CHAPTER 8: APP DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 8: APP DEVELOPMENT
D. Write the use of the following:
1. Educational Apps
Educational apps make things easier
for the children to study. These apps
can make teaching and exploring more interactive. Kids can learn while playing educational
game apps.
2. Communication Apps:
Communication appsenable us to
impart or interchange thoughts, opinions, or information by speaking, writing,
or through signs.
E. Differentiate between Native App and Web App
Native apps are developed for a particular
platform or device. Apps built for systems like iOS, Android, Windows phone,
and Blackberry cannot be used on a platform other than their own.
Web apps are actually websites that provide a user with experience similar to native apps. They are not deployed to an app store. Rather they are deployed to a web server and users access them in a webbrowser from any device with an Internet connection.
F. 1. What do you mean by app?
The term app is originally referred
to as any mobile or desktop application. It consists of programs designed to
make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.
2. Name the different types of apps.
The different types of apps are
Native App, Web App and Hybrid App
3. What is an app store?
App Store is a virtual space where
mobile apps to smartphone andtablet users are sold or provided.
4. Name the areas of Component designer window.
The areas of Component Designer
window are Components Palette, Viewer, Components List and Components Properties.
G 1. What do you mean by hybrid apps? Explain.
A hybrid app is the combination of
both native and web appelements. Native is developed for specific platform and
installed onthe computing device. Like native apps, hybrid apps aredeveloped
for specific platforms and deployed to an app store.Hybrid apps are
cross-platform, it means the same code can run onmany mobile platforms.
2. What is the use of MIT App Inventor?
MIT App Inventor is an open-source web application originallyprovided by Google, and now maintained by the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology (MIT). It lets us develop apps or applicationsfor Android phones using a web browser. It is very easy and user-friendly.
3. What is the purpose
of Block Developer? Name its main parts.
The Blocks Editor helps the app to
work by instructing thecomponents what to do and when to do it.
The main parts of Blocks Editor
areBuilt-in Blocks, Components Blocks,Block Viewer, Trash and Backpack