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App Dev Worksheet: Permissions and Versions

App development lesson 23: Privacy, permissions and publishing · Set 132 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (Need it? Number it.): Ask only for permissions the app’s main job needs, and say why. Version = major.minor.patch. Bug fix → patch + 1; new feature → minor + 1, patch 0; big change → major + 1, others 0. Compare major, then minor, then patch as numbers: 10 is bigger than 9.

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  1. 1.True or false: a barcode scanner needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) map app → location (b) torch → contacts (c) voice notes → microphone (d) camera app → camera
  3. 3.True or false: a speak-to-type notes app needs the microphone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🚀 Which version is newer: 4.9.14 or 4.9.3? (a) 4.9.3 (b) 4.9.14
  5. 5.🚀 What should an app ask for only when it really needs it? (a) its name (b) a font (c) a permission (d) its icon
  6. 6.True or false: a barcode scanner needs your location. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a guitar tuner needs the microphone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔐 Which permission does a barcode scanner really need? (a) location (b) the microphone (c) the camera (d) contacts
  9. 9.🔐 Which permission does a party-invite app for friends really need? (a) location (b) the camera (c) the microphone (d) contacts
  10. 10.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: torch → contacts? (a) fair (b) too much
  11. 11.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    4.15.4, 4.9.1, 3.26.5, 4.12.7     (a) 4.15.4 (b) 4.12.7 (c) 4.9.1 (d) 3.26.5
  12. 12.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    0.26.2, 1.3.9, 1.19.3, 1.2.5     (a) 1.2.5 (b) 1.3.9 (c) 1.19.3 (d) 0.26.2
  13. 13.True or false: a birthday list of friends needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔐 Which permission does a speak-to-type notes app really need? (a) the camera (b) location (c) contacts (d) the microphone
  15. 15.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: calling app → contacts? (a) fair (b) too much
  16. 16.True or false: a voice recorder needs your location. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.2.11 or 2.2.9? (a) 2.2.9 (b) 2.2.11
  18. 18.Which of these requests is fair? (a) calculator → location (b) torch → contacts (c) quiz app → microphone (d) calling app → contacts
  19. 19.🚀 Your app is at version 1.10.2. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 2.0.0 (b) 1.11.2 (c) 1.11.0 (d) 1.10.3
  20. 20.🔐 Which permission does a birthday list of friends really need? (a) location (b) contacts (c) the microphone (d) the camera
  21. 21.🚀 Your app is at version 3.9.1. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 3.10.1 (b) 3.10.0 (c) 4.0.0 (d) 3.9.2
  22. 22.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: map app → location? (a) too much (b) fair
  23. 23.True or false: a bus tracker needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    4.15.9, 4.13.6, 3.23.2, 4.3.2     (a) 4.3.2 (b) 4.13.6 (c) 3.23.2 (d) 4.15.9
  25. 25.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    1.28.2, 2.4.0, 2.17.8, 2.10.9     (a) 1.28.2 (b) 2.10.9 (c) 2.17.8 (d) 2.4.0
  26. 26.🔐 Which permission does a weather-near-me app really need? (a) the camera (b) the microphone (c) location (d) contacts
  27. 27.🚀 Your app is at version 2.4.9. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 2.5.0 (b) 3.0.0 (c) 2.4.10 (d) 2.5.9
  28. 28.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    1.9.3, 1.3.2, 1.13.8, 0.22.3     (a) 1.13.8 (b) 0.22.3 (c) 1.9.3 (d) 1.3.2
  29. 29.True or false: a speak-to-type notes app needs your location. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🚀 Your app is at version 1.10.7. The next release adds a new feature. What is its version number? (a) 2.0.0 (b) 1.11.7 (c) 1.10.8 (d) 1.11.0
  31. 31.🚀 Your app is at version 2.3.3. The next release fixes a small bug. What is its version number? (a) 2.4.0 (b) 3.0.0 (c) 2.3.4 (d) 2.4.3
  32. 32.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: voice notes → microphone? (a) too much (b) fair
  33. 33.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.8.3 or 1.13.3? (a) 1.13.3 (b) 1.8.3
  34. 34.True or false: a selfie sticker app needs the camera. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these requests is fair? (a) quiz app → microphone (b) voice notes → microphone (c) torch → contacts (d) timer → your photos
  36. 36.🔐 A torch app asks for your contacts. What should you do? (a) deny it (b) allow it (c) share them all (d) post them online
  37. 37.🚀 A change from version 1.4.2 to 1.4.3 usually means ___. (a) a new app (b) a bug fix (c) a big redesign (d) a new feature
  38. 38.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: timer → your photos? (a) fair (b) too much
  39. 39.🚀 Which version is newer: 4.9.7 or 4.9.14? (a) 4.9.14 (b) 4.9.7
  40. 40.🔐 Which permission does a selfie sticker app really need? (a) the camera (b) location (c) the microphone (d) contacts

Answer key

  1. True
  2. torch → contacts
  3. True
  4. 4.9.14
  5. a permission
  6. False
  7. True
  8. the camera
  9. contacts
  10. too much
  11. 4.15.4
  12. 0.26.2
  13. True
  14. the microphone
  15. fair
  16. False
  17. 2.2.11
  18. calling app → contacts
  19. 2.0.0
  20. contacts
  21. 4.0.0
  22. fair
  23. False
  24. 4.15.9
  25. 2.17.8
  26. location
  27. 3.0.0
  28. 0.22.3
  29. False
  30. 1.11.0
  31. 2.3.4
  32. fair
  33. 1.13.3
  34. True
  35. voice notes → microphone
  36. deny it
  37. a bug fix
  38. too much
  39. 4.9.14
  40. the camera

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