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