App Dev Worksheet: What Is an App
Developer's tip (Install or visit): App = application: a program installed on a phone to do a job for its users. An app comes from an app store and has a home-screen icon; a website opens in a web browser from a web address. Kinds of apps: games, learning apps, tool apps, health apps.
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- 1.Which of these is true of a website? (a) is installed on a phone (b) has a home-screen icon (c) updates from the store (d) opens in a web browser
- 2.📱 Which one is installed on a phone: an app or a website? (a) an app (b) a website
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a puzzle with levels (b) a racing challenge (c) a word battle (d) a sleep tracker
- 4.🗂️ What kind of app is a calculator? (a) a learning app (b) a game (c) a tool app (d) a health app
- 5.True or false: a water reminder is a learning app. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔔 What is a message an app shows on your lock screen called? (a) a wireframe (b) a notification (c) a variable (d) a web address
- 7.True or false: a website comes from an app store. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📱 Which one opens from a link: an app or a website? (a) an app (b) a website
- 9.True or false: a torch is a tool app. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a step counter (b) a sleep tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a puzzle with levels
- 11.True or false: a website has a home-screen icon. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: an app updates from the store. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📱 Which one comes from an app store: an app or a website? (a) a website (b) an app
- 14.📱 Which one has a web address: an app or a website? (a) an app (b) a website
- 15.True or false: a website has a web address. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is true of an app? (a) needs no installing (b) opens from a link (c) comes from an app store (d) opens in a web browser
- 17.📱 Which one updates from the store: an app or a website? (a) a website (b) an app
- 18.Which of these is true of an app? (a) opens from a link (b) is installed on a phone (c) needs no installing (d) has a web address
- 19.🗂️ What kind of app is a word battle? (a) a learning app (b) a health app (c) a game (d) a tool app
- 20.Which of these is true of an app? (a) opens from a link (b) opens in a web browser (c) has a home-screen icon (d) needs no installing
- 21.📱 Which one opens in a web browser: an app or a website? (a) an app (b) a website
- 22.🌐 Which program do you need to open a website? (a) a web browser (b) a calculator (c) a camera app (d) an app store
- 23.Which of these is true of an app? (a) has a web address (b) opens from a link (c) needs no installing (d) updates from the store
- 24.True or false: a website updates from the store. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a spelling coach is a tool app. (a) True (b) False
- 26.📱 Where do people usually download phone apps from? (a) a printer (b) a charger (c) a web server (d) an app store
- 27.🗂️ What kind of app is a torch? (a) a learning app (b) a health app (c) a tool app (d) a game
- 28.True or false: a racing challenge is a game. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🗂️ What kind of app is a racing challenge? (a) a health app (b) a game (c) a learning app (d) a tool app
- 30.True or false: a calculator is a learning app. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗂️ What kind of app is a spelling coach? (a) a health app (b) a game (c) a learning app (d) a tool app
- 32.🗂️ What kind of app is a step counter? (a) a game (b) a learning app (c) a tool app (d) a health app
- 33.📱 The word “app” is short for ___. (a) appointment (b) appetite (c) application (d) apparatus
- 34.True or false: a step counter is a health app. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spelling coach (b) an alarm clock (c) a times-table quiz (d) a flashcard trainer
- 36.True or false: a puzzle with levels is a game. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a spelling coach is a learning app. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a step counter (b) a sleep tracker (c) a calculator (d) a water reminder
- 39.📴 Which of these can often still work with no internet? (a) a new website (b) an installed app (c) an online search (d) a video call
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spelling coach (b) a times-table quiz (c) a step counter (d) a flashcard trainer
Answer key
- opens in a web browser
- an app
- a sleep tracker
- a tool app
- False
- a notification
- False
- a website
- True
- a puzzle with levels
- False
- True
- an app
- a website
- True
- comes from an app store
- an app
- is installed on a phone
- a game
- has a home-screen icon
- a website
- a web browser
- updates from the store
- False
- False
- an app store
- a tool app
- True
- a game
- False
- a learning app
- a health app
- application
- True
- an alarm clock
- True
- True
- a calculator
- an installed app
- a step counter
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