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

Answer key

  1. Feed
  2. so users do not get lost
  3. that tab’s main screen
  4. 1
  5. Map
  6. sits at the bottom
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. undoes one move
  10. Quiz
  11. Help page
  12. goes to the last screen
  13. Edit photo
  14. 0
  15. 2
  16. Search
  17. a menu button
  18. switches main sections
  19. Map
  20. goes to the last screen
  21. a tab bar
  22. 2
  23. Edit photo
  24. Settings
  25. the back button
  26. 0
  27. 3 to 5
  28. Feed
  29. at the bottom
  30. 1
  31. Settings
  32. a tab bar
  33. a menu button
  34. a tab bar
  35. 0
  36. 2
  37. 0
  38. Badges
  39. Badges
  40. 0

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