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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
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1. The entire lifetime of an activity happens between the call to _____ and the call to _____






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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?






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






7. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






8. Conversion of XML back to an object






9. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






15. It includes a Detailed Network Usage tab that makes it possible to track when your application is making network requests.






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






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






18. It is a string that defines the specific type of access your app is asking for.






19. This class is the basis for handling flywheel-style fling gestures.






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






21. The Android SDK tools include a tool that allows you to analyze your layout while your application is running.






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






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






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






25. Direct component call in Android






26. 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.






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






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






29. Use this to draw text.






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






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






32. Use this to draw bitmaps.






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






34. Callback method: The activity has become visible.






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






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






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






38. The back stack abides to the basic "last in - first out" stack mechanism - so - when the user is done with the current activity and presses the Back button - it is popped from the stack (and ____) and the ____ activity resumes






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. This callback method of the audio focus change listener you registered when requesting audio focus receives a parameter that describes the focus change event.






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






47. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






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






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. It is available starting with API Level 14 and higher.