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App Dev Worksheet: Navigation

App development lesson 11: Navigation: tabs and the back button · Set 62 · 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) 3 to 5 (d) 1
  2. 2.Which of these is true of the back button? (a) goes to the last screen (b) hides extra links (c) opens a list of pages (d) shows 3 to 5 icons
  3. 3.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Profile tab
    2. open “Map”
    3. open “Match report”
    4. tap the Search tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Search (b) Home (c) Match report (d) Map
  4. 4.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Search tab
    2. open “Match report”
    3. tap the Home tab
    4. open “Friend list”
    5. open “Help page”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Match report (b) Home (c) Friend list (d) Help page
  5. 5.🧭 Why should every screen show where you are? (a) to hide the menu (b) so users do not get lost (c) to use more battery (d) to look busy
  6. 6.🧭 Which part of navigation undoes one move? (a) a tab bar (b) a menu button (c) the back button
  7. 7.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. tap the Feed tab
    3. tap the Chat tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Feed (b) Edit photo (c) Chat (d) Settings
  8. 8.Which of these is true of a menu button? (a) goes to the last screen (b) switches main sections (c) sits at the bottom (d) hides extra links
  9. 9.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. open “Badges”
    3. open “Map”
    4. tap Back
    5. open “Friend list”
    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 “Friend list”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Chat tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Feed (b) Chat (c) Settings (d) Friend list
  11. 11.🧭 Tapping a tab usually takes you to ___. (a) the phone settings (b) the last app used (c) a random page (d) that tab’s main screen
  12. 12.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. tap the Profile tab
    3. open “Score card”
    4. open “Badges”
    5. tap the Profile tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Score card (b) Badges (c) Map (d) Profile
  13. 13.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Me tab
    4. open “Edit photo”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Map (b) Lessons (c) Edit photo (d) Quiz
  14. 14.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Score card”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Search tab
    4. open “Help page”
    5. open “Friend list”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Help page (b) Home (c) Friend list (d) Score card
  15. 15.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) goes to the last screen (b) opens a list of pages (c) hides extra links (d) sits at the bottom
  16. 16.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Video”
    4. tap Back
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Video (b) Quiz (c) Map (d) Lessons
  17. 17.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Match report”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Quiz (b) Match report (c) Lessons (d) Help page
  18. 18.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Video”
    2. tap the Feed tab
    3. open “Score card”
    4. tap Back
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Chat (b) Score card (c) Feed (d) Video
  19. 19.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Friend list”
    2. tap the Home tab
    3. open “Help page”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  20. 20.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. open “Map”
    3. tap the Quiz tab
    4. open “Friend list”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Friend list (b) Match report (c) Map (d) Lessons
  21. 21.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Video”
    2. tap the Home tab
    3. open “Help page”
    4. open “Edit photo”
    5. open “Edit photo”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  22. 22.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. tap the Home tab
    3. tap the Profile tab
    4. open “Score card”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Match report (b) Search (c) Score card (d) Home
  23. 23.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. tap Back
    4. open “Help page”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  24. 24.🧭 Which part of navigation switches main sections? (a) a menu button (b) a tab bar (c) the back button
  25. 25.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Feed tab
    2. open “Video”
    3. open “Help page”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  26. 26.🧭 Which part of navigation sits at the bottom? (a) the back button (b) a menu button (c) a tab bar
  27. 27.🧭 Where is a tab bar usually placed in a phone app? (a) inside a button (b) at the bottom (c) nowhere (d) in the middle
  28. 28.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Badges”
    2. open “Friend list”
    3. tap Back
    4. tap Back
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Badges (b) Search (c) Home (d) Friend list
  29. 29.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. tap the Lessons tab
    3. tap the Quiz tab
    4. open “Badges”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) opens a list of pages (b) undoes one move (c) shows 3 to 5 icons (d) hides extra links
  31. 31.🧭 Which part of navigation shows 3 to 5 icons? (a) a menu button (b) the back button (c) a tab bar
  32. 32.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Home tab
    4. open “Score card”
    5. open “Map”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  33. 33.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. tap Back
    4. open “Match report”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of a menu button? (a) switches main sections (b) sits at the bottom (c) opens a list of pages (d) undoes one move
  35. 35.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Match report”
    4. open “Help page”
    5. tap Back
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  36. 36.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. tap the Search tab
    3. open “Edit photo”
    4. tap the Home tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Map (b) Home (c) Edit photo (d) Search
  37. 37.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Friend list”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Map”
    4. tap the Quiz tab
    5. open “Map”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Friend list (b) Quiz (c) Lessons (d) Map
  38. 38.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. tap the Home tab
    3. tap the Search tab
    4. open “Map”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Search (b) Home (c) Profile (d) Map
  39. 39.Which of these is true of the back button? (a) sits at the bottom (b) opens a list of pages (c) undoes one move (d) hides extra links
  40. 40.🧭 Which part of navigation goes to the last screen? (a) a tab bar (b) a menu button (c) the back button

Answer key

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

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