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