Mobile app types (native, web, hybrid) in Intro to Computing - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the sentence to describe a native app.

Intro to Computing

A native app is built specifically for a [1] platform like iOS or Android.

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Amobile

Bweb

Cdesktop

Dserver

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'web' because apps can use browsers

Choosing 'desktop' confusing mobile with computers

Native apps are designed for a specific mobile platform such as iOS or Android to use device features efficiently.

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medium

Complete the sentence to describe a web app.

Intro to Computing

A web app runs inside a [1] and does not need installation.

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Aserver

Bnative app

Cdatabase

Dbrowser

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'server' confusing where the app runs

Choosing 'native app' mixing app types

Web apps run inside a browser like Chrome or Safari and can be accessed without installing.

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hard

Fix the error in the sentence about hybrid apps.

Intro to Computing

Hybrid apps combine features of native apps and [1] apps.

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Aserver

Bdesktop

Cweb

Dcloud

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'desktop' or 'server' which are unrelated app types

Hybrid apps combine native app features with web app technologies to work on multiple platforms.

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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the description of native apps.

Intro to Computing

Native apps are installed on the device and can access [1] features like camera and GPS using [2] code.

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Ahardware

Bweb

Cnative

Dcloud

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'web' code which is for web apps

Choosing 'cloud' which is unrelated

Native apps access hardware features using native code specific to the device platform.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the hybrid app description.

Intro to Computing

Hybrid apps use a [1] container to run web code written in [2] and [3] languages.

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Anative

BHTML

CCSS

Dserver

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'server' which is unrelated

Confusing container type

Hybrid apps run web code inside a native container using HTML and CSS for layout and style.