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