MAD Mobile Application development chapter 4 part 1
Which section of the App Inventor workspace lists components available for use in your app in expandable groups?
Palette
All software of the Android architecture is free.
True or False?
True
Testing the graphical user interface (GUI) during the early stages of development is best done using which of the following methods?
Using the emulator
What property is used to set the text displayed temporarily in a text box before a user enters their own information?
Hint
Using blocks that fit together guarantee that your app will be error-free.
True or False?
False
App Inventor can only be used to develop lightweight apps because you don't have to write code to use it.
True or False?
False
What happens when you select the Show Barcode option from the Package for Phone menu?
An image is created that shows a machine-readable URL pointing to the app.
An app like Where's My Phone?, which waits for text messages and responds with the GPS location, is best suited to an Android Service.
True or False?
False
To keep an Android application running, you must keep the app's screen visible.
True or False?
False
What is the name for components that are not displayed to the user?
Non-visible
Which section of the App Inventor workspace allows the developer to modify certain aspects of components?
Properties
What is the correct order to start the emulator in the Blocks Editor window?
Click 'New emulator', slide the green lock icon right to unlock, click 'Connect to Device', and select the emulator to start your app..
Which of the following is NOT represented as a block?
Errors
The Blocks Editor is what type of application?
Java Web Start
The block in the associated figure is an example of which type of Built-In blocks? [AND test]
Logic
When retrieving values from components, App Inventor creates code that uses the getter method to access the value.
True or False?
True
App functionality is primarily developed within the Block Editor.
True or False?
True
What does JNLP (the type of file a Java Web Start application is stored in) stand for?
Java Native Launch Protocol
Which section of the App Inventor workspace represents an Android phone's screen?
Viewer
What property is used to set the text that will display in an app's top information bar?
Title
To add a string literal block to an app, on which tab do you find the Text block?
Built-in