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¨ Apps (short form of applications) are the software programs that run on electronic devices.

¨ The applications which are downloaded and installed in the smart phones, are referred to as
mobile apps.

¨ Mobile phones run on some commonly used platforms like iOS, Android, Windows, etc.
¨ Mobile apps are classified into three categories viz. Native apps, Web apps and Hybrid apps.
¨ Native apps are the apps that are created for a particular platform or an operating system.
¨ Web apps are the programs which are stored on a remote server and delivered over the internet
through a browser interface.
¨ Hybrid apps are the combination of native apps and web apps.
¨ The mobile apps can be accessed online as well as offline.
¨ Some commonly used mobile apps are Gaming apps, Educational apps, Business apps,
Entertainment apps, Travel apps, etc.
¨ Some of the commonly used apps are WhatsApp, Facebook, Google Maps, X etc.
¨ The apps can be downloaded and installed by anyone using the Google Play Store, which is
available on the phones.
¨ Some software which allows free app development are Appypie, Nativ and Kinetise.

¨ You can create your own app by using various apps such as appypie.

Knowledge Check

A. Mark the correct response.
1. Mobile apps can be classified into ____________ types. OMR Sheet
Use only blue/black ball
a. Two b. Three
pen to fill the circles. It
c. Four d. Five should be darkened
completely and properly.
2. Gmail is a __________ app. Wrong methods
a. Native b. Web
Correct method
c. Hybrid d. None of these

3. It is not an educational app. 1. a b c d
a. Duolingo b. Lumosity
2. a b c d
c. Photomath d. Temple Run
4. It is a photo and video sharing networking app. 3. a b c d

a. Gmail b. Instagram
4. a b c d
c. Both a and b d. None of these

5. Which of the following programming languages is not 5. a b c d
used in developing mobile apps?
a. Java b. C++

c. Python d. HTML

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