MAD Mobile Application develooment chapter 1 part 2
What is the entry point of an Activity?
onCreate method
What is the first phase of program development?
gather program requirements
What is the first phase of program development?
gather program requirements
What is the human-readable title for your application?
application name
What symbol indicates errors in program code?
red curly lines
What term is used when creating an object from a class?
instantiate
When centering a control, what kind of line is displayed when you drag the control to the center of the emulator window?
a green dashed vertical line
Where do you need to put a picture file that will be used with an ImageView control?
resources folder
Which control can display an icon or a graphic such as a picture file or shape?
ImageView control
Which of the following is a container that can hold as many widgets as needed?
layout
Which of the following wait for user interaction.
Event listeners
Which term best describes a blueprint or a template for creating objects by defining its properties?
class
Which term describes a single element such as a TextView, Button, or CheckBox control?
widget
Which type of layout organizes layout components in relation to each other?
Relative layout
What are the components of a program that perform the tasks required in the program?
Processing objects
What is contained in the Minimum SDK text box?
API number
What is contained in the Minimum SDK text box?
API number
Which method creates an intent to start another Activity?
startActivity method
Which method displays the content of a specific screen?
setContentView method
Which of the following terms best describes a piece of code that actually serves as a placeholder to declare itself
stub
Which file is a default file that contains commonly used strings for an application?
strings.xml
What should a beginner typically use to change the contents of the strings.xml file?
Translations Editor
If you want to modify the value of the default TextView control in a new Android app, what should you do?
Edit the strings.xml file
The emulator mimics almost every feature of a real Android except for the ability to do what?
place a phone call
Which term defines the namespace where your code resides in Java?
Package name
Which type of layout organizes layout components in a vertical column or horizontal row?
Linear layout