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App Dev Worksheet: Navigation

App development lesson 11: Navigation: tabs and the back button · Set 535 · 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.🧭 About how many tabs suit a tab bar best? (a) 10 to 12 (b) 20 (c) 1 (d) 3 to 5
  2. 2.🧭 Which part of navigation shows 3 to 5 icons? (a) the back button (b) a tab bar (c) a menu button
  3. 3.🧭 Tapping a tab usually takes you to ___. (a) the last app used (b) the phone settings (c) that tab’s main screen (d) a random page
  4. 4.Which of these is true of a menu button? (a) shows 3 to 5 icons (b) opens a list of pages (c) sits at the bottom (d) switches main sections
  5. 5.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Home tab
    2. open “Video”
    3. open “Help page”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Search (b) Help page (c) Home (d) Video
  6. 6.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Lessons tab
    2. open “Friend list”
    3. tap the Lessons tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of the back button? (a) switches main sections (b) undoes one move (c) sits at the bottom (d) hides extra links
  8. 8.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Search tab
    2. tap the Profile tab
    3. open “Video”
    4. tap the Home tab
    5. tap the Search tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Profile (b) Video (c) Home (d) Search
  9. 9.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Search tab
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. tap the Search tab
    4. tap the Search tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  10. 10.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Score card”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Friend list”
    4. tap the Settings tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Friend list (b) Feed (c) Settings (d) Score card
  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
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  12. 12.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Chat tab
    2. open “Help page”
    3. open “Friend list”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Friend list (b) Chat (c) Feed (d) Help page
  13. 13.Which of these is true of the back button? (a) shows 3 to 5 icons (b) hides extra links (c) switches main sections (d) goes to the last screen
  14. 14.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Search tab
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. open “Friend list”
    4. tap the Home tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Home (b) Edit photo (c) Search (d) Friend list
  15. 15.🧭 Which part of navigation switches main sections? (a) a menu button (b) a tab bar (c) the back button
  16. 16.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Settings tab
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. open “Map”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) undoes one move (b) goes to the last screen (c) hides extra links (d) shows 3 to 5 icons
  18. 18.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. tap the Profile tab
    3. open “Edit photo”
    4. open “Score card”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Match report (b) Score card (c) Edit photo (d) Home
  19. 19.🧭 Where is a tab bar usually placed in a phone app? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) at the bottom (d) inside a button
  20. 20.🧭 Which part of navigation opens a list of pages? (a) a menu button (b) the back button (c) a tab bar
  21. 21.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Friend list”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Me tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Me (b) Quiz (c) Friend list (d) Lessons
  22. 22.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Badges”
    2. tap the Settings tab
    3. open “Help page”
    4. tap the Chat tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  23. 23.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Friend list”
    2. tap the Home tab
    3. open “Match report”
    4. tap the Profile tab
    5. tap the Home tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Match report (b) Friend list (c) Home (d) Search
  24. 24.Which of these is true of a menu button? (a) goes to the last screen (b) shows 3 to 5 icons (c) hides extra links (d) sits at the bottom
  25. 25.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Video”
    2. open “Video”
    3. tap Back
    4. tap the Home tab
    5. open “Edit photo”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  26. 26.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. open “Friend list”
    3. open “Badges”
    4. tap the Home tab
    5. open “Score card”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Score card (b) Friend list (c) Badges (d) Edit photo
  27. 27.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) undoes one move (b) goes to the last screen (c) sits at the bottom (d) hides extra links
  28. 28.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. tap the Feed tab
    3. open “Match report”
    4. open “Help page”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  29. 29.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. tap the Quiz tab
    3. tap the Me tab
    4. open “Help page”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Quiz (b) Me (c) Help page (d) Lessons
  30. 30.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Quiz tab
    2. open “Video”
    3. open “Score card”
    4. open “Help page”
    5. tap the Lessons tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Help page (b) Lessons (c) Video (d) Score card
  31. 31.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Score card”
    2. open “Help page”
    3. tap the Profile tab
    4. tap the Profile tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Profile (b) Home (c) Score card (d) Help page
  32. 32.🧭 Why should every screen show where you are? (a) to use more battery (b) to hide the menu (c) so users do not get lost (d) to look busy
  33. 33.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Friend list”
    2. open “Score card”
    3. tap Back
    4. open “Match report”
    5. open “Badges”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  34. 34.🧭 Which part of navigation undoes one move? (a) the back button (b) a tab bar (c) a menu button
  35. 35.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) undoes one move (b) switches main sections (c) opens a list of pages (d) goes to the last screen
  36. 36.🧭 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
    4. tap the Feed tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  37. 37.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Quiz tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Edit photo (b) Me (c) Quiz (d) Lessons
  38. 38.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Friend list”
    2. open “Badges”
    3. open “Help page”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  39. 39.🧭 What does the back button usually do? (a) goes to the last screen (b) deletes the page (c) opens settings (d) closes all apps
  40. 40.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. open “Map”
    3. tap Back
    4. tap the Search tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Profile (b) Home (c) Map (d) Search

Answer key

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

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