Mobile Programming

What was the name of the first smartphone released in 1992?

• Nokia 9000 Communicator
• Samsung Galaxy
• IBM Simon Personal Communicator
• Penelope

ListView is a view group that displays a list of unscrollable items

• False
• True

Android apps use HTML to define thier user interfaces

• True
• False

The ________ is the Operating System of Microsoft based smartphones.

• Windows Mobile 2003 SE
• Windows Mobile 2003
• Pocket PC 2000
• Windows Phone

In the early 2000s, Symbian, BlackBerry OS, Palm OS and ________ (now known as Windows Mobile) became increasingly popular. They are gadgets with capabilities such as email, fax, Web browsing, etc.

• PocketPC2000
• PocketWifi
• Pocket PC
• PocketCD

A layout manager positions item views inside the RecylerView

• True
• False

actionDone is one of most common values for android.

• True
• False

wrap_content makes the element as big as it needs to be to contain its content

• True
• False

This constant makes the element as big as it needs to contain its content.

• wrap_content
• match_parent
• Explicit Decision
• Name Package

Editable text field hints are one of the most important attributes to set.

• False
• True

These tools contain platform-dependent tools for developing and debugging your application.

• Android Platforms
• USB Drivers
• SDK Platform Tools
• Android App

The RecyclerView widget is a more advanced and flexible version of the ListView

• True
• False

Editable text fields or hints do not have a distinct appearance and behavior from static ones.

• True
• False

When the user clicks a button, the Button object receives and on-click event. To define the click event handler for a button, add the _______________.

• android:onClick
• android:ofClick
• android:inClick
• android:onclicks

Who conceptualized the Dynabook?

• Federal Communications Conference
• Alan Kay
• Alan Kate
• Alan Kaye
• Alan K

You can scale images by defining layout_width and layout_height attributes on the ____________ element

• Name Package
• ImageView
• Wrap_content
• Image Partner

When did Google announce that the Android mobile operating system will be offered free to the public?

• September 2007
• October 2007
• November 2007
• December 2007

It can display any kind of bitmap, and it takes care of basic alignment and scaling functionality.

• ViewGroup
• android:onClick
• Relative Layout
• ImageView

When did Dr. Martin Cooper successfully call on a handheld mobile phone?

• 1974
• None of the above
• Dr. Martin Cooper was successfully able to call on a handheld mobile phone in 1973.
• 1977
• 1971

The NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephone) company was first launched in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and ______________?

• Fiji
• Norway
• Finland
• Netherlands

_______ is the space between an element’s content and its border.

• Padding
• Exponent
• Dividend
• Quantifier

Menus are a common user interface component in many types of applications

• False
• True

On Android 3.0 and higher, items from the options menu are presented by the action bar as a combination of on-screen action items and overflow options.

• True
• False

Although the Eclipse Platform is written in Java, it supports plug-ins that allows developers to develop and test code written in other languages.

• True
• False

The ADK plugin will be able to provide a new project wizard where you can create a new project or open one from an existing code

• True
• False

Every button is styled using the system’s ___________ button background

• Common
• Default
• Fixed
• Varying

This constant makes the element match the width and height of the parent element.

• Name Package
• match_parent
• Explicit Decision
• wrap_content

This defines the visual structure for a user interface (UI).

• Interface
• Outer Space
• Layout
• None of the choices

You create new tabs by requesting one from the ActionBar using its newTab() method.

• True
• False

What version did Java Support first appear in the Blackberry OS updates?

• Blackberry OS 4
• Blackberry OS 3
• Blackberry OS 5

The 2nd Blackberry OS included the same features as the first version but included ___________ to its repertoire.

• Notes, Fax Messaging and Games
• Notes, Emails and Games
• Notes, Web Browsers and Games
• Notes, Video Calls and Games

Application Name is used as the title of your application launcher icon when it is installed on your device

• True
• False

A ________ is an icon that consists of text or an image, which communicates what action occurs when you touch or click it

• Button
• Android
• Image
• Buttoning

The _________ tells the system when to use the contained resources.

• Qualifier
• Dividend
• Exponent
• Quantifier

An Activity Life Cycle consists of the following six states: Created, Started, Ended, Paused, Stopped, Destroyed

• True
• False

The Android SDK is your gateway to using the Android mobile operating system as an open source platform

• True
• False

Another way to customize the soft keyboard is with the android.R.simple_spinner_item attribute.

• True
• False

With an Android-powered device, you can develop and debug your Android applications just as you would on the emulator

• False
• True

Is a drawable resource defined in XML that changes its image based on the current state of the button.

• Relative Layout
• string resource
• ViewGroup
• state list drawable

The Source code or the src code is the directory which will contain all of you applications source files

• True
• False

Android offers custom plugin for the Eclipse IDE and it is called the ADK(Android Development Kit)

• True
• False

The LinearLayout class arranges all of the contained UI elements either horizontally or vertically.

• True
• False

What does the IMTS stand for?

• Important Mobile Telephone System
• Ingenious Mobile Telephone System
• Improved Mobile Telephone System
• None of the Choices

What is the operating system of Iphone?

• Symbian
• IOS
• Windows Phone
• Android

The OptionsMenu is the tertiary collection of menu items for an activity.

• True
• False

When did Japan achieve a city-wide commercial mobile phone network?

• 1979
• 1981
• 1982
• 1980

The onItemSelected() method is where the click is handled.

• True
• False

They resemble basic buttons except they have no borders or background but still change appearance during different states.

• android:onClick
• Borderless Button
• Toggle Button
• Custom Button

The android:inputType attribute lets you specify what kind of input you're expecting.

• True
• False

Tabs work in conjunction with the ActionBarMenu.

• False
• True

To display the raw HTML, click the activity_main.html tab in the bottom-left of Eclipse's editing area

• True
• False

What smartphone product first allowed the capacitive touch capabilities?

• Nokia
• Samsung
• Iphone
• Blackberry OS

You can install your application on the device directly from Android Studio

• False
• True

What does MTS stand for?

• Mobile Telephony Service
• Mobile Telecommunication Service
• Mobile Telephone Service
• Mobile Telepathy Service

Eclipse got its start in 2005 when IBM donated 3 million lines of code from its Java tools

• True
• False

The TextView is a subclass of View that represents a substandard text field component. True or False?

• True
• False

What is the operating system for the Blackberry line of smartphones?

• Raspberry OS
• Strawberry OS
• Blueberry OS
• Blackberry OS

Beginning with Android 2.5, Android-powered devices are no longer required to provide a dedicated Menu button.

• True
• False

The value of android:text is a reference to a ___________.

• ViewGroup
• Relative Layout
• button
• string resource

What is the estimated total number of Android devices sold in 2014?

• 100 Million units
• 500 Million units
• 10 Billion units
• 1 Billion units

_____________ contain a local copy of the latest multi-version documentation for the Android framework API.

• Documentation
• References
• Sources
• Online Tools

Android-powered devices have a host of developer options that you can access on the phone

• True
• False

The push notification for 3rd party apps was first seen during this iOS 4 update.

• TRUE
• FALSE

This class namespace creates the initial package structure.

• Name of the Packages
• Names of Packages
• Name Package
• Package Name

The RecyclerView provides layout managers for positioning items

• True
• False

The _____________ is responsible for developing the Eclipse IDE workbench.

• Sprint Communications
• Eclipse Consortium
• None of the Choices
• Eclipse Symposium

_________ is a Java-based open source platform that allows a software developer to create a customized integrated development environment (IDE) from plug-in components.

• Eclipse
• Microsoft Visual Studio
• Apache
• Measured Mobile

When you connect a device running Android 4.2.2. or higher to your computer, the system shows a dialog asking whether to accept an RSA key that allows debugging through the computer.

• False
• True

When creating a new Android Project, you first SELECT FILE > NEW >________

• None of the Choices
• Document
• Project
• Reference

RelativeLayout lets you specify where each element should be placed with respect to the other elements in the interface.

• True
• False

The Windows Phone 8 is also known as the __________.

• Achilles
• Anchovies
• None of the Choices
• Apollo

____________ can be measured in pixels (px), density-independent pixels, and scaled pixels based on preferred font size.

• Wrap_content
• Explicit Decision
• match_parent
• Name Package

To provide a familliar and consistent user experience, you should use the Menu and Dialogs to present user actions and other options in your activities.

• True
• False

You are in your final chapter of Mobile Programming

• True
• False

What device falls between a smartphone and a laptop in usability and functionality?

• Desktop PC
• Ipod Touch
• Tablet
• Smartphone

onItemSelected() is one of most common values for android.

• True
• False

In setting up the Android Virtual Device (AVD), and the recommended version that you will use in creating your own android-based mobile applications, you must first finish downloading and installing the __________.

• Android SDK
• Android Notepad
• Android TDK
• Android App

The Motorola Dynatec was the first ever mobile phone to be approved by the FCC. What does the FCC stand for?

• Federal Communications Commission
• Federal Communications Conference
• Federal Communications Conglomeration
• Federal Communications Council

R.array.spinnerColors is the ID of the string array.

• True
• False

A ContextualMenu offers actions that affect general items or constant frame in the UI

• True
• False

There are three important items to note when talking about the Android Project Components. These are:

• Source Code, Auto Generated Code, Included Sections
• Source Code, Auto Generated Code, HTML
• Source Code, Postal Code, HTML
• Source Code, Auto Generated Code, Included Libraries

What is the other name for Android 5.0?

• Kitkat
• Froyo
• IceCream Sandwich
• Lollipop

Eclipse Technology Project is focused on creating best-of-breed tools for the Eclipse platform

• True
• False

Using a Cursor Loader is helpful when avoiding/blocking an Adapter

• True
• False

match_parent makes the element match the height and dimension of the parent element.

• True
• False

The attribute that determines whether it stretches the image to the specified dimensions.

• Scaling Images
• android:scaleType
• centerInside
• ImageView

Spinners are drop-down menus that allow users to pick one item from a group of choices.

• False
• True

While spinners may offer similar functionality as radio buttons, they do not require an entirely different API

• False
• True

A PopupMenu is a modal menu anchored to a View

• True
• False

The Menu button is deprecated on Android 2, so you should migrate toward using the action bar to provide access to actions and other options.

• True
• False