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