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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. Shows the actual amount of memory the application uses






2. 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.






3. An open source stand alone database






4. Conversion of XML back to an object






5. This is a readable source of bytes.






6. It is a subclass of PreferenceActivity.






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






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






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






10. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






11. This class provides one of the simplest ways to fire off a new task from the UI thread.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. A mode where navigation is set up with a spinner widget.






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






20. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






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






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






23. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






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






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






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






27. Android is __________.






28. An open source group led by Google






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. 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 ___ .






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






39. Where Android is currently primarily developed






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






48. This behaves similarly to a SQLite table - but reads and writes to an object in memory via callbacks - instead of to a database file.






49. Each time a new activity starts - the previous activity is stopped - but the system preserves the activity in a _____ (the ______).






50. This callback method of the audio focus change listener you registered when requesting audio focus receives a parameter that describes the focus change event.