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