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