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App Dev Worksheet: Permissions and Versions

App development lesson 23: Privacy, permissions and publishing · Set 176 · 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.

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  1. 1.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: torch → contacts? (a) fair (b) too much
  2. 2.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: voice notes → microphone? (a) too much (b) fair
  3. 3.🚀 Your app is at version 4.6.4. The next release fixes a small bug. What is its version number? (a) 4.7.0 (b) 4.6.5 (c) 4.7.4 (d) 5.0.0
  4. 4.Which of these requests is fair? (a) quiz app → microphone (b) torch → contacts (c) map app → location (d) timer → your photos
  5. 5.True or false: a party-invite app for friends needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🚀 A privacy policy tells users ___. (a) what data is collected (b) the screen size (c) the app’s colours (d) the app’s price
  7. 7.🔐 Which permission does a bus tracker really need? (a) location (b) the camera (c) contacts (d) the microphone
  8. 8.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) calling app → contacts (b) camera app → camera (c) map app → location (d) quiz app → microphone
  9. 9.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: map app → location? (a) too much (b) fair
  10. 10.True or false: a barcode scanner needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these requests is fair? (a) quiz app → microphone (b) camera app → camera (c) timer → your photos (d) torch → contacts
  12. 12.🔐 Which permission does a party-invite app for friends really need? (a) contacts (b) the microphone (c) the camera (d) location
  13. 13.🚀 Your app is at version 2.12.3. The next release fixes a small bug. What is its version number? (a) 3.0.0 (b) 2.13.0 (c) 2.12.4 (d) 2.13.3
  14. 14.Which of these requests is fair? (a) timer → your photos (b) quiz app → microphone (c) voice notes → microphone (d) torch → contacts
  15. 15.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    1.3.1, 1.6.0, 1.17.5, 0.25.1
    (a) 0.25.1 (b) 1.3.1 (c) 1.17.5 (d) 1.6.0
  16. 16.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.10.0 or 2.5.2? (a) 2.5.2 (b) 2.10.0
  17. 17.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: quiz app → microphone? (a) too much (b) fair
  18. 18.🚀 Your app is at version 2.5.9. The next release fixes a small bug. What is its version number? (a) 2.5.10 (b) 2.6.9 (c) 2.6.0 (d) 3.0.0
  19. 19.True or false: a bus tracker needs your location. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🚀 Which version is newer: 3.18.3 or 3.9.0? (a) 3.18.3 (b) 3.9.0
  21. 21.🚀 What should an app ask for only when it really needs it? (a) its icon (b) a permission (c) a font (d) its name
  22. 22.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    1.14.5, 0.28.4, 1.4.6, 1.16.2
    (a) 1.4.6 (b) 1.16.2 (c) 0.28.4 (d) 1.14.5
  23. 23.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.2.15 or 1.2.9? (a) 1.2.15 (b) 1.2.9
  24. 24.🚀 Your app is at version 1.1.8. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 2.0.0 (b) 1.2.8 (c) 1.2.0 (d) 1.1.9
  25. 25.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.9.4 or 2.9.18? (a) 2.9.4 (b) 2.9.18
  26. 26.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    3.10.1, 2.20.7, 3.19.4, 3.7.8
    (a) 3.19.4 (b) 3.7.8 (c) 2.20.7 (d) 3.10.1
  27. 27.🚀 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) 1.13.0 (d) 1.13.5
  28. 28.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: calculator → location? (a) fair (b) too much
  29. 29.🚀 Your app is at version 4.8.1. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 4.9.0 (b) 5.0.0 (c) 4.8.2 (d) 4.9.1
  30. 30.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.9.1 or 2.13.0? (a) 2.9.1 (b) 2.13.0
  31. 31.🔐 Which permission does a walking map really need? (a) contacts (b) the camera (c) the microphone (d) location
  32. 32.True or false: a walking map needs your contacts. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: timer → your photos? (a) fair (b) too much
  34. 34.🔐 Which permission does a weather-near-me app really need? (a) the camera (b) contacts (c) the microphone (d) location
  35. 35.🔐 Which permission does a homework photo scanner really need? (a) contacts (b) the microphone (c) location (d) the camera
  36. 36.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    1.10.3, 1.7.6, 1.13.7, 0.23.3
    (a) 1.10.3 (b) 1.7.6 (c) 0.23.3 (d) 1.13.7
  37. 37.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: camera app → camera? (a) fair (b) too much
  38. 38.🚀 A change from version 1.4.2 to 1.4.3 usually means ___. (a) a big redesign (b) a new feature (c) a new app (d) a bug fix
  39. 39.🔐 Which permission does a speak-to-type notes app really need? (a) the camera (b) contacts (c) the microphone (d) location
  40. 40.🔐 A torch app asks for your contacts. What should you do? (a) deny it (b) post them online (c) share them all (d) allow it

Answer key

  1. too much
  2. fair
  3. 4.6.5
  4. map app → location
  5. True
  6. what data is collected
  7. location
  8. quiz app → microphone
  9. fair
  10. True
  11. camera app → camera
  12. contacts
  13. 2.12.4
  14. voice notes → microphone
  15. 1.17.5
  16. 2.10.0
  17. too much
  18. 2.5.10
  19. True
  20. 3.18.3
  21. a permission
  22. 1.16.2
  23. 1.2.15
  24. 2.0.0
  25. 2.9.18
  26. 2.20.7
  27. 1.13.0
  28. too much
  29. 5.0.0
  30. 2.13.0
  31. location
  32. False
  33. too much
  34. location
  35. the camera
  36. 1.13.7
  37. fair
  38. a bug fix
  39. the microphone
  40. deny it

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