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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Callback method: The activity has become visible.






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






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






14. 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.






15. It is used to toggle the enabled state on any component defined in the manifest - including whichever broadcast receivers you wish to enable or disable






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






17. The most common way to define a layout using views is with an XML layout file saved in your ______






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






19. This is a readable source of bytes.






20. Where Android is currently primarily developed






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






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






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






24. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






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






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






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






28. Android request its permission using its ________






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. An open source group led by Google






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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 _____






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






47. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






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






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