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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. It is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form.






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






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






4. Conversion of XML back to an object






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






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






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






8. An _______ is an application component that provides a screen 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.






9. 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.






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






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






12. Evaluation of registered components






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






14. This is a readable source of bytes.






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






23. Where Android is currently primarily developed






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






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






26. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






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






28. If you want your APK to be visible on TVs which are non-touchscreen devices you should add this to your manifest.






29. Shows the actual amount of memory the application uses






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






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






32. This widget as an item in the action bar is the preferred way to provide search in your app.






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






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






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






36. Callback method: The activity is being created.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. An open source stand alone database






47. Binary data is shared using the ACTION_SEND action combined with setting the appropriate MIME type and placing the URI to the data in an extra named called?






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






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






50. It typically consumes more energy than 3G - which is in turn more expensive than 2G.