Programming Terminology

Programming Terminology

1. Mobile App

   • What is it?
     • Type of application software designed to run in a mobile device.
   • What are they for?
     • Provide different services to users, such as entertainment, business, health, education and others.
   • How do they work?
     • Mobile Operating Systems
       • They allow devices to run and regulate apps, some examples are Apple iOS and Google Android.

2. Mobile programming

   • It is the way someone makes a computer perform desired tasks.

3. Mobile application development Platform

   • What is?
     • A mobile aplication development platform is a ¨suite of software tools used for designing, creating and mantaining mobile apps¨

4. Source Code

   • What is it?
     • It is the set of instructions and statements written by a programmer using a computer programming language.
   • What are they for?
     • It makes a program to function

5. Bug

   • Coding error

6. User Interface

   • It is the point in which humans and computers interact.
   • How are they evaluated?
     • Usability
       • It is a quality attribute that examines how easy user interfaces can be used based on 5 aspects:
         • Learnability: how easy it is for users to use the design at their first encounter.
         • Efficiency: how fast can users apply the user interface.
         • Memorability: how easily can a design be remembered and used after a long period of not using it.
         • Errors: how many errors users make, how bad are these, and how can they be repaired.
         • Satisfaction: how pleasant it is to use the user interface.

7. Responsive design

   • What is?
     • Is the approach that suggests that design and development should respond to the user’s behavior and environment based on screen size, platform and orientation.

8. Native App

   • Any application written to work on a specific device platform.

9. Emulator

   • An emulator is a computer program that's designed to simulate another kind of device.
     • For example, the emulator “Wine” permits the downloading of Windows’ apps into Android software.

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