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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Android system uses a special virtual machine to run java based applicatons






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






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






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






5. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






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






8. An open source group led by Google






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






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






11. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






12. This is a base class supplied by Android framework - which you can extend to create your own custom authenticator.






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






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






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






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






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






18. Where Android is currently primarily developed






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






20. Answers queries about the state of network connectivity. It also notifies applications when network connectivity changes.






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






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






23. The industry standard way to deal with authentication to third-party services.






24. An Activity is an application ______ that provides a _______ 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






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






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






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






37. Conversion of an object to XML






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






39. Android is __________.






40. The visible lifetime of an activity happens between the call to ____ and the call to ______






41. 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.






42. 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






43. Direct component call in Android






44. This is a readable source of bytes.






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






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






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






48. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






49. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






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