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