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App Dev Worksheet: Permissions and Versions

App development lesson 23: Privacy, permissions and publishing · Set 61 · 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.🚀 A change from version 1.4.2 to 1.4.3 usually means ___. (a) a big redesign (b) a new feature (c) a bug fix (d) a new app
  2. 2.🚀 Your app is at version 3.1.1. The next release adds a new feature. What is its version number? (a) 3.2.1 (b) 4.0.0 (c) 3.2.0 (d) 3.1.2
  3. 3.Which of these requests is fair? (a) timer → your photos (b) torch → contacts (c) calculator → location (d) map app → location
  4. 4.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.9.4 or 2.9.19? (a) 2.9.4 (b) 2.9.19
  5. 5.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.8.13 or 2.8.8? (a) 2.8.13 (b) 2.8.8
  6. 6.True or false: a weather-near-me app needs your location. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    4.8.7, 4.17.0, 3.25.1, 4.11.6
    (a) 4.17.0 (b) 3.25.1 (c) 4.8.7 (d) 4.11.6
  8. 8.🔐 Which permission does a birthday list of friends really need? (a) the microphone (b) the camera (c) location (d) contacts
  9. 9.True or false: a barcode scanner needs your location. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) camera app → camera (b) torch → contacts (c) map app → location (d) calling app → contacts
  11. 11.True or false: a birthday list of friends needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: voice notes → microphone? (a) fair (b) too much
  13. 13.🚀 What should an app ask for only when it really needs it? (a) its icon (b) its name (c) a font (d) a permission
  14. 14.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    2.21.1, 3.7.8, 3.12.8, 3.10.6
    (a) 3.10.6 (b) 3.12.8 (c) 3.7.8 (d) 2.21.1
  15. 15.🚀 A privacy policy tells users ___. (a) the screen size (b) the app’s price (c) what data is collected (d) the app’s colours
  16. 16.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: calling app → contacts? (a) too much (b) fair
  17. 17.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) calculator → location (b) map app → location (c) camera app → camera (d) voice notes → microphone
  18. 18.🚀 Your app is at version 4.7.8. The next release adds a new feature. What is its version number? (a) 4.8.0 (b) 5.0.0 (c) 4.8.8 (d) 4.7.9
  19. 19.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: camera app → camera? (a) too much (b) fair
  20. 20.True or false: a guitar tuner needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🚀 Which version is newer: 3.9.2 or 3.16.1? (a) 3.9.2 (b) 3.16.1
  22. 22.True or false: a homework photo scanner needs the microphone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a guitar tuner needs the microphone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a weather-near-me app needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🚀 Which version is newer: 4.0.11 or 4.0.2? (a) 4.0.2 (b) 4.0.11
  26. 26.🔐 Which permission does a voice recorder really need? (a) contacts (b) the microphone (c) the camera (d) location
  27. 27.True or false: a party-invite app for friends needs the microphone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔐 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
  29. 29.True or false: a speak-to-type notes app needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: quiz app → microphone? (a) fair (b) too much
  31. 31.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.0.3 or 2.0.10? (a) 2.0.3 (b) 2.0.10
  32. 32.Which of these requests is fair? (a) calculator → location (b) timer → your photos (c) voice notes → microphone (d) torch → contacts
  33. 33.🚀 Your app is at version 1.2.5. The next release adds a new feature. What is its version number? (a) 2.0.0 (b) 1.2.6 (c) 1.3.0 (d) 1.3.5
  34. 34.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.4.13 or 1.4.6? (a) 1.4.6 (b) 1.4.13
  35. 35.True or false: a selfie sticker app needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔐 Which permission does a speak-to-type notes app really need? (a) the camera (b) contacts (c) location (d) the microphone
  37. 37.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    0.25.3, 1.5.8, 1.10.7, 1.3.0
    (a) 1.5.8 (b) 1.3.0 (c) 0.25.3 (d) 1.10.7
  38. 38.🚀 Your app is at version 4.0.6. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 4.1.6 (b) 4.0.7 (c) 5.0.0 (d) 4.1.0
  39. 39.True or false: a speak-to-type notes app needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔐 Which permission does a party-invite app for friends really need? (a) the camera (b) the microphone (c) contacts (d) location

Answer key

  1. a bug fix
  2. 3.2.0
  3. map app → location
  4. 2.9.19
  5. 2.8.13
  6. True
  7. 4.17.0
  8. contacts
  9. False
  10. torch → contacts
  11. True
  12. fair
  13. a permission
  14. 2.21.1
  15. what data is collected
  16. fair
  17. calculator → location
  18. 4.8.0
  19. fair
  20. False
  21. 3.16.1
  22. False
  23. True
  24. False
  25. 4.0.11
  26. the microphone
  27. False
  28. deny it
  29. False
  30. too much
  31. 2.0.10
  32. voice notes → microphone
  33. 1.3.0
  34. 1.4.13
  35. True
  36. the microphone
  37. 1.10.7
  38. 5.0.0
  39. False
  40. contacts

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