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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






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






3. 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?






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






5. Evaluation of registered components






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






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






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






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






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






11. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






12. 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 _____






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






14. This search feature was introduced in Android 3.0 and can maintain backward compatibility with older versions of Android by using the default search dialog provided by the system.






15. Shows the actual amount of memory the application uses






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






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






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






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






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






21. In most cases this will offer greater bandwidth at a significantly lower battery cost.






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






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






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






25. The industry standard way to deal with authentication to third-party services.






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






27. The back stack abides to the basic "last in - first out" stack mechanism - so - when the user is done with the current activity and presses the Back button - it is popped from the stack (and ____) and the ____ activity resumes






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






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






30. The most common way to define a layout using views is with an XML layout file saved in your ______






31. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






32. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Use this to draw bitmaps.






41. An open source group led by Google






42. 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.






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






44. This is a readable source of bytes.






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






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






47. An open source stand alone database






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






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






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