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Professional Mobile Application Development — Core Concepts Practice Test

A practice test on major concepts from Professional Mobile Application Development by McWherter and Gowell.

12 questions · pass mark 70% · try 5 free

1 Which strategic choice is highlighted as an early mobile development decision?

  • App or mobile website
  • Database vendor selection
  • Office network topology
  • Printer configuration

The material explicitly identifies the app-versus-mobile-website decision as a key early choice in mobile strategy.

2 Mobile development is presented as similar to traditional software development, with few unique constraints.

  • True
  • False

The book emphasizes that mobile development differs because of changing technologies, small screens, and different design and functionality paradigms.

3 Which topics are covered by the book?

Select all that apply

  • Mobile user interface design
  • Consumable web services for mobile devices
  • Mobile websites
  • Agricultural equipment maintenance

The table of contents and introduction identify mobile UI design, web services, and mobile websites as core coverage areas.

4 What is one reason mobile development matters to organizations?

  • Mobile devices are widely used and always available
  • Desktop computers have disappeared
  • Mobile apps require no design work
  • All mobile platforms behave the same way

The introduction links the importance of mobile development to the growing popularity and constant availability of mobile devices.

5 What should mobile designers focus on first?

  • The mobile context and users
  • Maximizing animations
  • Copying desktop layouts exactly
  • Avoiding any testing

The design summary stresses understanding users and the mobile context before building interfaces.

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