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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This class is the basis for handling flywheel-style fling gestures.






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






3. This class exposes a number of methods for applications to receive location updates.






4. Evaluation of registered components






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. The back stack abides to the basic "last in - first out" stack mechanism - so - when the user is done with the current activity and presses the Back button - it is popped from the stack (and ____) and the ____ activity resumes






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






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






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






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






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






16. is run when running Android on the pc






17. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






18. Shows the actual amount of memory the application uses






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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?






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






24. 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.






25. You can reacquire the necessary resources and resume actions that were interrupted. These state transitions are all part of the _________






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






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






28. Callback method: The activity is being created.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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 ___ .






37. Callback method: The activity has become visible.






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






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






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






41. Android request its permission using its ________






42. An open source stand alone database






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






44. Relative to pixels and resolution screen






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






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






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






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






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






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