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Android Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Are used in activities to create the user interface and to interact with the user.






2. 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.






3. Sharing of data in Android is done via________






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






5. Most network-connected Android apps use this to send and receive data.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Perform background tasks without providing a user interface






14. Evaluation of registered components






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






16. 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?






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






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






19. Use this to draw text.






20. Callback method: Another activity is taking focus






21. An open source group led by Google






22. Necessary tools to develop Android applications






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






24. It provides a single value - called an auth token that represents both the user's identity and the application's authorization to act on the user's behalf.






25. Callback method: The activity is no longer visible






26. Represents the visual representation of an Android application






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






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






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






30. This is the most common input event in the Android system.






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. The most common way to define a layout using views is with an XML layout file saved in your ______






36. Android request its permission using its ________






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






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






39. It is a subclass of PreferenceActivity.






40. Converts XML Document to XML DOM






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






42. Where Android is currently primarily developed






43. is run when running Android on the pc






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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