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






2. It's generally a good idea for one of your APKs to support this texture format as it is supported by all Android-powered devices that support the OpenGL ES 2.0 spec.






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






4. Use this to draw bitmaps.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Callback method: The activity has become visible.






15. 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






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






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






18. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






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






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






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






22. Creating drawing objects within this method significantly reduces performance and can make your UI appear sluggish.






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






24. You can set the layout as the UI for your activity with passing the resource ID for the layout.






25. Direct component call in Android






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






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






28. Evaluation of registered components






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






30. Shows the actual amount of memory the application uses






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






32. This is used to convert raw touch events into gestures.






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






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






35. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






36. Conversion of an object to XML






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






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






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






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






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






42. Callback method: The activity is being created.






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






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






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






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






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






48. It is a subclass of PreferenceActivity.






49. 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?






50. An open source group led by Google