Programming a mobile app

Programming a mobile app

1. MOBILE APP

   • A mobile application, most commonly referred to as an app, is a type of application software designed to run on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet computer.(techopedio.com, 2020)

2. MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM

   • A mobile operating system (OS) is software that allows smartphones, tablet PCs (personal computers) and other devices to run applications and programs.(Steele, 2020)

3. MOBILE PROGRAMMING

   • Mobile application development is the process of creating software applications that run on a mobile device, and a typical mobile application utilizes a network connection to work with remote computing resources. (aws.amazon.com, 2022)

4. MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT PLATAFORM

   • A mobile application development platform (MADP) is a type of software that allows a business to rapidly build. (Steele and Darling, 2017)

5. SOURCE

   • Source code is the part of software that most computer users don’t ever see; it’s the code computer programmers manipulate to control how a program or application behaves. Programmers who have access to source code can change a program by adding to it, changing it, or fixing parts of it that aren’t working properly. (synopsys.com, n.d)

6. BUG

   • A software bug is a problem causing a program to crash or produce invalid output. The problem is caused by insufficient or erroneous logic. (techopedia.com, 2017)

7. USER INTERFACE

   • The user interface (UI) is the point of human-computer interaction and communication. (Churchville, 2021)

8. USABILITY

   • Usability is a measure of how well a specific user in a specific context can use a product/design to achieve a defined goal effectively, efficiently and satisfactorily. (interaction-design.org, n.d)

9. RESPONSIVE DESIGN

   • Responsive design is a graphic user interface (GUI) design approach used to create content that adjusts smoothly to various screen sizes. (interaction-design.org, n.d)

10. NATIVE APP

    • A native application is a software program that is developed for use on a particular platform or device. (Gillis,2020)

11. EMULATOR

    • An emulator is a computer or program that emulates, or imitates, another computer or program. For example, emulators make it possible to run Windows on a Mac computer and vice versa (lifewire.com, 2021)