CPSC 110-08: Computing with Mobile Phones
Reading: App Inventor, Create Your Own Apps, Chapter 22
Due: Monday 11/14 (before class)
Textbook
You can purchase a copy of the text book
Wolber,
Abelson, Spertus, and Looney, App Inventor: Create Your Own Android
Apps. It costs around $25. We will be having reading assignments
from this text throughout the semester.
There is a
pre-publication version
of this book available for free download. However, it is not as complete
as the published version.
Reading Assignment
Read pages 308-312 of Chapter 22,
Working With
Databases. This chapter focuses on databases. For Monday, we will
focus on TinyDb, a database on the Android phone. In a
subsequent class will introduce TinyWebDb, a database that can
be stored online.
Reading Questions. Provide an answer to the following question.
- What is the difference between TinyDb and TinyWebDb?
In Class on Monday
We will do a short lesson on TinyWebDb and then focus on Q/A about
our projects.