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