41⟩ Explain ProgressDialog in Android?
This dialog box displays a progress wheel or a progress bar. It is an extension of AlertDialog and supports adding buttons.
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42⟩ Explain AlertDialog in Android?
An alert dialog box supports 0 to 3 buttons and a list of select-able elements, including check boxes and radio buttons. Among the other dialog boxes, the most suggested dialog box is the alert dialog box.
43⟩ Explain res folder in Android?
This folder contains all the resource file that is used byandroid application. It contains subfolders as: drawable, menu, layout, and values etc.
44⟩ Explain gen folder in Android?
This folder contains the R.java file. It is compiler-generated file that references all the resources found in your project. You should not modify this file.
45⟩ Explain Android 4.0 library folder in Android?
This folder contains android.jar file, which contains all the class libraries needed for an Android application.
46⟩ Explain assets folder in Android?
This folder contains all the information about HTML file, text files, databases, etc.
47⟩ Explain bin file in Android?
It contains the .apk file (Android Package) that is generated by the ADT during the build process. An .apk file is the application binary file. It contains everything needed to run an Android application.
48⟩ Explain src file in Android?
src Contains the .java source files for your project. You write the code for your application in this file. This file is available under the package name for your project.
49⟩ Explain AndroidManifest.xmlfile in detail?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.globalguideline" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name="com.example.globalguideline.MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
50⟩ Which kind of information about the application AndroidManifest.xml file contains?
★ It contains the package name of the application.
★ The version code of the application is 1.This value is used to identify the version number of your application.
★ The version name of the application is 1.0
★ The android:minSdkVersion attribute of the element defines the minimum version of the OS on which the application will run.
★ ic_launcher.png is the default image that located in the drawable folders.
★ app_name defines the name of applicationand available in the strings.xml file.
★ It also contains the information about the activity. Its name is same as the application name.
51⟩ Can you please explain the difference between data storage options which are available in Android?
Different data storage options are available in Android are:
★ SharedPreferences
★ SQlite
★ ContentProvider
★ File Storage
★ Cloud Storage
52⟩ Explain application of shared preference?
★ Storing the information about number of visitors (counter).
★ Storing the date and time (when your Application is updated).
★ Storing the username and password.
Storing the user settings.
53⟩ Explain key components of Android Architecture?
Android Architecture consists of 4 key components:
★ Linux Kernel
★ Libraries
★ Android Framework
★ Android Applications
54⟩ Explain AIDL?
★ AIDL is the abbreviation for Android Interface Definition Language.
★ It handles the interface requirements between a client and a service to communicate at the same level through inter-process communication.
★ The process involves breaking down objects into primitives that are Android understandable.
55⟩ Explain activity creator in Android?
★ An activity Creator is the initial step for creation of a new Android project.
★ It consists of a shell script that is used to create new file system structure required for writing codes in Android IDE.
56⟩ Explain sending SMS messages programmatically?
Take a button on activity_main.xml file as follows.
<Button android:id="@+id/btnSendSMS" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" android:layout_centerVertical="true" android:onClick="sendmySMS" android:text="sendSMS" />
According to above code when user clicks the button sendmySMS method will be called. sendmySMS is user defined method.
In the AndroidManifest.xml file, add the following statements
<uses-permissionandroid:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS"/>
Now we write the final step. Write the given below method in MainActivity,java file
publicvoidsendmySMS(View v)
{
SmsManagersms = SmsManager.getDefault();
sms.sendTextMessage("5556", null, "Hello from google", null, null);
}
In this example I have used two emulator. On the first Android emulator (5554), click the Send SMSbutton to send an SMS message to the second emulator(5556).
57⟩ Explain how to use built-in messaging within the application?
Intent object to activate the built-in Messaging service. You have to pass MIME type "vnd.android-dir/mms-sms", in setType method of Intent as shown in the following given below code.
Intent intent = new Intent (android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.putExtra("address", "5556; 5558;");// Send the message to multiple recipient.
itent.putExtra("sms_body", "Hello my friends!");
intent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
startActivity(intent);
58⟩ Explain the sending SMS in android?
SMS messaging is one of the basic and important applications on a mobile phone. Now days every mobile phone has SMS messaging capabilities, and nearly all users of any age know how to send and receive such messages. Mobile phones come with a built-in SMS application that enables you to send and receive SMS messages.
59⟩ How much dialog boxes are supported in android?
Android supports 4 dialog boxes:
★ AlertDialog
★ ProgressDialog
★ DatePickerDialog
★ TimePickerDialog
60⟩ What are the differences between a domain and a workgroup?
In a domain, one or more computer can be a server to manage the network. On the other hand in a workgroup all computers are peers having no control on each other. In a domain, user doesn't need an account to logon on a specific computer if an account is available on the domain. In a work group user needs to have an account for every computer.
In a domain, Computers can be on different local networks. In a work group all computers needs to be a part of the same local network.
