Mobile apps vs desktop applications in Intro to Computing - Interactive Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to identify the platform type.

Intro to Computing

platform = '[1]'  # Choose the platform type

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Amobile

Bdesktop

Cserver

Dweb

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Choosing 'desktop' instead of 'mobile' for mobile apps.

The code sets the platform variable to 'mobile' to indicate a mobile app environment.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to check if the application is a desktop app.

Intro to Computing

if app_type == '[1]':
    print('Running on desktop')

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Adesktop

Bcloud

Cweb

Dmobile

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'mobile' instead of 'desktop' in the condition.

The condition checks if the app_type is 'desktop' to confirm it's a desktop application.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code that distinguishes app types.

Intro to Computing

def is_mobile(app):
    return app == '[1]'

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Aweb

Bdesktop

Cmobile

Dserver

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Returning 'desktop' instead of 'mobile'.

The function returns True if the app is 'mobile', correctly identifying mobile apps.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a dictionary mapping app types to their platforms.

Intro to Computing

app_platforms = {
    'WhatsApp': '[1]',
    'Photoshop': '[2]'
}

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Amobile

Bdesktop

Cweb

Dcloud

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Swapping the platforms for WhatsApp and Photoshop.

WhatsApp is a mobile app, and Photoshop is a desktop application.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to filter mobile apps from a list.

Intro to Computing

apps = ['WhatsApp', 'Photoshop', 'Instagram', 'Excel']
mobile_apps = [app for app in apps if app [1] ['WhatsApp', [2], [3]]]

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Ain

B'Instagram'

C'Snapchat'

D'Excel'

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '==' instead of 'in' for membership check.

Including desktop apps like Excel in the mobile apps list.

The list comprehension filters apps that are in the list of known mobile apps: WhatsApp, Instagram, and Snapchat.