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App development lesson 16: Designing apps: Part 2 test · Set 893 · 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.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.🔢 In a sign-up flow, what comes right after “type name and email”? (a) open the app (b) enter the code sent (c) make a password (d) see the home screen
  3. 3.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Video”
    2. open “Map”
    3. tap the Feed tab
    4. open “Map”
    5. tap Back
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Map (b) Video (c) Chat (d) Feed
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
  5. 5.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
    Design A: Home → Item → Pay
    Design B: Home → Shop → Cart → Offers → Search → Pens → Item
  6. 6.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔢 In a sign-up flow, which comes first: “open the app” or “tap “Sign up””? (a) open the app (b) tap “Sign up”
  8. 8.🧭 About how many tabs suit a tab bar best? (a) 1 (b) 3 to 5 (c) 10 to 12 (d) 20
  9. 9.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.Which of these is true of a wireframe? (a) uses the final pictures (b) shows the real fonts (c) has the real colours (d) is a quick sketch
  11. 11.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  13. 13.Which of these fits saving on the phone? (a) photos on two devices (b) chat messages to friends (c) your last game level (d) a shared to-do list
  14. 14.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) pale pink on white (c) white on black (d) dark blue on white
  15. 15.🧭 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 Home tab
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Search (b) Profile (c) Home (d) Help page
  16. 16.True or false: the sound on/off setting fits saving in the cloud. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “sudden loud sounds” makes the app harder to use. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is about UX (the experience)? (a) the icon shapes (b) how easy sign-up is (c) the button colours (d) the font size
  19. 19.Which of these helps everyone use the app? (a) tiny tap areas (b) sudden loud sounds (c) labels on every icon (d) fast-flashing lights
  20. 20.🔢 In a food-order flow, which comes first: “open the menu” or “pick a dish”? (a) pick a dish (b) open the menu
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the icon shapes (b) how users feel after (c) the font size (d) the theme colours
  22. 22.💾 Where should the app save a class leaderboard: on the phone or in the cloud? (a) in the cloud (b) on the phone
  23. 23.✏️ Is this true of a wireframe or of a final design: uses plain grey boxes? (a) a final design (b) a wireframe
  24. 24.Which of these fits saving in the cloud? (a) your last game level (b) a draft you are typing (c) the sound on/off setting (d) a shared to-do list
  25. 25.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
    Design A: Home → Menu → Search → Pay → Item
    Design B: Home → Pens → Offers
    (a) Design B (b) Design A
  26. 26.Which of these is true of a wireframe? (a) shows the real fonts (b) uses plain grey boxes (c) looks like the real app (d) uses the final pictures
  27. 27.🖼️ In this wireframe (top to bottom), what is right above the top bar?
    [ menu icon ]
    [ search box ]
    [ tab bar ]
    [ title text ]
    [ top bar ]
    (a) search box (b) tab bar (c) menu icon (d) title text
  28. 28.Which of these is true of a final design? (a) shows where things go (b) uses the final pictures (c) is a quick sketch (d) uses plain grey boxes
  29. 29.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
    Body text: 12 px
    Footer: 22 px
    Caption: 27 px
    Hint: 17 px
    Menu: 23 px
    (a) Body text (b) Hint (c) Footer (d) Caption
  30. 30.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
    Label: 22 px
    Menu: 10 px
    Footer: 24 px
    Caption: 18 px
    Title: 10 px
  31. 31.✏️ Is this true of a wireframe or of a final design: has the real colours? (a) a wireframe (b) a final design
  32. 32.🧭 Where is a tab bar usually placed in a phone app? (a) nowhere (b) inside a button (c) in the middle (d) at the bottom
  33. 33.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ A box with a cross in a wireframe usually means ___. (a) a picture goes here (b) an error (c) delete this (d) a closed app
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 28 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Done (c) Back
  36. 36.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. tap the Lessons tab
    3. tap the Me tab
    4. open “Help page”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) whether users get lost (b) how many taps it takes (c) the icon shapes (d) how fast a task is done
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Next (c) Save (d) Send
  39. 39.Which of these is true of the back button? (a) switches main sections (b) goes to the last screen (c) opens a list of pages (d) shows 3 to 5 icons
  40. 40.True or false: a wireframe shows the real fonts. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. hard to read
  2. make a password
  3. Feed
  4. 0
  5. 4
  6. True
  7. open the app
  8. 3 to 5
  9. easy to read
  10. is a quick sketch
  11. easy to read
  12. poor design
  13. your last game level
  14. pale pink on white
  15. Home
  16. False
  17. True
  18. how easy sign-up is
  19. labels on every icon
  20. open the menu
  21. how users feel after
  22. in the cloud
  23. a wireframe
  24. a shared to-do list
  25. Design B
  26. uses plain grey boxes
  27. title text
  28. uses the final pictures
  29. Body text
  30. 2
  31. a final design
  32. at the bottom
  33. True
  34. a picture goes here
  35. Send
  36. 1
  37. the icon shapes
  38. Send
  39. goes to the last screen
  40. False

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