AC Activity 1.1 & 1.2 Vocabulary - PLTW

Fill in the blank: ________ is a type of software application designed to run on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet computer.

• Mobile Applications

• Desktop Applications

• Web Applications

• Console Applications

Fill in the blank: The writing of compound words by starting each word with a capital letter is known as ________. Procedures and variables are named using this style, but the first word in the name is not capitalized.

• camelcase

• snake_case

• PascalCase

• kebab-case

Fill in the blank: ________ is the view where you lay out what your app will look like.

• Designer View

• Code View

• Preview Mode

• Debug Mode

Fill in the blank: A separate view that allows for the programmers to use coding blocks to program the functions of the components in the mobile application is called ________.

• Blocks Editor

• Code Viewer

• Function Designer

• Component Manager

Fill in the blank: A drawer that contains the basic components that you can use when designing a mobile application is known as ________.

• User Interface

• Navigation Drawer

• Component Library

• Design Palette

Fill in the blank: The process of completing a task using a series of clearly defined steps is called ________.

• Algorithmic thinking

• Random guessing

• Trial and error

• Intuitive reasoning

What is the definition of 'Viewer'?

• A) A simulator that imitates a program or events.

• B) A section, or pane, in the Designer View that allows the programmer to view how the mobile application will appear on a device.

• C) An ordered set of instructions that are used to carry out a task.

• D) A diagram that represents an algorithm, work flow, or process.

What is the definition of 'Palette'?

• A) A section, or pane, in the Designer View that contains all of the possible features that a user can use when interacting with a mobile application.

• B) A feature that a programmer can use inside of a mobile application.

• C) A simulator that imitates a program or events.

• D) An ordered set of instructions that are used to carry out a task.

What is the definition of 'Components'?

• A feature that a programmer can use inside of a mobile application that can be visible/non-visible and interactive/fixed for the user.

• A section, or pane, in the Designer View that allows the programmer to view how the mobile application will appear on a device.

• A simulator that imitates a program or events.

• An ordered set of instructions that are used to carry out a task.

What is the definition of 'emulator'?

• A) A simulator that imitates a program or events.

• B) A section, or pane, in the Designer View that allows the programmer to view how the mobile application will appear on a device.

• C) An ordered set of instructions that are used to carry out a task.

• D) A diagram that represents an algorithm, work flow, or process.