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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Once installed on a device - each Android application lives in its own ______






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






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






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






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






6. is run when running Android on the pc






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. The ____ lifetime of an activity happens between the call to onStart() and the call to onStop().






14. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






15. 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.






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






17. Relative to pixels and resolution screen






18. Callback method: The activity is being created.






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






20. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






21. An open source group led by Google






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






23. 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 ___ .






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. Callback method: The activity has become visible.






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






38. It is used to load images in a background thread - then apply them to the UI once finished.






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






40. An open source stand alone database






41. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






42. The dock-state details are included as an extra in a sticky broadcast of this action.






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






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






45. 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?






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






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






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






49. Android request its permission using its ________






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