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App Dev Worksheet: Permissions and Versions

App development lesson 23: Privacy, permissions and publishing · Set 29 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🔐 A torch app asks for your contacts. What should you do? (a) post them online (b) share them all (c) deny it (d) allow it
  2. 2.Which of these requests is fair? (a) calculator → location (b) timer → your photos (c) camera app → camera (d) torch → contacts
  3. 3.🚀 A privacy policy tells users ___. (a) the app’s price (b) the app’s colours (c) what data is collected (d) the screen size
  4. 4.True or false: a party-invite app for friends needs the microphone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a guitar tuner needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    3.9.1, 2.24.8, 3.4.3, 3.6.8     (a) 3.9.1 (b) 3.4.3 (c) 3.6.8 (d) 2.24.8
  7. 7.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.0.8 or 1.0.18? (a) 1.0.8 (b) 1.0.18
  8. 8.True or false: a speak-to-type notes app needs the microphone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔐 Which permission does a barcode scanner really need? (a) contacts (b) location (c) the microphone (d) the camera
  10. 10.🚀 What should an app ask for only when it really needs it? (a) a permission (b) a font (c) its icon (d) its name
  11. 11.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: voice notes → microphone? (a) fair (b) too much
  12. 12.🚀 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) 3.6.0 (c) 4.0.0 (d) 3.6.3
  13. 13.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) voice notes → microphone (b) map app → location (c) camera app → camera (d) torch → contacts
  14. 14.🚀 Which version is newer: 4.6.0 or 4.10.0? (a) 4.10.0 (b) 4.6.0
  15. 15.🔐 Which permission does a walking map really need? (a) location (b) contacts (c) the microphone (d) the camera
  16. 16.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    3.22.4, 4.7.8, 4.2.6, 4.4.5     (a) 4.7.8 (b) 4.4.5 (c) 3.22.4 (d) 4.2.6
  17. 17.🚀 A change from version 1.4.2 to 1.4.3 usually means ___. (a) a new app (b) a bug fix (c) a big redesign (d) a new feature
  18. 18.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: camera app → camera? (a) fair (b) too much
  19. 19.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: map app → location? (a) fair (b) too much
  20. 20.🚀 Your app is at version 3.1.2. The next release fixes a small bug. What is its version number? (a) 3.2.0 (b) 4.0.0 (c) 3.2.2 (d) 3.1.3
  21. 21.🚀 Your app is at version 2.2.5. The next release adds a new feature. What is its version number? (a) 2.2.6 (b) 2.3.5 (c) 3.0.0 (d) 2.3.0
  22. 22.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    4.4.9, 3.23.6, 4.15.5, 4.14.3     (a) 4.4.9 (b) 3.23.6 (c) 4.15.5 (d) 4.14.3
  23. 23.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: calling app → contacts? (a) too much (b) fair
  24. 24.🚀 Your app is at version 1.9.6. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 1.9.7 (b) 2.0.0 (c) 1.10.6 (d) 1.10.0
  25. 25.🔐 Which permission does a guitar tuner really need? (a) the camera (b) location (c) the microphone (d) contacts
  26. 26.True or false: a walking map needs your location. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🚀 Your app is at version 4.5.2. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 4.6.0 (b) 5.0.0 (c) 4.6.2 (d) 4.5.3
  28. 28.Which of these requests is fair? (a) torch → contacts (b) timer → your photos (c) quiz app → microphone (d) map app → location
  29. 29.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) calculator → location (b) voice notes → microphone (c) calling app → contacts (d) camera app → camera
  30. 30.🚀 Which version is newer: 3.7.1 or 3.12.2? (a) 3.7.1 (b) 3.12.2
  31. 31.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) map app → location (b) calling app → contacts (c) quiz app → microphone (d) camera app → camera
  32. 32.🔐 Which permission does a speak-to-type notes app really need? (a) contacts (b) the camera (c) the microphone (d) location
  33. 33.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    2.10.4, 2.4.7, 2.18.5, 1.26.6     (a) 2.10.4 (b) 1.26.6 (c) 2.4.7 (d) 2.18.5
  34. 34.True or false: a homework photo scanner needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🚀 In version 2.5.1, which number is the major version? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) 251
  36. 36.True or false: a party-invite app for friends needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    2.6.3, 1.28.4, 2.18.0, 2.10.8     (a) 1.28.4 (b) 2.18.0 (c) 2.10.8 (d) 2.6.3
  38. 38.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    4.17.6, 3.26.1, 4.8.0, 4.19.6     (a) 4.19.6 (b) 3.26.1 (c) 4.8.0 (d) 4.17.6
  39. 39.True or false: a walking map needs the microphone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔐 Which permission does a voice recorder really need? (a) the camera (b) contacts (c) location (d) the microphone

Answer key

  1. deny it
  2. camera app → camera
  3. what data is collected
  4. False
  5. False
  6. 2.24.8
  7. 1.0.18
  8. True
  9. the camera
  10. a permission
  11. fair
  12. 4.0.0
  13. torch → contacts
  14. 4.10.0
  15. location
  16. 4.7.8
  17. a bug fix
  18. fair
  19. fair
  20. 3.1.3
  21. 2.3.0
  22. 4.15.5
  23. fair
  24. 2.0.0
  25. the microphone
  26. True
  27. 5.0.0
  28. map app → location
  29. calculator → location
  30. 3.12.2
  31. quiz app → microphone
  32. the microphone
  33. 2.18.5
  34. True
  35. 2
  36. True
  37. 1.28.4
  38. 3.26.1
  39. False
  40. the microphone

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