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51.

Which of the following are not a component of an APK file?

A. resources
B. all of these are components of the apk
C. native libraries
D. dalvik executable
Answer» C. native libraries
52.

Android Applications must be signed.

A. after they are installed
B. before they are installed
C. never
D. within two weeks of installation
Answer» C. never
53.

What was the main reason for replacing the Java VM with the Dalvik VM when the project began?

A. there was not enough memory capability
B. java virtual machine was not free
C. java vm was too complicated to configure
D. java vm ran too slow
Answer» C. java vm was too complicated to configure
54.

What is the name of the program that converts Java byte code into Dalvik byte code?

A. android interpretive compiler (aic)
B. dalvik converter
C. dex compiler
D. mobile interpretive compiler (mic)
Answer» D. mobile interpretive compiler (mic)
55.

Which of these are not one of the three main components of the APK?

A. dalvik executable
B. resources
C. native libraries
D. webkit
Answer» E.
56.

How does Google check for malicious software in the Android Market?

A. every new app is scanned by a virus scanner
B. users report malicious software to google
C. google employees verify each new app
D. a seperate company monitors the android market for google
Answer» C. google employees verify each new app
57.

When you distribute your application commercially,you’ll want to sign it with your own key.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
58.

What does the .apk extension stand for?

A. application package
B. application program kit
C. android proprietary kit
D. android package
Answer» B. application program kit
59.

When developing for the Android OS, Java byte code is compiled into what?

A. java source code
B. dalvik application code
C. dalvik byte code
D. c source code
Answer» D. c source code
60.

What is a key difference with the distribution of apps for Android based devices than other mobile device platform applications?

A. applications are distributed by apple app store only
B. applications are distributed by multiple vendors with different policies on applications.
C. applications are distributed by multiple vendors with the exact same policies on applications.
D. applications are distributed by the android market only.
Answer» C. applications are distributed by multiple vendors with the exact same policies on applications.
61.

What year was development on the Dalvik virtual machine started?

A. 2003
B. 2005
C. 2007
D. 2006
Answer» C. 2007
62.

What operating system is used as the base of the Android stack?

A. linux
B. windows
C. java
D. xml
Answer» B. windows
63.

Android is based on Linux for the following reason.

A. security
B. portability
C. networking
D. all of these
Answer» E.
64.

Which among these are NOT a part of Android’s native libraries?

A. webkit
B. dalvik
C. opengl
D. sqlite
Answer» C. opengl
65.

Android is built upon the Java Micro Edition (J2ME) version of Java.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
66.

Which piece of code used in Android is not open source?

A. keypad driver
B. wifi? driver
C. audio driver
D. power management
Answer» C. audio driver
67.

Which Android version had the greatest share of the market as of January 2011?

A. 1.1
B. 1.5
C. 2.3
D. 3.4
Answer» C. 2.3
68.

Why are the so few users left with versions 1.0 and 1.1?

A. the first phones were released with version 1.5
B. 1.0 and 1.1 had security holes that forced carriers to recall phones using them
C. 1.0 and 1.1 are just number designations for the version apple’s iphone is running
D. everyone with 1.0 and 1.1 were upgraded to 1.5 over the air automatically
Answer» E.
69.

Android doesn’t make any assumptions about a device’s screen size, resolution, or chipset.:

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
70.

Which one is not a nickname of a version of Andriod?

A. cupcake
B. gingerbread
C. honeycomb
D. muffin
Answer» E.
71.

Android releases since 1.5 have been given nicknames derived how?

A. adjective and strange animal
B. food
C. something that starts w/ ‘a’ -> something that starts w/ ‘b’…
D. american states
Answer» C. something that starts w/ ‘a’ -> something that starts w/ ‘b’…
72.

When did Google purchase Android?

A. 2007
B. 2005
C. 2008
D. 2010
Answer» C. 2008
73.

Google licensed some proprietary apps.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
74.

Android tries hard to ______________ low-level components, such as the software stack, with interfaces so that vendor-specific code can be managed easily.

A. confound
B. absract
C. modularize
D. compound
Answer» C. modularize
75.

A device with Android installed is needed to develop apps for Android.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
76.

What year was the Open Handset Alliance announced?

A. 2005
B. 2006
C. 2007
D. 2008
Answer» D. 2008
77.

What is a funny fact about the start of Android?

A. it was orginaly going to be called ufo
B. the first version of android was released without an actual phone on the market
C. androids main purpose was to unlock your car door when you left the keys inside of it.
D. was going to be a closed source application to make more money for its company.
Answer» C. androids main purpose was to unlock your car door when you left the keys inside of it.
78.

From a phone manufacturer’s point of view, what makes Android so great?

A. aside from some specific drivers, it provides everything to make a phone work
B. it makes the hardware work better
C. it allows them to compete with apple’s iphone
D. it allows users to create apps, generating revenue for the companies
Answer» B. it makes the hardware work better
79.

What was the first phone released that ran the Android OS?

A. google gphone
B. t-mobile g1
C. motorola droid
D. htc hero
Answer» C. motorola droid
80.

What was Google’s main business motivation for supporting Android?

A. to level the playing field for mobile devices
B. to directly compete with the iphone
C. to corner the mobile device application market for licensing purposes
D. to allow them to advertise more
Answer» E.
81.

As an Android programmer, what version of Android should you use as your minimum development target?

A. versions 1.6 or 2.0
B. versions 1.0 or 1.1
C. versions 1.2 or 1.3
D. versions 2.3 or 3.0
Answer» B. versions 1.0 or 1.1
82.

Although most people’s first thought when they think of Android is Google, Android is not actually owned by Google. Who owns the Android platform?

A. oracle technology
B. dalvik
C. open handset alliance
D. the above statement is and android is owned by google
Answer» D. the above statement is and android is owned by google
83.

Android is licensed under which open source licensing license?

A. gnu’s gpl
B. apache/mit
C. oss
D. sourceforge
Answer» C. oss
84.

What are the limitations of ReactJS?

A. React is only for view layer of the app so we still need the help of other technologies to get a complete tooling set for development
B. React is using inline templating and JSX. This can seem awkward to some developers
C. The library of react is too large
D. All of these
Answer» E.
85.

DVM is developed by

A. Linus Torvald
B. Dennis Ritchie
C. Dan Bornstein
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
86.

An activity can be thought of as corresponding to what?

A. A Java project
B. A Java class
C. A method call
D. An object field
Answer» C. A method call
87.

When developing for the Android OS, Java bytecode is compiled into what?

A. Java source code
B. Dalvik application code
C. Dalvik byte code
D. C source code
Answer» D. C source code
88.

Difference between android api and google api?

A. The Google API includes Google Maps and other Google-specific libraries. The Android one only includes core Android libraries
B. The google API one only includes core android libraries. The Android includes Google Maps and other Google-specific libraries
C. None of the above
D. All of the above
Answer» B. The google API one only includes core android libraries. The Android includes Google Maps and other Google-specific libraries
89.

When contentProvider would be activated

A. Using Intent
B. Using SQLite
C. Using ContentResolver
D. None
Answer» D. None
90.

Which company developed android?

A. Apple
B. Google
C. Android Inc
D. Nokia
Answer» D. Nokia
91.

Which among the following are part of "Application" layer of Android Architecture

A. Contacts
B. Browser
C. Phone
D. All of these
Answer» E.
92.

Android is based on Linux for the following reason.

A. Security
B. Portability
C. Networking
D. All of these
Answer» E.
93.

Definition of Loader?

A. loaders make it easy to asynchronously load data in an activity or fragment
B. loaders make it easy to synchronously load data in an activity or fragment
C. loaders does not make it easy to asynchronously load data in an activity or fragment
D. None of the above
Answer» B. loaders make it easy to synchronously load data in an activity or fragment
94.

What is the name of the program that converts Java byte code into Dalvik byte code?

A. Android Interpretive Compiler (AIC)
B. Dalvik Converter
C. Dex compiler
D. Mobile Interpretive Compiler (MIC)
Answer» D. Mobile Interpretive Compiler (MIC)
95.

 Which one is not a nickname of a version of Andriod?

A. cupcake
B. Gingerbread
C. Honeycomb
D. Muffin
Answer» E.
96.

The android library that provides access to UI pre-built elements such as buttons, lists, views etc. is

A. android.text
B. android.os
C. android.view
D. android.webkit
Answer» E.
97.

What are the indirect Direct subclasses of Services?

A. RecognitionService
B. RemoteViewsService
C. SpellCheckerService
D. InputMethodService
Answer» E.
98.

 Android releases since 1.5 have been given nicknames derived from how?

A. Adjective and strange animal
B. Food
C. Something that starts w/ ‘A’ -> Something that starts w/ ‘B’…
D. American states
Answer» C. Something that starts w/ ‘A’ -> Something that starts w/ ‘B’…
99.

What does the src folder contain?

A. Image and icon files
B. XML resource files
C. The application manifest file
D. Java source code files
Answer» E.
100.

What year was the Open Handset Alliance announced?

A. 2005
B. 2006
C. 2007
D. 2008
Answer» D. 2008