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






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






3. Use this to draw bitmaps.






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






5. 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?






6. Callback method: The activity is being created.






7. Android is __________.






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






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






10. This method returns the inflated View once complete so you don't need to call findViewById() if you need to interact with the layout.






11. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






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






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






14. It typically consumes more energy than 3G - which is in turn more expensive than 2G.






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






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






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






18. The receiver is triggered whenever the device battery becomes low or exits the low condition by listening for this two.






19. Shows the actual amount of memory the application uses






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






21. This class exposes a number of methods for applications to receive location updates.






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






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






24. is run when running Android on the pc






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






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






28. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






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






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






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






32. This action is used in sending text content from one activity to another.






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. It inform the system what intents an application component is willing to accept.






41. Conversion of an object to XML






42. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






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






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






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






46. This handles cases like flaky mobile networks - airplane mode - and restricted background data.






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






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






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






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