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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Android is __________.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. An open source group led by Google






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. Use this to draw text.






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






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






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






23. When a view is created from an XML layout - all of the attributes in the XML tag are read from the resource bundle and passed into the view's constructor as a what?






24. Callback method: The activity has become visible.






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






31. An open source stand alone database






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






33. On a rooted device - the credentials would be readable by anyone with this access to the device.






34. 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.






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






36. Android request its permission using its ________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






45. This is an interface which is used to pass image data from the camera hardware to the application.






46. Shows the actual amount of memory the application uses






47. It provides a simple way to perform your work outside the main thread.






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






49. When a new activity starts - it is pushed onto the ____ and takes user focus.






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