unit 9: design app

Question 1

App

Answer 1

piece of software to help user perform a specific task

Question 2

Web apps

Answer 2

application that is stored on a remote server and delivered over the internet through a browser interface

Question 3

Native Apps

Answer 3

built using native programming language of device they are used on

have to build a diff version of app for each device

expensive, complex to build and maintain

Question 4

Hybrid Apps

Answer 4

web apps that have a native app shell
Once users download the app from an app store and install it locally, the shell connects to whatever capabilities the mobile platform provides through a browser that’s embedded in the app

Question 5

Step 1

Answer 5

idea generation and screening

Question 6

step 2: scoping

Answer 6

in-depth research about ideas that passed thru the previous step
who is the target audience?
what outcomes will be achieved?

Question 7

step 3: product development

Answer 7

build simple prototype
test w/ users, use feedback

Question 8

elevator pitch

Answer 8

useful way to frame idea

Question 9

wireframe

Answer 9

a visual guide showing how features of a software function

Question 10

screen map

Answer 10

shows the flow of an app and how all the features are connected

Question 11

API

Answer 11

programming instructions and standards linked to a web-based software application