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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. 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.






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






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






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






5. The back stack abides to the basic "last in - first out" stack mechanism - so - when the user is done with the current activity and presses the Back button - it is popped from the stack (and ____) and the ____ activity resumes






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






7. Conversion of an object to XML






8. It is a subclass of PreferenceActivity.






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






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






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






12. Callback method: The activity is about to be destroyed.






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






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






15. This is a readable source of bytes.






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






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






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






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






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






21. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






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






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






24. This broadcasts all battery and charging details in a sticky Intent that includes the charging status.






25. The visible lifetime of an activity happens between the call to ____ and the call to ______






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






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






28. 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.






29. On a rooted device - the credentials would be readable by anyone with this access to the device.






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






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






36. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






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






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






39. Use this to draw bitmaps.






40. 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?






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






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






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






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






45. Android request its permission using its ________






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






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






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






49. Use this to draw text.






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