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) has a home-screen icon (b) has a web address (c) is installed on a phone (d) updates from the store
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cricket run chase (b) a spelling coach (c) a times-table quiz (d) a flashcard trainer
- 3.🗂️ What kind of app is a spelling coach? (a) a game (b) a tool app (c) a learning app (d) a health app
- 4.Which of these is true of an app? (a) opens from a link (b) has a web address (c) needs no installing (d) comes from an app store
- 5.🗂️ What kind of app is a puzzle with levels? (a) a health app (b) a learning app (c) a game (d) a tool app
- 6.True or false: a website needs no installing. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: a calculator is a tool app. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📲 What happens when you tap an app’s icon? (a) the sound turns off (b) the app opens (c) the phone charges (d) the app is deleted
- 9.🗂️ What kind of app is a calculator? (a) a learning app (b) a health app (c) a game (d) a tool app
- 10.📱 Which one opens in a web browser: an app or a website? (a) an app (b) a website
- 11.🗂️ What kind of app is an alarm clock? (a) a learning app (b) a tool app (c) a health app (d) a game
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a puzzle with levels (b) a flashcard trainer (c) a spelling coach (d) a times-table quiz
- 13.Which of these is true of an app? (a) needs no installing (b) has a web address (c) is installed on a phone (d) opens from a link
- 14.🗂️ What kind of app is a times-table quiz? (a) a learning app (b) a health app (c) a game (d) a tool app
- 15.Which of these is true of a website? (a) needs no installing (b) comes from an app store (c) has a home-screen icon (d) is installed on a phone
- 16.🗂️ What kind of app is a torch? (a) a learning app (b) a health app (c) a game (d) a tool app
- 17.📴 Which of these can often still work with no internet? (a) a video call (b) a new website (c) an online search (d) an installed app
- 18.True or false: a website opens from a link. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📱 Which one has a home-screen icon: an app or a website? (a) an app (b) a website
- 20.Which of these is true of an app? (a) updates from the store (b) needs no installing (c) opens in a web browser (d) has a web address
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cricket run chase (b) a racing challenge (c) a puzzle with levels (d) a water reminder
- 22.Which of these is true of a website? (a) opens in a web browser (b) updates from the store (c) has a home-screen icon (d) is installed on a phone
- 23.📱 Which one updates from the store: an app or a website? (a) an app (b) a website
- 24.📱 Which one opens from a link: an app or a website? (a) a website (b) an app
- 25.📱 Where do people usually download phone apps from? (a) a charger (b) a web server (c) an app store (d) a printer
- 26.True or false: a spelling coach is a tool app. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧑 Who is an app really made for? (a) its icon (b) its coder only (c) its charger (d) its users
- 28.True or false: a racing challenge is a health app. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a torch is a game. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: a times-table quiz is a game. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗂️ What kind of app is a racing challenge? (a) a game (b) a learning app (c) a health app (d) a tool app
- 32.🗂️ What kind of app is a cricket run chase? (a) a game (b) a health app (c) a learning app (d) a tool app
- 33.True or false: a puzzle with levels is a game. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: a website has a web address. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these is true of an app? (a) needs no installing (b) opens from a link (c) has a home-screen icon (d) opens in a web browser
- 36.📱 The word “app” is short for ___. (a) apparatus (b) appointment (c) appetite (d) application
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an alarm clock (b) a calculator (c) a step counter (d) a torch
- 38.🔔 What is a message an app shows on your lock screen called? (a) a variable (b) a notification (c) a web address (d) a wireframe
- 39.True or false: an app opens from a link. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: an alarm clock is a learning app. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- has a web address
- a cricket run chase
- a learning app
- comes from an app store
- a game
- True
- True
- the app opens
- a tool app
- a website
- a tool app
- a puzzle with levels
- is installed on a phone
- a learning app
- needs no installing
- a tool app
- an installed app
- True
- an app
- updates from the store
- a water reminder
- opens in a web browser
- an app
- a website
- an app store
- False
- its users
- False
- False
- False
- a game
- a game
- True
- True
- has a home-screen icon
- application
- a step counter
- a notification
- False
- False
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