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






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






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






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






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






6. The ____ lifetime of an activity happens between the call to onCreate() and the call to onDestroy().






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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.






13. A styleable entity that contains these two custom attributes: showText and labelPosition.






14. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Relative to pixels and resolution screen






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






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






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






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






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






42. is run when running Android on the pc






43. It is a subclass of PreferenceActivity.






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






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






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






47. Use this to draw text.






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






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






50. Shows the actual amount of memory the application uses