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