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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. This behaves similarly to a SQLite table - but reads and writes to an object in memory via callbacks - instead of to a database file.






2. If you want your APK to be visible on TVs which are non-touchscreen devices you should add this to your manifest.






3. 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.






4. Android request its permission using its ________






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






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






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






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






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






19. Each time a new activity starts - the previous activity is stopped - but the system preserves the activity in a _____ (the ______).






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






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






22. 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?






23. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






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






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






26. Use this to draw bitmaps.






27. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






28. 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?






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






30. 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.






31. This is a readable source of bytes.






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






33. is run when running Android on the pc






34. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






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






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






37. 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.






38. Evaluation of registered components






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. This defines how the SearchView behaves and is defined in a res/xml/searchable.xml file.






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






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






46. Direct component call in Android






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






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






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






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