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Introduction to Android™ Application Development Test Bank Fifth Edition Joseph Annuzzi, Jr.Lauren Darcey Shane Conder

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Chapter 1: Presenting Android

Multiple Choice Questions

• In which of the following programming languages are Android applications written?
• PHP
• C++
• Java
• HTML
• Joe receives a pop-up alert on his Android device stating that a friend has challenged him to

a game. Which part of the Android application framework does this involve?

• Notifications
• Content
• Intents
• Services
• Which Android platform service manages the basic user interface on the device?
• FragmentManager
• AccessibilityManager
• ClipboardManager
• ViewManager
• Which of the following benefits is provided by joining the Open Handset Alliance for device

manufacturers?

• The ability to license Google Mobile Services (GMS)
• Access to the Android Open Source Project
• The ability to publish applications on Google Play
• No developer registration fee for publishing applications on Google Play
• To what platform do Android developers currently publish apps?
• Google Play app store
• App Store
• Cydia
• The Android Market
• Which of the following statistics released by Google at its annual Google I/O conference is

factual as of May 2015?

• Android devices ship to over 180 countries.
• Google Play had more than 2 billion active users.
• There were 50 billion app installs in the previous 12 months.
• Angry birds held the number-1 app install for the previous 12 months.
• What does WAP stand for?
• Wide Area Proxy
• Web Alternative Protocol
• Wireless Access Point
• Wireless Application Protocol 2 / 4

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• Which of the following companies have manufactured Android devices?
• Samsung
• HTC
• Apple
• Motorola
• What brand of Android devices did Google create?
• Nexus
• Galaxy X
• T-Mobile G1
• Motorola Droid
• What does API stand for?
• Automatic programming input
• Application programming interface
• Android program interpreter
• Algorithm parse iteration 3 / 4

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Answers and Explanations

• Android is written in the well-respected Java programming language.
• Alerts are part of the notifications to users. Notifications alert users when the app

developer would like to let them know that something important happened in the app.

• The ViewManager handles the user interface and display on the device. The

FragmentManager manages the fragments of an activity. The AccessibilityManager manages accessibility events, facilitating device support for users with physical impairments.The ClipboardManager provides the device with access to the global clipboard for cutting and pasting content.

• The ability to license Google Mobile Services (GMS)
• Developers publish apps to the Google Play app store. The App Store is where iOS

developers publish. Cydia is a repository for jailbroken iOS apps. The Android Market was a former name for the Google Play store.

• There were 50 billion app installs in the previous 12 months.
• WAP is an acronym for Wireless Application Protocol.
• a, b, d. Apple has never manufactured an Android device, but Samsung, HTC, and Motorola

have.

• The Nexus devices were created by Google to provide the full, authentic Android

experience as Google intends. Many developers use these devices for building and testing their applications because they are the only devices in the world that receive the latest Android operating system upgrades as they are released.

• b. API is an acronym for application programming interface.
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