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