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