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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. It is an efficient and maintainable way to parse XML on Android.






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






3. 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.






4. The receiver is triggered whenever the device battery becomes low or exits the low condition by listening for this two.






5. This class is the basis for handling flywheel-style fling gestures.






6. It is a lightweight mechanism used to transmit data from a server to a particular app instance.






7. This handles cases like flaky mobile networks - airplane mode - and restricted background data.






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






9. 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.






10. Direct component call in Android






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






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






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






14. It is used as a reverse-geocoding where translating latitude longitude coordinates to a human-readable address happens.






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






16. Callback method: The activity has become visible.






17. This widget as an item in the action bar is the preferred way to provide search in your app.






18. This is an interface which is used to pass image data from the camera hardware to the application.






19. 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?






20. Most network-connected Android apps use this to send and receive data.






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






22. 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






23. You can reacquire the necessary resources and resume actions that were interrupted. These state transitions are all part of the _________






24. This defines how the SearchView behaves and is defined in a res/xml/searchable.xml file.






25. This class defines abstract methods that you must override so that your database table can be created and upgraded when necessary.






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






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






28. The visible lifetime of an activity happens between the call to ____ and the call to ______






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






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






31. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






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






33. Android system uses a special virtual machine to run java based applicatons






34. It typically consumes more energy than 3G - which is in turn more expensive than 2G.






35. Conversion of an object to XML






36. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






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






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






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






41. In order to get a list of accounts on the device - your app needs this permission.






42. This broadcasts an action whenever the device is connected or disconnected from power.






43. It includes a Detailed Network Usage tab that makes it possible to track when your application is making network requests.






44. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






45. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






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






47. An _______ is an application component that provides a screen with which users can interact in order to do something - such as dial the phone - take a photo - send an email - or view a map.






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






49. Relative to pixels and resolution screen






50. This can be used to draw previews of what the camera sensor is picking up.