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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






2. The Android framework has a large set of these classes for interacting with the user and displaying various types of data.






3. It is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form.






4. This broadcasts all battery and charging details in a sticky Intent that includes the charging status.






5. It is a free service for sending messages to Android devices.






6. Once installed on a device - each Android application lives in its own ______






7. When a new activity starts - it is pushed onto the ____ and takes user focus.






8. Theseare a key part of Android applications that directly affect the user experience.






9. It provides a single value - called an auth token that represents both the user's identity and the application's authorization to act on the user's behalf.






10. This is used to fetch the account names that the user has stored on their device.






11. ______ are views derived from ViewGroup that provide a unique layout model for its child views






12. Used when a connection is active - allowing the device to transfer data at its highest possible rate.






13. This callback method of the audio focus change listener you registered when requesting audio focus receives a parameter that describes the focus change event.






14. Each activity can then start another activity in order to perform different actions. Each time a new activity starts - the previous activity is stopped - but the system preserves the activity in a ___ .






15. This class provides one of the simplest ways to fire off a new task from the UI thread.






16. Whenever the device is docked or undocked - this action is broadcast.






17. Creating drawing objects within this method significantly reduces performance and can make your UI appear sluggish.






18. This method returns the inflated View once complete so you don't need to call findViewById() if you need to interact with the layout.






19. The Android SDK tools include a tool that allows you to analyze your layout while your application is running.






20. The ____ lifetime of an activity happens between the call to onStart() and the call to onStop().






21. When a view is created from an XML layout - all of the attributes in the XML tag are read from the resource bundle and passed into the view's constructor as a what?






22. This is used to check that you're actually connected to the Internet and what type of connection is in place.






23. On a rooted device - the credentials would be readable by anyone with this access to the device.






24. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible.






25. You can set the layout as the UI for your activity with passing the resource ID for the layout.






26. It is a subclass of PreferenceActivity.






27. Where Android is currently primarily developed






28. It is a string that defines the specific type of access your app is asking for.






29. This is the simplest way to monitor device state changes.






30. Android provides this handy method to direct volume key presses to the audio stream the user specify.






31. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






32. To define custom attributes - add this resources to your project.






33. This class exposes a number of methods for applications to receive location updates.






34. This includes tools to help you identify problems in your layout performance.






35. Evaluation of registered components






36. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






37. The minimal energy state during which no network connection is active or required.






38. It inform the system what intents an application component is willing to accept.






39. Binary data is shared using the ACTION_SEND action combined with setting the appropriate MIME type and placing the URI to the data in an extra named called?






40. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






41. It is an HTTP client that is used for applications targeted at Gingerbread and higher.






42. The helper method is used to create the final width and height values.






43. This is used to register and de-register your media button event receiver.






44. Amode where the action bar is set up with tabs for navigation.






45. The dock-state details are included as an extra in a sticky broadcast of this action.






46. This is used for the need of finer control over your view's layout parameters.






47. If permissions are missing - the application will get this at runtime.






48. Your activity should perform setup of "global" state (such as defining layout) in ____ and release all remaining resources in _____






49. For example - a ____ might be a button that initiates an action when the user touches it.






50. Conversion of XML back to an object