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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 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.






2. Use this to draw bitmaps.






3. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






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






5. Once installed on a device - each Android application lives in its own ______






6. Evaluation of registered components






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






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






9. This is a readable source of bytes.






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. This is used to convert raw touch events into gestures.






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






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






17. Relative to pixels and resolution screen






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






19. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






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






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






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






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






24. This is used to register and de-register your media button event receiver.






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






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






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






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. Use this to draw text.






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






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






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






33. This can be used to draw previews of what the camera sensor is picking up.






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






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






36. To create an activity - you must create a subclass of






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






38. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






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






40. Android is __________.






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






42. is run when running Android on the pc






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






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






45. This is used to check that you're actually connected to the Internet and what type of connection is in place.






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






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






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






49. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






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