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App Dev Worksheet: Permissions and Versions

App development lesson 23: Privacy, permissions and publishing · Set 174 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🚀 In version 2.5.1, which number is the major version? (a) 251 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 5
  2. 2.🚀 A privacy policy tells users ___. (a) the app’s price (b) the app’s colours (c) what data is collected (d) the screen size
  3. 3.🚀 What should an app ask for only when it really needs it? (a) its name (b) its icon (c) a font (d) a permission
  4. 4.🔐 Which permission does a homework photo scanner really need? (a) contacts (b) the camera (c) location (d) the microphone
  5. 5.🔐 Which permission does a birthday list of friends really need? (a) contacts (b) the microphone (c) the camera (d) location
  6. 6.True or false: a barcode scanner needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.6.17 or 1.6.3? (a) 1.6.17 (b) 1.6.3
  8. 8.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) timer → your photos (b) map app → location (c) camera app → camera (d) calling app → contacts
  9. 9.True or false: a voice recorder needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🚀 Your app is at version 2.0.1. The next release fixes a small bug. What is its version number? (a) 2.1.0 (b) 3.0.0 (c) 2.0.2 (d) 2.1.1
  11. 11.True or false: a weather-near-me app needs the microphone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) camera app → camera (b) map app → location (c) torch → contacts (d) calling app → contacts
  13. 13.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) camera app → camera (b) calculator → location (c) voice notes → microphone (d) map app → location
  14. 14.🔐 Which permission does a bus tracker really need? (a) the camera (b) location (c) contacts (d) the microphone
  15. 15.True or false: a walking map needs the microphone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a homework photo scanner needs your location. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: map app → location? (a) fair (b) too much
  18. 18.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: timer → your photos? (a) fair (b) too much
  19. 19.Which of these requests is fair? (a) timer → your photos (b) torch → contacts (c) map app → location (d) quiz app → microphone
  20. 20.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: torch → contacts? (a) fair (b) too much
  21. 21.🚀 Which version is newer: 3.3.1 or 3.16.1? (a) 3.16.1 (b) 3.3.1
  22. 22.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    1.3.0, 1.9.0, 1.14.5, 0.21.1
    (a) 1.3.0 (b) 1.9.0 (c) 0.21.1 (d) 1.14.5
  23. 23.🔐 Which permission does a guitar tuner really need? (a) the camera (b) the microphone (c) contacts (d) location
  24. 24.🔐 A torch app asks for your contacts. What should you do? (a) post them online (b) share them all (c) allow it (d) deny it
  25. 25.🚀 A change from version 1.4.2 to 1.4.3 usually means ___. (a) a big redesign (b) a new app (c) a new feature (d) a bug fix
  26. 26.Which of these requests is fair? (a) torch → contacts (b) timer → your photos (c) calling app → contacts (d) calculator → location
  27. 27.True or false: a bus tracker needs your location. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: camera app → camera? (a) fair (b) too much
  29. 29.🔐 Which permission does a speak-to-type notes app really need? (a) the microphone (b) location (c) the camera (d) contacts
  30. 30.🚀 Your app is at version 3.2.9. The next release fixes a small bug. What is its version number? (a) 4.0.0 (b) 3.3.9 (c) 3.3.0 (d) 3.2.10
  31. 31.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    3.13.2, 3.17.8, 2.30.5, 3.2.6
    (a) 3.13.2 (b) 3.17.8 (c) 3.2.6 (d) 2.30.5
  32. 32.🚀 Your app is at version 1.12.5. The next release adds a new feature. What is its version number? (a) 2.0.0 (b) 1.12.6 (c) 1.13.5 (d) 1.13.0
  33. 33.🚀 Your app is at version 1.2.1. The next release fixes a small bug. What is its version number? (a) 1.3.0 (b) 2.0.0 (c) 1.3.1 (d) 1.2.2
  34. 34.True or false: a party-invite app for friends needs your location. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a bus tracker needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🚀 Which version is newer: 4.17.2 or 4.8.1? (a) 4.8.1 (b) 4.17.2
  37. 37.True or false: a homework photo scanner needs the camera. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.5.2 or 1.13.3? (a) 1.5.2 (b) 1.13.3
  39. 39.🔐 Which permission does a party-invite app for friends really need? (a) location (b) the camera (c) the microphone (d) contacts
  40. 40.True or false: a speak-to-type notes app needs your location. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. what data is collected
  3. a permission
  4. the camera
  5. contacts
  6. True
  7. 1.6.17
  8. timer → your photos
  9. False
  10. 2.0.2
  11. False
  12. torch → contacts
  13. calculator → location
  14. location
  15. False
  16. False
  17. fair
  18. too much
  19. map app → location
  20. too much
  21. 3.16.1
  22. 0.21.1
  23. the microphone
  24. deny it
  25. a bug fix
  26. calling app → contacts
  27. True
  28. fair
  29. the microphone
  30. 3.2.10
  31. 2.30.5
  32. 1.13.0
  33. 1.2.2
  34. False
  35. False
  36. 4.17.2
  37. True
  38. 1.13.3
  39. contacts
  40. False

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