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App Dev Worksheet: Permissions and Versions

App development lesson 23: Privacy, permissions and publishing · Set 55 · 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.🚀 What should an app ask for only when it really needs it? (a) its icon (b) a font (c) a permission (d) its name
  2. 2.🔐 A torch app asks for your contacts. What should you do? (a) share them all (b) post them online (c) deny it (d) allow it
  3. 3.Which of these requests is fair? (a) calculator → location (b) timer → your photos (c) torch → contacts (d) calling app → contacts
  4. 4.True or false: a homework photo scanner needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    3.22.0, 4.3.3, 4.11.2, 4.16.3
    (a) 4.11.2 (b) 4.16.3 (c) 4.3.3 (d) 3.22.0
  6. 6.🔐 Which permission does a bus tracker really need? (a) the microphone (b) the camera (c) location (d) contacts
  7. 7.🚀 Which version is newer: 4.6.2 or 4.14.2? (a) 4.6.2 (b) 4.14.2
  8. 8.True or false: a barcode scanner needs the microphone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: calculator → location? (a) too much (b) fair
  10. 10.🔐 Which permission does a walking map really need? (a) contacts (b) the camera (c) the microphone (d) location
  11. 11.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: voice notes → microphone? (a) fair (b) too much
  12. 12.🚀 A change from version 1.4.2 to 1.4.3 usually means ___. (a) a new app (b) a bug fix (c) a new feature (d) a big redesign
  13. 13.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: torch → contacts? (a) too much (b) fair
  14. 14.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: quiz app → microphone? (a) too much (b) fair
  15. 15.True or false: a barcode scanner needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    1.3.4, 1.6.9, 1.10.6, 0.22.3
    (a) 0.22.3 (b) 1.3.4 (c) 1.6.9 (d) 1.10.6
  17. 17.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) timer → your photos (b) calling app → contacts (c) camera app → camera (d) voice notes → microphone
  18. 18.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.1.8 or 1.1.11? (a) 1.1.11 (b) 1.1.8
  19. 19.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: map app → location? (a) fair (b) too much
  20. 20.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.12.1 or 1.9.1? (a) 1.12.1 (b) 1.9.1
  21. 21.🚀 Your app is at version 2.3.7. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 2.4.0 (b) 3.0.0 (c) 2.4.7 (d) 2.3.8
  22. 22.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    1.6.0, 0.28.5, 1.13.5, 1.12.5
    (a) 1.13.5 (b) 1.6.0 (c) 0.28.5 (d) 1.12.5
  23. 23.🔐 Which permission does a voice recorder really need? (a) contacts (b) the camera (c) location (d) the microphone
  24. 24.🚀 Which version is newer: 4.3.2 or 4.18.2? (a) 4.18.2 (b) 4.3.2
  25. 25.🚀 A privacy policy tells users ___. (a) what data is collected (b) the screen size (c) the app’s colours (d) the app’s price
  26. 26.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) camera app → camera (b) map app → location (c) voice notes → microphone (d) quiz app → microphone
  27. 27.True or false: a speak-to-type notes app needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a birthday list of friends needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: calling app → contacts? (a) fair (b) too much
  30. 30.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.1.15 or 1.1.8? (a) 1.1.15 (b) 1.1.8
  31. 31.True or false: a guitar tuner needs the microphone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🚀 Your app is at version 2.5.1. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 2.6.0 (b) 2.5.2 (c) 2.6.1 (d) 3.0.0
  33. 33.True or false: a bus tracker needs your location. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these requests is fair? (a) map app → location (b) calculator → location (c) timer → your photos (d) quiz app → microphone
  35. 35.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    1.3.0, 0.20.9, 1.19.4, 1.10.4
    (a) 1.19.4 (b) 1.10.4 (c) 1.3.0 (d) 0.20.9
  36. 36.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) calling app → contacts (b) camera app → camera (c) torch → contacts (d) map app → location
  37. 37.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.18.1 or 2.5.0? (a) 2.5.0 (b) 2.18.1
  38. 38.🔐 Which permission does a weather-near-me app really need? (a) contacts (b) location (c) the microphone (d) the camera
  39. 39.🔐 Which permission does a barcode scanner really need? (a) location (b) the camera (c) the microphone (d) contacts
  40. 40.Which of these requests is fair? (a) torch → contacts (b) timer → your photos (c) camera app → camera (d) quiz app → microphone

Answer key

  1. a permission
  2. deny it
  3. calling app → contacts
  4. True
  5. 4.16.3
  6. location
  7. 4.14.2
  8. False
  9. too much
  10. location
  11. fair
  12. a bug fix
  13. too much
  14. too much
  15. False
  16. 0.22.3
  17. timer → your photos
  18. 1.1.11
  19. fair
  20. 1.12.1
  21. 3.0.0
  22. 1.13.5
  23. the microphone
  24. 4.18.2
  25. what data is collected
  26. quiz app → microphone
  27. False
  28. False
  29. fair
  30. 1.1.15
  31. True
  32. 3.0.0
  33. True
  34. map app → location
  35. 1.19.4
  36. torch → contacts
  37. 2.18.1
  38. location
  39. the camera
  40. camera app → camera

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