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App Dev Worksheet: Permissions and Versions

App development lesson 23: Privacy, permissions and publishing · Set 162 · 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.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) camera app → camera (b) timer → your photos (c) calling app → contacts (d) map app → location
  2. 2.🔐 Which permission does a selfie sticker app really need? (a) contacts (b) the camera (c) the microphone (d) location
  3. 3.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: map app → location? (a) too much (b) fair
  4. 4.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: calling app → contacts? (a) too much (b) fair
  5. 5.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    2.20.4, 3.10.6, 3.8.7, 3.18.7     (a) 3.8.7 (b) 2.20.4 (c) 3.18.7 (d) 3.10.6
  6. 6.True or false: a walking map needs your location. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🚀 A privacy policy tells users ___. (a) what data is collected (b) the app’s colours (c) the app’s price (d) the screen size
  8. 8.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.3.5 or 1.3.16? (a) 1.3.16 (b) 1.3.5
  9. 9.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.7.1 or 1.16.1? (a) 1.16.1 (b) 1.7.1
  10. 10.🚀 In version 2.5.1, which number is the major version? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 251 (d) 2
  11. 11.True or false: a guitar tuner needs the microphone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🚀 Your app is at version 1.2.8. The next release adds a new feature. What is its version number? (a) 1.2.9 (b) 2.0.0 (c) 1.3.8 (d) 1.3.0
  13. 13.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    2.15.6, 2.18.2, 2.17.0, 1.20.7     (a) 2.18.2 (b) 2.15.6 (c) 2.17.0 (d) 1.20.7
  14. 14.True or false: a birthday list of friends needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a weather-near-me app needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🚀 What should an app ask for only when it really needs it? (a) its icon (b) its name (c) a font (d) a permission
  17. 17.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.7.19 or 1.7.7? (a) 1.7.19 (b) 1.7.7
  18. 18.True or false: a party-invite app for friends needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.11.2 or 1.2.0? (a) 1.11.2 (b) 1.2.0
  20. 20.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: voice notes → microphone? (a) too much (b) fair
  21. 21.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) calling app → contacts (b) camera app → camera (c) calculator → location (d) map app → location
  22. 22.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    1.26.1, 2.19.0, 2.11.6, 2.8.5     (a) 2.11.6 (b) 2.19.0 (c) 2.8.5 (d) 1.26.1
  23. 23.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    1.13.7, 1.18.5, 0.22.3, 1.14.1     (a) 0.22.3 (b) 1.13.7 (c) 1.18.5 (d) 1.14.1
  24. 24.True or false: a birthday list of friends needs your location. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    2.7.9, 1.25.5, 2.18.2, 2.9.6     (a) 2.9.6 (b) 2.7.9 (c) 1.25.5 (d) 2.18.2
  26. 26.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    1.3.1, 1.16.6, 1.8.0, 0.28.9     (a) 0.28.9 (b) 1.8.0 (c) 1.16.6 (d) 1.3.1
  27. 27.True or false: a party-invite app for friends needs the microphone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    4.6.8, 4.11.3, 3.28.9, 4.5.0     (a) 4.11.3 (b) 4.5.0 (c) 4.6.8 (d) 3.28.9
  29. 29.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) voice notes → microphone (b) calling app → contacts (c) quiz app → microphone (d) camera app → camera
  30. 30.True or false: a homework photo scanner needs your location. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a birthday list of friends needs the camera. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these requests is fair? (a) quiz app → microphone (b) calculator → location (c) timer → your photos (d) calling app → contacts
  33. 33.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.5.14 or 1.5.8? (a) 1.5.14 (b) 1.5.8
  34. 34.🚀 Your app is at version 2.2.1. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 2.2.2 (b) 2.3.1 (c) 3.0.0 (d) 2.3.0
  35. 35.🔐 A torch app asks for your contacts. What should you do? (a) post them online (b) deny it (c) allow it (d) share them all
  36. 36.🔐 Which permission does a homework photo scanner really need? (a) the camera (b) location (c) contacts (d) the microphone
  37. 37.True or false: a selfie sticker app needs the camera. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔐 Which permission does a speak-to-type notes app really need? (a) the camera (b) contacts (c) location (d) the microphone
  39. 39.🚀 Your app is at version 3.2.5. The next release adds a new feature. What is its version number? (a) 3.2.6 (b) 4.0.0 (c) 3.3.0 (d) 3.3.5
  40. 40.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.3.0 or 1.16.1? (a) 1.16.1 (b) 1.3.0

Answer key

  1. timer → your photos
  2. the camera
  3. fair
  4. fair
  5. 2.20.4
  6. True
  7. what data is collected
  8. 1.3.16
  9. 1.16.1
  10. 2
  11. True
  12. 1.3.0
  13. 2.18.2
  14. True
  15. False
  16. a permission
  17. 1.7.19
  18. True
  19. 1.11.2
  20. fair
  21. calculator → location
  22. 1.26.1
  23. 1.18.5
  24. False
  25. 1.25.5
  26. 1.16.6
  27. False
  28. 3.28.9
  29. quiz app → microphone
  30. False
  31. False
  32. calling app → contacts
  33. 1.5.14
  34. 3.0.0
  35. deny it
  36. the camera
  37. True
  38. the microphone
  39. 3.3.0
  40. 1.16.1

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