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App development lesson 11: Navigation: tabs and the back button · Set 856 · 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 “Map”
    2. open “Video”
    3. tap the Home tab
    4. tap the Home tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  2. 2.🧭 Why should every screen show where you are? (a) to use more battery (b) to hide the menu (c) to look busy (d) so users do not get lost
  3. 3.Which of these is true of the back button? (a) sits at the bottom (b) switches main sections (c) goes to the last screen (d) shows 3 to 5 icons
  4. 4.🧭 Which part of navigation hides extra links? (a) a tab bar (b) a menu button (c) the back button
  5. 5.🧭 What does the back button usually do? (a) closes all apps (b) deletes the page (c) opens settings (d) goes to the last screen
  6. 6.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Badges”
    2. tap the Quiz tab
    3. open “Match report”
    4. tap Back
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  7. 7.🧭 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 Me tab
    4. open “Edit photo”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Lessons (b) Edit photo (c) Quiz (d) Me
  8. 8.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Badges”
    2. open “Help page”
    3. tap Back
    4. open “Friend list”
    5. tap the Profile tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  9. 9.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. open “Map”
    3. open “Help page”
    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. tap the Settings tab
    2. open “Badges”
    3. tap Back
    4. open “Edit photo”
    5. open “Video”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  11. 11.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Quiz tab
    2. open “Badges”
    3. open “Score card”
    4. open “Edit photo”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  12. 12.🧭 About how many tabs suit a tab bar best? (a) 1 (b) 3 to 5 (c) 20 (d) 10 to 12
  13. 13.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Feed tab
    2. tap the Settings tab
    3. open “Friend list”
    4. tap the Feed tab
    5. open “Map”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  14. 14.🧭 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 “Video”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  15. 15.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Lessons tab
    2. open “Badges”
    3. tap Back
    4. tap the Me tab
    5. tap the Quiz tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  16. 16.🧭 Where is a tab bar usually placed in a phone app? (a) in the middle (b) inside a button (c) at the bottom (d) nowhere
  17. 17.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) switches main sections (b) opens a list of pages (c) hides extra links (d) goes to the last screen
  18. 18.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. open “Score card”
    3. tap the Quiz tab
    4. open “Badges”
    5. open “Help page”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Match report (b) Help page (c) Score card (d) Badges
  19. 19.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. open “Match report”
    3. open “Badges”
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of a tab bar? (a) opens a list of pages (b) sits at the bottom (c) hides extra links (d) goes to the last screen
  21. 21.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Friend list”
    2. tap the Home tab
    3. open “Score card”
    4. open “Edit photo”
    5. tap the Home tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  22. 22.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. tap the Settings tab
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. tap Back
    4. open “Friend list”
    5. open “Edit photo”
    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. tap the Search tab
    2. open “Video”
    3. open “Edit photo”
    4. tap the Search tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  24. 24.🧭 Tapping a tab usually takes you to ___. (a) that tab’s main screen (b) the phone settings (c) a random page (d) the last app used
  25. 25.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Search tab
    2. open “Badges”
    3. open “Friend list”
    4. tap Back
    5. tap the Profile tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Home (b) Friend list (c) Badges (d) Profile
  26. 26.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. tap the Home tab
    3. tap the Search tab
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Profile (b) Search (c) Home (d) Edit photo
  27. 27.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Help page”
    2. tap the Me tab
    3. tap the Lessons tab
    4. open “Friend list”
    5. open “Match report”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Match report (b) Friend list (c) Help page (d) Lessons
  28. 28.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Video”
    4. tap Back
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Home (b) Edit photo (c) Search (d) Video
  29. 29.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Badges”
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. open “Score card”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Badges (b) Home (c) Score card (d) Edit photo
  30. 30.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. tap the Lessons tab
    2. open “Video”
    3. 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 “Map”
    2. tap Back
    3. tap the Feed tab
    4. tap the Settings tab
    5. open “Badges”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Badges (b) Chat (c) Map (d) Feed
  32. 32.🧭 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?
  33. 33.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. open “Match report”
    3. tap the Profile tab
    4. open “Friend list”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Friend list (b) Home (c) Edit photo (d) Match report
  34. 34.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. open “Map”
    2. open “Edit photo”
    3. open “Badges”
    4. open “Edit photo”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Badges (b) Map (c) Home (d) Edit photo
  35. 35.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Match report”
    2. open “Map”
    3. tap the Lessons tab
    4. open “Friend list”
    5. tap the Lessons tab
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  36. 36.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Edit photo”
    2. open “Video”
    3. tap Back
    4. tap Back
    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. open “Help page”
    3. tap Back
    4. tap Back
    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) the back button (b) a tab bar (c) a menu button
  39. 39.🧭 The app has tabs Feed, Chat, Settings. You start on Feed, then:
    1. open “Video”
    2. tap Back
    3. open “Help page”
    4. tap the Settings tab
    5. open “Map”
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Help page (b) Map (c) Feed (d) Video
  40. 40.🧭 The app has tabs Lessons, Quiz, Me. You start on Lessons, then:
    1. open “Video”
    2. tap the Me tab
    3. open “Badges”
    4. tap Back
    Which screen are you on now?     (a) Badges (b) Me (c) Video (d) Lessons

Answer key

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

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