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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You can set the layout as the UI for your activity with passing the resource ID for the layout.






2. These helpers are specialized classes for backing up certain kinds of data.






3. For example - if your activity has a thread running in the background to download data from the network - it might create that thread in _____ and then stop the thread in _____






4. Conversion of an object to XML






5. This object contains an account name - which for Google accounts is an email address.






6. It is used to toggle the enabled state on any component defined in the manifest - including whichever broadcast receivers you wish to enable or disable






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






8. The entire lifetime of an activity happens between the call to _____ and the call to _____






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. It doesn't currently support the <merge/> tag in the layouts to be inflated.






11. 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 ___ .






12. Describes the status of a network interface of a given type (currently either Mobile or Wi-Fi).






13. Callback method: The activity has become visible.






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






15. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






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






17. An open source stand alone database






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






19. It is called to invoke the search dialog on older devices.






20. It is used to load images in a background thread - then apply them to the UI once finished.






21. Allow to combine loosely coupled components to perform certain tasks






22. This provides methods to define line's color - whether to fill a rectangle with a color or leave it empty - and defines the color - style - font - and so forth of each shape you draw.






23. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






24. This is a lightweight view with no dimension and doesn't draw anything or participate in the layout.






25. It is available starting with API Level 14 and higher.






26. If you want your APK to be visible on TVs which are non-touchscreen devices you should add this to your manifest.






27. Android is __________.






28. It is an efficient and maintainable way to parse XML on Android.






29. Once a connection has been established - the app uses this method to retrieve the data as an InputStream.






30. It is a subclass of PreferenceActivity.






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






32. This is set up to animate for the duration of the fling.






33. An intermediate state that uses around 50% of the battery power at the full state.






34. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






35. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






36. Android request its permission using its ________






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






38. Are used in activities to create the user interface and to interact with the user.






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






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






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






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






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






44. A styleable entity that contains these two custom attributes: showText and labelPosition.






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






46. Answers queries about the state of network connectivity. It also notifies applications when network connectivity changes.






47. This is the main class through which your application can access location services on Android.






48. _____ are views that provide a visual (and interactive) elements for the screen - such as a button - text field - checkbox - or just an image.






49. PieChart exposes a custom event to notify listeners that the user has rotated the pie chart to focus on a new pie slice.






50. is run when running Android on the pc