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App Dev Worksheet: Navigation

App development lesson 11: Navigation: tabs and the back button · Set 308 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (Stack of screens): Open a screen → it goes on top of the stack. Back → the top screen closes; you see the one underneath. Tap a tab → you jump to that tab’s main screen. Backs needed to get home = screens on the stack − 1.

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  1. 1.Which of these is true of a menu button? (a) shows 3 to 5 icons (b) switches main sections (c) sits at the bottom (d) opens a list of pages
  2. 2.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Profile tab
    2. tap the Search tab
    3. open “Friend list”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Friend list (b) Profile (c) Search (d) Home
  3. 3.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Badges”
    2. open “Map”
    3. open “Friend list”
    4. tap Back
    5. open “Badges”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  4. 4.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Search tab
    2. open “Video”
    3. open “Score card”
    4. tap Back
    5. open “Friend list”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Score card (b) Home (c) Video (d) Friend list
  5. 5.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Friend list”
    2. open “Map”
    3. tap Back
    4. tap the Quiz tab
    5. open “Match report”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  6. 6.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Score card”
    4. open “Edit photo”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Map (b) Home (c) Score card (d) Edit photo
  7. 7.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Chat tab
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. tap Back
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  8. 8.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Quiz tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  9. 9.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Chat tab
    2. open “Badges”
    3. open “Score card”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of the back button? (a) opens a list of pages (b) shows 3 to 5 icons (c) switches main sections (d) goes to the last screen
  11. 11.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Friend list”
    2. open “Badges”
    3. tap the Quiz tab
    4. open “Score card”
    5. tap Back
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of a menu button? (a) shows 3 to 5 icons (b) switches main sections (c) sits at the bottom (d) hides extra links
  13. 13.🧭 Why should every screen show where you are? (a) so users do not get lost (b) to use more battery (c) to look busy (d) to hide the menu
  14. 14.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. open “Map”
    3. tap the Me tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Map (b) Help page (c) Lessons (d) Me
  15. 15.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Lessons tab
    2. tap the Me tab
    3. open “Badges”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Quiz (b) Badges (c) Lessons (d) Me
  16. 16.🧭 Which part of navigation shows 3 to 5 icons? (a) the back button (b) a menu button (c) a tab bar
  17. 17.🧭 Which part of navigation hides extra links? (a) the back button (b) a tab bar (c) a menu button
  18. 18.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Badges”
    2. tap the Quiz tab
    3. open “Friend list”
    4. open “Video”
    5. open “Edit photo”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  19. 19.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. open “Score card”
    3. tap Back
    4. tap the Quiz tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Lessons (b) Map (c) Quiz (d) Score card
  20. 20.🧭 What does the back button usually do? (a) opens settings (b) deletes the page (c) goes to the last screen (d) closes all apps
  21. 21.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Map”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Lessons (b) Help page (c) Quiz (d) Map
  22. 22.🧭 Which part of navigation opens a list of pages? (a) the back button (b) a tab bar (c) a menu button
  23. 23.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Edit photo”
    4. open “Edit photo”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Home (b) Help page (c) Edit photo (d) Search
  24. 24.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) goes to the last screen (b) hides extra links (c) switches main sections (d) opens a list of pages
  25. 25.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Feed tab
    2. tap the Settings tab
    3. tap the Settings tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  26. 26.🧭 Which part of navigation undoes one move? (a) a menu button (b) the back button (c) a tab bar
  27. 27.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. tap the Profile tab
    3. open “Score card”
    4. open “Video”
    5. tap the Profile tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Help page (b) Profile (c) Score card (d) Video
  28. 28.🧭 Tapping a tab usually takes you to ___. (a) a random page (b) that tab’s main screen (c) the last app used (d) the phone settings
  29. 29.🧭 Where is a tab bar usually placed in a phone app? (a) in the middle (b) at the bottom (c) nowhere (d) inside a button
  30. 30.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. open “Help page”
    3. tap the Me tab
    4. open “Score card”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Lessons (b) Score card (c) Map (d) Help page
  31. 31.🧭 About how many tabs suit a tab bar best? (a) 10 to 12 (b) 20 (c) 3 to 5 (d) 1
  32. 32.Which of these is true of the back button? (a) sits at the bottom (b) switches main sections (c) hides extra links (d) undoes one move
  33. 33.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Badges”
    2. tap the Me tab
    3. tap the Lessons tab
    4. open “Match report”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Quiz (b) Match report (c) Lessons (d) Badges
  34. 34.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Profile tab
    2. open “Help page”
    3. tap the Home tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  35. 35.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Video”
    2. open “Score card”
    3. open “Map”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  36. 36.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Lessons tab
    2. open “Match report”
    3. tap the Quiz tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  37. 37.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Badges”
    2. tap the Profile tab
    3. tap the Profile tab
    4. open “Badges”
    5. open “Score card”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  38. 38.🧭 Which part of navigation sits at the bottom? (a) a menu button (b) the back button (c) a tab bar
  39. 39.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Lessons tab
    2. tap the Lessons tab
    3. open “Match report”
    4. open “Match report”
    5. tap the Quiz tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  40. 40.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. tap the Quiz tab
    3. open “Help page”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?

Answer key

  1. opens a list of pages
  2. Friend list
  3. 3
  4. Friend list
  5. 1
  6. Edit photo
  7. 0
  8. 0
  9. 2
  10. goes to the last screen
  11. 0
  12. hides extra links
  13. so users do not get lost
  14. Me
  15. Badges
  16. a tab bar
  17. a menu button
  18. 3
  19. Quiz
  20. goes to the last screen
  21. Map
  22. a menu button
  23. Edit photo
  24. switches main sections
  25. 0
  26. the back button
  27. Profile
  28. that tab’s main screen
  29. at the bottom
  30. Score card
  31. 3 to 5
  32. undoes one move
  33. Match report
  34. 0
  35. 3
  36. 0
  37. 2
  38. a tab bar
  39. 0
  40. 1

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