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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An open source stand alone database






2. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






3. Direct component call in Android






4. 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






5. 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?






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






7. To create an activity - you must create a subclass of






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






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






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






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






12. To respond to media button clicks - you need to register this in your manifest that listens for this action broadcast.






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






14. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






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






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






18. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






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






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






21. Callback method: The activity is being created.






22. 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.






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






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






25. An open source group led by Google






26. Use this to draw bitmaps.






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






28. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






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






30. 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 ___ .






31. This is a base class supplied by Android framework - which you can extend to create your own custom authenticator.






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






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






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






35. When an activity is stopped because a new activity starts - it is notified of this change in state through the activity's _______ .






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. For instance - when stopped - your activity should release any large ____ - such as network or database connections.






41. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






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






43. 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?






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






45. Evaluation of registered components






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






47. is run when running Android on the pc






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






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






50. The ____ lifetime of an activity happens between the call to onCreate() and the call to onDestroy().