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






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






3. 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?






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






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






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






7. Android request its permission using its ________






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






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






10. A service in which programmers can offer their Android application to Android users.






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






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






13. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






14. Callback method: The activity has become visible.






15. Describes the status of a network interface of a given type (currently either Mobile or Wi-Fi).






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






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






18. Conversion of XML back to an object






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






20. Relative to pixels and resolution screen






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






22. Where Android is currently primarily developed






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. This object contains an account name - which for Google accounts is an email address.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Use this to draw bitmaps.






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






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






40. It is a subclass of PreferenceActivity.






41. Callback method: The activity is being created.






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






43. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






44. Each activity can then start another activity in order to perform different actions. Each time a new activity starts - the previous activity is stopped - but the system preserves the activity in a ___ .






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






46. An open source group led by Google






47. It is the process of lowering your audio stream output volume to make transient audio from another app easier to hear without totally disrupting the audio from your own application.






48. When an activity is stopped because a new activity starts - it is notified of this change in state through the activity's _______ .






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. Shows the actual amount of memory the application uses