) UX
  30. 30.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
    Title: 18 px
    Menu: 14 px
    Caption: 23 px
  31. 31.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Edit photo”
    4. tap the Lessons tab
    5. open “Video”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Lessons (b) Map (c) Edit photo (d) Video
  32. 32.🔢 In a photo-post flow, which comes LAST? (a) open the camera screen (b) post the photo (c) take the photo (d) add a filter
  33. 33.🔀 Why plan the user flow before building? (a) to add more taps (b) to hide the buttons (c) so each step is clear (d) to skip testing
  34. 34.✏️ Is this true of a wireframe or of a final design: has no real colours? (a) a final design (b) a wireframe
  35. 35.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  36. 36.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  37. 37.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Quiz tab
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. open “Friend list”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  38. 38.🔢 In a sign-up flow, what comes right after “open the app”? (a) enter the code sent (b) type name and email (c) make a password (d) tap “Sign up”
  39. 39.✏️ Is this true of a wireframe or of a final design: uses plain grey boxes? (a) a wireframe (b) a final design
  40. 40.✏️ What is a wireframe? (a) a simple screen sketch (b) a type of password (c) a charging cable (d) the finished app

Answer key

  1. pencil and paper
  2. list of items
  3. data saved on the phone
  4. Video
  5. 4
  6. real users
  7. 6
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. True
  11. Rain
  12. False
  13. False
  14. sits at the bottom
  15. hides extra links
  16. labels on every icon
  17. False
  18. False
  19. False
  20. a final design
  21. easy to read
  22. interface
  23. False
  24. Search
  25. goes to the last screen
  26. a menu button
  27. tiny tap areas
  28. good design
  29. UI
  30. 1
  31. Video
  32. post the photo
  33. so each step is clear
  34. a wireframe
  35. poor design
  36. hard to read
  37. 2
  38. tap “Sign up”
  39. a wireframe
  40. a simple screen sketch

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