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






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






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






4. 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.






5. Callback method: The activity is being created.






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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 ___ .






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






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






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






14. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






15. Evaluation of registered components






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






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






35. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






42. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






43. The minimal energy state during which no network connection is active or required.






44. Callback method: The activity has become visible.






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






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






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






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






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






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