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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. Allow to combine loosely coupled components to perform certain tasks






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






3. Direct component call in Android






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






5. An open source stand alone database






6. 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 ___ .






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






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






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






10. 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 _____






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






12. This is the simplest way to monitor device state changes.






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






14. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






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






16. 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.






17. 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?






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






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






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






21. It is the process of lowering your audio stream output volume to make transient audio from another app easier to hear without totally disrupting the audio from your own application.






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






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






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






25. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






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






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






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






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






31. Where Android is currently primarily developed






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






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






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






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






36. Conversion of an object to XML






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






38. The minimal energy state during which no network connection is active or required.






39. 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?






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






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






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






43. is run when running Android on the pc






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






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






46. Your activity should perform setup of "global" state (such as defining layout) in ____ and release all remaining resources in _____






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






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






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






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