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






2. Use this to draw text.






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






4. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Once installed on a device - each Android application lives in its own ______






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






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






12. This is used to register and de-register your media button event receiver.






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






14. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






15. Android request its permission using its ________






16. Whenever the device is docked or undocked - this action is broadcast.






17. Evaluation of registered components






18. Where Android is currently primarily developed






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






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






21. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






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






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






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






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






26. An Activity is an application ______ that provides a _______ 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






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






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






29. It is a subclass of PreferenceActivity.






30. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






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






32. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






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






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






35. This is a lightweight view with no dimension and doesn't draw anything or participate in the layout.






36. It made implementing an effective and user friendly share action in your ActionBar even easier.






37. In order for the AccountManager to work with your custom account code - you need this class that implements the interfaces that AccountManager expects.






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






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






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






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






42. The dock-state details are included as an extra in a sticky broadcast of this action.






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






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






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






46. A styleable entity that contains these two custom attributes: showText and labelPosition.






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






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






49. It inform the system what intents an application component is willing to accept.






50. Conversion of XML back to an object