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






2. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






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






4. 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.






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






6. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






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






9. Android request its permission using its ________






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






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






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






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






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






15. Creating drawing objects within this method significantly reduces performance and can make your UI appear sluggish.






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






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






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






19. An open source stand alone database






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






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






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






23. Conversion of XML back to an object






24. 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?






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






26. Android is __________.






27. It is a subclass of PreferenceActivity.






28. Relative to pixels and resolution screen






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






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






31. This is a readable source of bytes.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






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






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






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






43. This is the main class through which your application can access location services on Android.






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






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






46. Callback method: The activity is being created.






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






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






49. 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.






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