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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. is run when running Android on the pc






2. Direct component call in Android






3. In most cases this will offer greater bandwidth at a significantly lower battery cost.






4. Where Android is currently primarily developed






5. This is a readable source of bytes.






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






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






8. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






9. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






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






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






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






13. Each activity can then start another activity in order to perform different actions. Each time a new activity starts - the previous activity is stopped - but the system preserves the activity in a ___ .






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






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






16. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






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






18. Use this to draw text.






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






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






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






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






23. Android is __________.






24. 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.






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






26. Android request its permission using its ________






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






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






29. Conversion of an object to XML






30. An open source group led by Google






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






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






33. Conversion of XML back to an object






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. This class computes scroll positions for you - but it does not automatically apply those positions to your view.






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






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






44. To create an activity - you must create a subclass of






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






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






47. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






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






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






50. For instance - when stopped - your activity should release any large ____ - such as network or database connections.