App Dev Worksheet: Users and Needs
Developer's tip (User first): Users are the people the app is for; there are often several groups (students, teachers, parents). A need is the user’s problem; a feature is how the app solves it. Ask and watch real users before you build.
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- 1.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 235 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A school app has 290 students, 210 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 5.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 100 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 6.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 8.👥 A school app has 250 students, 185 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 180 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 255 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 20 coaches and 210 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 18.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 21.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.👥 A school app has 65 students, 45 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 40 doctors and 125 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 85 coaches and 175 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 60 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 29.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 155 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 175 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 36.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 38.👥 A school app has 140 students, 90 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 300 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 40.👥 A school app has 90 students, 25 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
Answer key
- 395
- a feature
- 535
- a bus tracker
- 85
- ask and watch users
- a share button
- 680
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- 525
- a dark mode switch
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- 215
- “I keep missing the bus”
- fans
- True
- a user need
- a reminder alarm
- True
- a user need
- 260
- 250
- a pocket-money tracker
- a bus tracker
- players
- 195
- persona
- “I forget my homework”
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- nurses
- False
- volunteers
- True
- helps nobody well
- 50
- 180
- 165
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