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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This is the main class through which your application can access location services on Android.






2. is run when running Android on the pc






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






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






5. Shows the actual amount of memory the application uses






6. Where Android is currently primarily developed






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






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






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






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






11. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






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






13. This includes tools to help you identify problems in your layout performance.






14. 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.






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






16. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






17. Direct component call in Android






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






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






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






21. Callback method: The activity is being created.






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






31. Use this to draw bitmaps.






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






33. This is a readable source of bytes.






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






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






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






37. It is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form.






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






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






40. Android request its permission using its ________






41. 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.






42. Callback method: The activity has become visible.






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






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






45. Evaluation of registered components






46. Use this to draw text.






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






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






49. Allow to combine loosely coupled components to perform certain tasks






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