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App Dev Worksheet: Permissions and Versions

App development lesson 23: Privacy, permissions and publishing · Set 230 · 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) quiz app → microphone (b) camera app → camera (c) voice notes → microphone (d) calling app → contacts
  2. 2.Which of these requests is fair? (a) timer → your photos (b) camera app → camera (c) calculator → location (d) torch → contacts
  3. 3.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: calculator → location? (a) fair (b) too much
  4. 4.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: voice notes → microphone? (a) too much (b) fair
  5. 5.🚀 A change from version 1.4.2 to 1.4.3 usually means ___. (a) a bug fix (b) a new feature (c) a new app (d) a big redesign
  6. 6.🔐 Which permission does a voice recorder really need? (a) location (b) contacts (c) the camera (d) the microphone
  7. 7.🚀 In version 2.5.1, which number is the major version? (a) 251 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 5
  8. 8.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    4.12.4, 4.6.2, 3.23.3, 4.5.9
    (a) 4.6.2 (b) 4.5.9 (c) 4.12.4 (d) 3.23.3
  9. 9.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    3.15.9, 3.19.0, 2.26.4, 3.11.7
    (a) 3.15.9 (b) 3.11.7 (c) 2.26.4 (d) 3.19.0
  10. 10.🔐 A torch app asks for your contacts. What should you do? (a) post them online (b) deny it (c) share them all (d) allow it
  11. 11.🚀 Your app is at version 3.1.2. The next release adds a new feature. What is its version number? (a) 3.2.2 (b) 3.2.0 (c) 4.0.0 (d) 3.1.3
  12. 12.🚀 Your app is at version 4.6.3. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 5.0.0 (b) 4.6.4 (c) 4.7.3 (d) 4.7.0
  13. 13.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.3.4 or 2.3.16? (a) 2.3.16 (b) 2.3.4
  14. 14.🚀 A privacy policy tells users ___. (a) the screen size (b) the app’s colours (c) what data is collected (d) the app’s price
  15. 15.Which of these requests is fair? (a) quiz app → microphone (b) torch → contacts (c) calculator → location (d) voice notes → microphone
  16. 16.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.5.9 or 1.5.11? (a) 1.5.11 (b) 1.5.9
  17. 17.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.8.18 or 1.8.2? (a) 1.8.18 (b) 1.8.2
  18. 18.🚀 Your app is at version 4.1.3. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 4.2.3 (b) 5.0.0 (c) 4.2.0 (d) 4.1.4
  19. 19.🔐 Which permission does a selfie sticker app really need? (a) contacts (b) the microphone (c) location (d) the camera
  20. 20.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.5.2 or 1.18.2? (a) 1.5.2 (b) 1.18.2
  21. 21.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    2.20.2, 3.11.4, 3.18.9, 3.6.3
    (a) 2.20.2 (b) 3.6.3 (c) 3.11.4 (d) 3.18.9
  22. 22.🔐 Which permission does a barcode scanner really need? (a) the microphone (b) the camera (c) contacts (d) location
  23. 23.True or false: a voice recorder needs your location. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: torch → contacts? (a) fair (b) too much
  25. 25.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.9.13 or 2.9.2? (a) 2.9.13 (b) 2.9.2
  26. 26.Which of these requests is fair? (a) quiz app → microphone (b) calling app → contacts (c) calculator → location (d) timer → your photos
  27. 27.True or false: a homework photo scanner needs your location. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🚀 Your app is at version 1.1.1. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 1.2.0 (b) 2.0.0 (c) 1.1.2 (d) 1.2.1
  29. 29.True or false: a guitar tuner needs the camera. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🚀 Your app is at version 3.4.6. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 3.4.7 (b) 3.5.6 (c) 4.0.0 (d) 3.5.0
  31. 31.🚀 Your app is at version 2.7.5. The next release fixes a small bug. What is its version number? (a) 2.7.6 (b) 3.0.0 (c) 2.8.5 (d) 2.8.0
  32. 32.True or false: a bus tracker needs the microphone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🚀 Your app is at version 3.5.3. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 3.5.4 (b) 3.6.3 (c) 3.6.0 (d) 4.0.0
  34. 34.True or false: a selfie sticker app needs your contacts. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.15.1 or 2.4.0? (a) 2.15.1 (b) 2.4.0
  36. 36.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    4.6.0, 3.28.1, 4.10.8, 4.15.4
    (a) 4.15.4 (b) 3.28.1 (c) 4.6.0 (d) 4.10.8
  37. 37.🚀 Your app is at version 2.0.2. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 2.0.3 (b) 2.1.2 (c) 2.1.0 (d) 3.0.0
  38. 38.🔐 Which permission does a party-invite app for friends really need? (a) the camera (b) the microphone (c) contacts (d) location
  39. 39.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: quiz app → microphone? (a) fair (b) too much
  40. 40.True or false: a party-invite app for friends needs your contacts. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. quiz app → microphone
  2. camera app → camera
  3. too much
  4. fair
  5. a bug fix
  6. the microphone
  7. 2
  8. 3.23.3
  9. 2.26.4
  10. deny it
  11. 3.2.0
  12. 5.0.0
  13. 2.3.16
  14. what data is collected
  15. voice notes → microphone
  16. 1.5.11
  17. 1.8.18
  18. 5.0.0
  19. the camera
  20. 1.18.2
  21. 3.18.9
  22. the camera
  23. False
  24. too much
  25. 2.9.13
  26. calling app → contacts
  27. False
  28. 2.0.0
  29. False
  30. 4.0.0
  31. 2.7.6
  32. False
  33. 4.0.0
  34. False
  35. 2.15.1
  36. 3.28.1
  37. 3.0.0
  38. contacts
  39. too much
  40. True

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