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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. 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






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






3. Callback method: The activity is being created.






4. Evaluation of registered components






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. For example - if your activity has a thread running in the background to download data from the network - it might create that thread in _____ and then stop the thread in _____






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






14. Conversion of XML back to an object






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






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






17. It's generally a good idea for one of your APKs to support this texture format as it is supported by all Android-powered devices that support the OpenGL ES 2.0 spec.






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






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






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






21. To respond to media button clicks - you need to register this in your manifest that listens for this action broadcast.






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






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






24. It is a subclass of PreferenceActivity.






25. 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?






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






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






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






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






30. Shows the actual amount of memory the application uses






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






32. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






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






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






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






43. Are used in activities to create the user interface and to interact with the user.






44. Where Android is currently primarily developed






45. Android is __________.






46. An open source group led by Google






47. Android request its permission using its ________






48. 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.






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






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