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App Dev Worksheet: Permissions and Versions

App development lesson 23: Privacy, permissions and publishing · Set 275 · 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.Which of these requests is fair? (a) calculator → location (b) timer → your photos (c) voice notes → microphone (d) torch → contacts
  2. 2.🚀 A change from version 1.4.2 to 1.4.3 usually means ___. (a) a bug fix (b) a new feature (c) a big redesign (d) a new app
  3. 3.True or false: a birthday list of friends needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: camera app → camera? (a) too much (b) fair
  5. 5.🔐 Which permission does a party-invite app for friends really need? (a) location (b) contacts (c) the microphone (d) the camera
  6. 6.Which of these requests is fair? (a) calculator → location (b) quiz app → microphone (c) calling app → contacts (d) timer → your photos
  7. 7.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: voice notes → microphone? (a) fair (b) too much
  8. 8.Which of these requests is fair? (a) calculator → location (b) torch → contacts (c) camera app → camera (d) quiz app → microphone
  9. 9.🚀 What should an app ask for only when it really needs it? (a) a font (b) its icon (c) its name (d) a permission
  10. 10.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) map app → location (b) voice notes → microphone (c) quiz app → microphone (d) calling app → contacts
  11. 11.🚀 A privacy policy tells users ___. (a) the app’s price (b) the screen size (c) what data is collected (d) the app’s colours
  12. 12.True or false: a party-invite app for friends needs your contacts. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: torch → contacts? (a) fair (b) too much
  14. 14.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.7.17 or 1.7.3? (a) 1.7.17 (b) 1.7.3
  15. 15.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    0.30.6, 1.9.2, 1.17.8, 1.7.2     (a) 1.7.2 (b) 1.9.2 (c) 1.17.8 (d) 0.30.6
  16. 16.🔐 Which permission does a walking map really need? (a) location (b) the camera (c) contacts (d) the microphone
  17. 17.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    4.15.3, 3.25.2, 4.12.8, 4.3.3     (a) 4.3.3 (b) 4.12.8 (c) 4.15.3 (d) 3.25.2
  18. 18.True or false: a bus tracker needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a selfie sticker app needs the microphone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔐 A torch app asks for your contacts. What should you do? (a) deny it (b) post them online (c) allow it (d) share them all
  21. 21.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.15.1 or 2.4.0? (a) 2.15.1 (b) 2.4.0
  22. 22.Which of these requests is fair? (a) timer → your photos (b) quiz app → microphone (c) calculator → location (d) map app → location
  23. 23.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) camera app → camera (b) calling app → contacts (c) map app → location (d) calculator → location
  24. 24.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    4.15.4, 4.2.6, 4.11.6, 3.26.2     (a) 3.26.2 (b) 4.11.6 (c) 4.15.4 (d) 4.2.6
  25. 25.🚀 Your app is at version 2.4.7. The next release adds a new feature. What is its version number? (a) 2.5.7 (b) 3.0.0 (c) 2.4.8 (d) 2.5.0
  26. 26.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.8.1 or 2.17.0? (a) 2.17.0 (b) 2.8.1
  27. 27.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: map app → location? (a) fair (b) too much
  28. 28.🔐 Which permission does a birthday list of friends really need? (a) location (b) the microphone (c) contacts (d) the camera
  29. 29.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) calling app → contacts (b) voice notes → microphone (c) map app → location (d) torch → contacts
  30. 30.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    4.10.4, 4.6.1, 4.9.0, 3.22.8     (a) 4.6.1 (b) 3.22.8 (c) 4.9.0 (d) 4.10.4
  31. 31.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: timer → your photos? (a) too much (b) fair
  32. 32.🚀 Your app is at version 1.5.1. The next release adds a new feature. What is its version number? (a) 2.0.0 (b) 1.5.2 (c) 1.6.1 (d) 1.6.0
  33. 33.🔐 Which permission does a weather-near-me app really need? (a) location (b) contacts (c) the microphone (d) the camera
  34. 34.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    2.4.0, 2.8.3, 1.28.0, 2.11.7     (a) 2.11.7 (b) 1.28.0 (c) 2.4.0 (d) 2.8.3
  35. 35.True or false: a bus tracker needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🚀 Your app is at version 3.3.8. The next release fixes a small bug. What is its version number? (a) 3.4.0 (b) 3.4.8 (c) 3.3.9 (d) 4.0.0
  37. 37.True or false: a barcode scanner needs your contacts. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🚀 Which version is newer: 4.17.2 or 4.3.0? (a) 4.3.0 (b) 4.17.2
  39. 39.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) timer → your photos (b) map app → location (c) calling app → contacts (d) camera app → camera
  40. 40.🚀 In version 2.5.1, which number is the major version? (a) 2 (b) 251 (c) 5 (d) 1

Answer key

  1. voice notes → microphone
  2. a bug fix
  3. True
  4. fair
  5. contacts
  6. calling app → contacts
  7. fair
  8. camera app → camera
  9. a permission
  10. quiz app → microphone
  11. what data is collected
  12. True
  13. too much
  14. 1.7.17
  15. 1.17.8
  16. location
  17. 4.15.3
  18. False
  19. False
  20. deny it
  21. 2.15.1
  22. map app → location
  23. calculator → location
  24. 4.15.4
  25. 2.5.0
  26. 2.17.0
  27. fair
  28. contacts
  29. torch → contacts
  30. 4.10.4
  31. too much
  32. 1.6.0
  33. location
  34. 2.11.7
  35. False
  36. 3.3.9
  37. False
  38. 4.17.2
  39. timer → your photos
  40. 2

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