Mobile Development

Question 1

Applications built using web technologies. These apps are accessed via a ______ __________.

Answer 1

Applications built using web technologies. These apps are accessed via a web browser.

Question 2

Developers can leverage their existing skills and knowledge and develop ______-platform applications _______ and _______.

Answer 2

Developers can leverage their existing skills and knowledge and develop cross-platform applications faster and cheaper.

Question 3

The user does not need to _____ for, and _____ it before using it.

Answer 3

The user does not need to search for, and install it before using it. * not good *

Question 4

Applications built using OS-specific programming _______ and ______.

Answer 4

Applications built using OS-specific programming languages and tools.

Question 5

Java is used to create _______ apps (._ _ _ packages) and

Answer 5

Java is used to create Android apps (.apk packages) and

Question 6

______ and _____ are used to create iOS apps (._ _ _ packages).

Answer 6

Objective-C and Swift are used to create iOS apps (.ipa packages).

Question 7

Android vs. iOS differences:

Answer 7

They are two different languages and their code are not easily portable across each other’s environments. This means that developers would need to build, maintain and manage different codebases for each OS. In addtion to managing two development projects, versions of each application would need to be maintained.

Question 8

The major advantages of Native applications include:

1) P
2) F
3) UI
4) I

Answer 8

The major advantages of Native applications include:
1) Fast and responsive (performance).
2) Access to more features, particularly, hardware-related features
3) Deployed in App stores.
Standard UI elements and experiences. (you don’t have to create those things)
4) Can still work without and Internet connection

Question 9

Cross-platform Hybrid Applications are:

Answer 9

Applications built using web technologies that are then wrapped in a web view component and deployed as a native application.

Question 10

Cordova is a _______ that runs a web application in a _____ _______ component and is the main technology behind _____ app development.

Answer 10

Cordova is a framework that runs a web application in a Web View component and is the main technology behind hybrid app development.

Question 11

_____ and ____ ______ are based on Cordova and expand upon its features.

Answer 11

Ionic and Adobe PhoneGap are based on Cordova and expand upon its features.

Question 12

Both iOS and Android system have _____ _____Components. Therefore ____ codebase can be used for both systems.

Answer 12

Both iOS and Android system have Web View Components. Therefore one codebase can be used for both systems.

Question 13

Native features are _______ but may require additional Cordova _______.

Answer 13

Native features are available but may require additional Cordova plugins.

Question 14

Cordova doesn’t use native _____ _________.

Answer 14

Cordova doesn’t use native UI components. (down fall)

Question 15

The biggest downfall is that Cordova apps do not usually _______ as well as _______ apps.

Answer 15

The biggest downfall is that Cordova apps do not usually perform as well as Native apps.

Question 16

Cross-platform Native Applications are:

Answer 16

Applications built using web technology tools that are compiled and deployed as a native package.

Question 17

For Web developers, one of the greatest barriers to entry into mobile development was learning _______/_______ and ______.

Answer 17

For Web developers, one of the greatest barriers to entry into mobile development was learning Objective-C/Swift and Java. These programming languages were quite different from web technologies.

Question 18

Frameworks such as React Native, Xamarin and NativeScript provide web developers with a ______ development framework/environment so that web developers can author their application using web technologies such as _____, _______ and ______ and then easily deploy .ipa (iOS) and .apk (Android) packages.

Answer 18

Frameworks such as React Native, Xamarin and NativeScript provide web developers with a familiar development framework/environment so that web developers can author their application using web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript and then easily deploy .ipa (iOS) and .apk (Android) packages.

Question 19

While NativeScript and React Native target web developers, Xamarin is tailored toward __ and ._ _ _ developers.

Answer 19

While NativeScript and React Native target web developers, Xamarin is tailored toward C# and .NET developers.

Question 20

This methodology provides a familiar development environment and allows for performant applications that use ___ _____. (Cross-platform native apps)

Answer 20

This methodology provides a familiar development environment and allows for performant applications that use Native UIs.

Question 21

____ _____ _____ (PWAs) are simply web apps that are progressively enhanced with ______ app-like features.

Answer 21

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are simply web apps that are progressively enhanced with native app-like features.

Question 22

Other differences of PWAs include: (4)

Answer 22

Other differences of PWAs include:

1) Offline components
2) Reduced loading times since much of the app is cached
3) Full screen experience.
4) They can be “installed” on the user’s device

Question 23

Keep in mind that PWAs do not have the full ______ ____ as Native apps do.

Answer 23

Keep in mind that PWAs do not have the full feature set as Native apps do.

https://whatwebcando.today/

Question 24

Beware: PWA features are not _____ across iOS and Android.

Answer 24

Beware: PWA features are not consistent across iOS and Android.

https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/codelabs/your-first-pwapp/

Question 25

The front-end and back-end are _______.

API Driven Dev

Answer 25

The front-end and back-end are decoupled.

Question 26

Remote calls are made from the ____ to the _____ resource (usually a _ _ _ _-based API).

(API Driven Dev)

Answer 26

Remote calls are made from the client to the remote resource (usually a REST-based API).

Question 27

Architecturally, this is very similar to an _ _ _ _-based application where the client and server are _______ from each other.

(API Driven Dev)

Answer 27

Architecturally, this is very similar to an AJAX-based application where the client and server are decoupled from each other.

Question 28

The advantage of a decoupled system is that many clients (iOS, Android, Web) can ______ one _______ application. A different ______ application does not need to be created for each client application.

(API Driven Dev)

Answer 28

The advantage of a decoupled system is that many clients (iOS, Android, Web) can access one server application. A different server application does not need to be created for each client application.