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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This callback method of the audio focus change listener you registered when requesting audio focus receives a parameter that describes the focus change event.






2. A service in which programmers can offer their Android application to Android users.






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






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






5. Use this to draw text.






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






7. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






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






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






10. Relative to pixels and resolution screen






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






12. This action is used in sending text content from one activity to another.






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






14. An open source stand alone database






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






16. Conversion of an object to XML






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






18. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






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






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






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






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






23. 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?






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. This is used to convert raw touch events into gestures.






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






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






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






33. Theseclasses simplify the steps required to enhance your app with powerful platform features or effectively optimize your app performance.






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






35. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






36. 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.






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






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






39. It provides a simple way to perform your work outside the main thread.






40. Android request its permission using its ________






41. Callback method: The activity is about to be destroyed.






42. is run when running Android on the pc






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






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






45. This is the most common input event in the Android system.






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






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






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






49. This class computes scroll positions for you - but it does not automatically apply those positions to your view.






50. This class defines methods for drawing text - lines - bitmaps - and many other graphics primitives.