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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This defines how the SearchView behaves and is defined in a res/xml/searchable.xml file.






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






3. Conversion of an object to XML






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






5. The easiest way to create an authenticator class is to extend this and implement its abstract methods.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Most network-connected Android apps use this to send and receive data.






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






17. 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 _____






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. 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?






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






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






30. This handles cases like flaky mobile networks - airplane mode - and restricted background data.






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






32. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






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






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






40. Where Android is currently primarily developed






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






42. This action is used in sending text content from one activity to another.






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






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






45. An open source stand alone database






46. Callback method: The activity is being created.






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






48. A service in which programmers can offer their Android application to Android users.






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






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