App Inventer Flashcards
Event
An action the causes something to happen.
Command
The blocks of code that actually do the work of the app.
Palette
The section in the design view that shows what the app will look like.
Viewer
The section in the design view that shows what app will look at
Components
The section in the design view that shows what items have already been added to your app
Properties
The section in the design view that shows what you can change about the current component
Media
The section in the design view that shows any images and sounds you have currently uploaded yo your app
Blockly
Blockly is the name of the visual programing editor that App Inventor uses to make the blocks in the browser.
Designer
The screen where you can drag and drop component pieces and design your app.
Accelerometer Sensor
Non-visible component that can detect shaking.
Canvas
A two-dimensional touch-sensitive rectangular panel in App Inventor on which drawing can be done and sprites (images) or a ball object can be moved
Horizontal Arrangement
A component in AppInventor that lets you place things next to each other horizontally
Heading
property of the “ball” component in AppInventor. This specifies the direction in which the ball travels
Heading is measured in degrees
Interval
A property of the “ball” component in AppInventor. This specifies the frequency of the ball movement
Interval is measure in milliseconds
Radius
A property of the “ball” component in AppInventor. This specifies the size of the ball
Radius is measured in pixels
