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App Dev Worksheet: Permissions and Versions

App development lesson 23: Privacy, permissions and publishing · Set 66 · 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) voice notes → microphone (b) timer → your photos (c) camera app → camera (d) map app → location
  2. 2.Which of these requests is fair? (a) timer → your photos (b) quiz app → microphone (c) calculator → location (d) map app → location
  3. 3.🚀 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
  4. 4.True or false: a barcode scanner needs your location. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🚀 Your app is at version 4.9.8. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 4.9.9 (b) 4.10.8 (c) 5.0.0 (d) 4.10.0
  6. 6.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: camera app → camera? (a) fair (b) too much
  7. 7.🚀 A privacy policy tells users ___. (a) the screen size (b) the app’s price (c) the app’s colours (d) what data is collected
  8. 8.🚀 Which version is newer: 3.12.1 or 3.3.0? (a) 3.12.1 (b) 3.3.0
  9. 9.Which of these requests asks for too much? (a) calling app → contacts (b) quiz app → microphone (c) map app → location (d) voice notes → microphone
  10. 10.🚀 Which version is newer: 4.11.0 or 4.9.3? (a) 4.11.0 (b) 4.9.3
  11. 11.🚀 In version 2.5.1, which number is the major version? (a) 5 (b) 251 (c) 2 (d) 1
  12. 12.🚀 Which version is newer: 3.2.5 or 3.2.18? (a) 3.2.5 (b) 3.2.18
  13. 13.🚀 Which version is newer: 4.5.3 or 4.12.3? (a) 4.12.3 (b) 4.5.3
  14. 14.True or false: a walking map needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a barcode scanner needs the microphone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.14.0 or 2.4.1? (a) 2.14.0 (b) 2.4.1
  17. 17.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    3.8.3, 3.12.4, 2.20.2, 3.11.3
    (a) 2.20.2 (b) 3.11.3 (c) 3.8.3 (d) 3.12.4
  18. 18.True or false: a birthday list of friends needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔐 Which permission does a voice recorder really need? (a) location (b) the camera (c) contacts (d) the microphone
  20. 20.🚀 Your app is at version 1.3.6. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 1.4.6 (b) 1.3.7 (c) 1.4.0 (d) 2.0.0
  21. 21.True or false: a bus tracker needs your contacts. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔐 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
  23. 23.Which of these requests is fair? (a) calculator → location (b) camera app → camera (c) torch → contacts (d) timer → your photos
  24. 24.🚀 Which of these versions is the OLDEST?
    2.5.8, 2.8.0, 1.28.8, 2.2.1
    (a) 2.2.1 (b) 1.28.8 (c) 2.8.0 (d) 2.5.8
  25. 25.True or false: a homework photo scanner needs the microphone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🚀 Which version is newer: 1.6.0 or 1.12.0? (a) 1.6.0 (b) 1.12.0
  27. 27.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: quiz app → microphone? (a) fair (b) too much
  28. 28.🚀 Your app is at version 3.9.6. The next release is a big redesign that changes how the app works. What is its version number? (a) 3.10.6 (b) 3.9.7 (c) 3.10.0 (d) 4.0.0
  29. 29.True or false: a guitar tuner needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🚀 Which version is newer: 3.1.5 or 3.1.11? (a) 3.1.11 (b) 3.1.5
  31. 31.🚀 What should an app ask for only when it really needs it? (a) a font (b) its name (c) its icon (d) a permission
  32. 32.🔐 Which permission does a walking map really need? (a) contacts (b) location (c) the camera (d) the microphone
  33. 33.True or false: a selfie sticker app needs the camera. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔐 Is this permission request fair or too much: voice notes → microphone? (a) fair (b) too much
  35. 35.🚀 Which version is newer: 3.7.8 or 3.7.15? (a) 3.7.15 (b) 3.7.8
  36. 36.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.13.0 or 2.5.2? (a) 2.5.2 (b) 2.13.0
  37. 37.🚀 Which version is newer: 2.6.17 or 2.6.6? (a) 2.6.6 (b) 2.6.17
  38. 38.🚀 Which version is newer: 3.10.1 or 3.6.3? (a) 3.10.1 (b) 3.6.3
  39. 39.🔐 Which permission does a speak-to-type notes app really need? (a) the camera (b) the microphone (c) contacts (d) location
  40. 40.🚀 Which of these versions is the NEWEST?
    1.13.8, 1.7.1, 1.3.8, 0.23.2
    (a) 1.3.8 (b) 1.7.1 (c) 0.23.2 (d) 1.13.8

Answer key

  1. timer → your photos
  2. map app → location
  3. a bug fix
  4. False
  5. 5.0.0
  6. fair
  7. what data is collected
  8. 3.12.1
  9. quiz app → microphone
  10. 4.11.0
  11. 2
  12. 3.2.18
  13. 4.12.3
  14. False
  15. False
  16. 2.14.0
  17. 2.20.2
  18. True
  19. the microphone
  20. 2.0.0
  21. False
  22. deny it
  23. camera app → camera
  24. 1.28.8
  25. False
  26. 1.12.0
  27. too much
  28. 4.0.0
  29. False
  30. 3.1.11
  31. a permission
  32. location
  33. True
  34. fair
  35. 3.7.15
  36. 2.13.0
  37. 2.6.17
  38. 3.10.1
  39. the microphone
  40. 1.13.8

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