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App Dev Worksheet: Navigation

App development lesson 11: Navigation: tabs and the back button · Set 840 · 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 Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Home tab
    4. open “Video”
    5. open “Badges”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  2. 2.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. tap the Feed tab
    3. tap the Chat tab
    4. tap the Chat tab
    5. tap the Feed tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  3. 3.🧭 Which part of navigation sits at the bottom? (a) a tab bar (b) a menu button (c) the back button
  4. 4.🧭 About how many tabs suit a tab bar best? (a) 3 to 5 (b) 20 (c) 10 to 12 (d) 1
  5. 5.🧭 Where is a tab bar usually placed in a phone app? (a) nowhere (b) at the bottom (c) in the middle (d) inside a button
  6. 6.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) switches main sections (b) hides extra links (c) opens a list of pages (d) goes to the last screen
  7. 7.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. tap the Home tab
    4. tap the Profile tab
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Edit photo (b) Help page (c) Profile (d) Home
  8. 8.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. tap the Settings tab
    3. open “Friend list”
    4. tap the Settings tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) goes to the last screen (b) hides extra links (c) undoes one move (d) shows 3 to 5 icons
  10. 10.🧭 Which part of navigation opens a list of pages? (a) a tab bar (b) the back button (c) a menu button
  11. 11.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Me tab
    2. tap the Me tab
    3. open “Help page”
    4. tap Back
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  12. 12.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Edit photo”
    4. tap the Search tab
    5. open “Edit photo”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  13. 13.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Search tab
    2. open “Match report”
    3. open “Map”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Match report (b) Home (c) Map (d) Search
  14. 14.🧭 What does the back button usually do? (a) deletes the page (b) opens settings (c) goes to the last screen (d) closes all apps
  15. 15.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. tap the Settings tab
    3. open “Match report”
    4. open “Match report”
    5. open “Match report”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Settings (b) Match report (c) Chat (d) Feed
  16. 16.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Profile tab
    2. open “Video”
    3. tap the Home tab
    4. open “Map”
    5. tap Back
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Map (b) Search (c) Video (d) Home
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Me tab
    2. tap the Lessons tab
    3. open “Match report”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Lessons (b) Me (c) Quiz (d) Match report
  19. 19.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Feed tab
    2. open “Map”
    3. tap Back
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Map (b) Feed (c) Settings (d) Chat
  20. 20.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Chat tab
    2. open “Match report”
    3. tap the Feed tab
    4. tap the Settings tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  21. 21.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Feed tab
    2. open “Help page”
    3. tap Back
    4. open “Help page”
    5. open “Badges”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  22. 22.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Lessons tab
    2. open “Map”
    3. tap Back
    4. open “Friend list”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  23. 23.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. tap the Chat tab
    3. open “Map”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Settings (b) Map (c) Chat (d) Feed
  24. 24.🧭 Which part of navigation goes to the last screen? (a) a tab bar (b) a menu button (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 “Help page”
    3. open “Map”
    4. tap the Settings tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  26. 26.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Video”
    2. tap the Quiz tab
    3. tap the Lessons tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  27. 27.🧭 Why should every screen show where you are? (a) to use more battery (b) so users do not get lost (c) to look busy (d) to hide the menu
  28. 28.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Chat tab
    2. tap the Chat tab
    3. open “Score card”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  29. 29.🧭 Tapping a tab usually takes you to ___. (a) a random page (b) the phone settings (c) that tab’s main screen (d) the last app used
  30. 30.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. open “Video”
    3. open “Match report”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  31. 31.🧭 Which part of navigation hides extra links? (a) a tab bar (b) a menu button (c) the back button
  32. 32.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Feed tab
    4. tap the Settings tab
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Chat (b) Settings (c) Feed (d) Map
  33. 33.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Search tab
    2. open “Score card”
    3. tap the Search tab
    4. tap the Profile tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  34. 34.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. open “Score card”
    3. open “Video”
    4. 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. tap the Lessons tab
    2. open “Video”
    3. tap the Quiz tab
    4. open “Map”
    5. open “Edit photo”
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Video (b) Lessons (c) Map (d) Edit photo
  36. 36.🧭 Which part of navigation shows 3 to 5 icons? (a) the back button (b) a tab bar (c) a menu button
  37. 37.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Settings tab
    2. tap the Settings tab
    3. tap the Settings tab
    4. open “Match report”
    5. open “Edit photo”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of the back button? (a) undoes one move (b) shows 3 to 5 icons (c) hides extra links (d) switches main sections
  39. 39.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Badges”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Edit photo”
    4. tap Back
    Which screen are you on now?
    (a) Edit photo (b) Badges (c) Home (d) Search
  40. 40.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Home tab
    2. open “Friend list”
    3. tap Back
    4. open “Map”
    5. tap Back
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?

Answer key

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

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