Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) webkit 
B) dalvik 
C) opengl 
D) sqlite 
A) webkit 
B) dalvik 
C) opengl 
D) sqlite B

Question 2

Android is licensed under which open source licensing license?

Accepted Answer

A) gnu's gpl 
B) apache/mit 
C) oss 
D) sourceforge 
A) gnu's gpl 
B) apache/mit 
C) oss 
D) sourceforge B

Question 3

What is a funny fact about the start of Android?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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. B

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) linux 
B) windows 
C) java 
D) xml 
A) linux 
B) windows 
C) java 
D) xml

Question 5

What year was the Open Handset Alliance announced?

Accepted Answer

A) 2005 
B) 2006 
C) 2007 
D) 2008 
A) 2005 
B) 2006 
C) 2007 
D) 2008

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) confound 
B) absract 
C) modularize 
D) compound 
A) confound 
B) absract 
C) modularize 
D) compound

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) google gphone 
B) t-mobile g1 
C) motorola droid 
D) htc hero 
A) google gphone 
B) t-mobile g1 
C) motorola droid 
D) htc hero

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

A) oracle technology 
B) dalvik 
C) open handset alliance 
D) the above statement is and android is owned by google 
A) oracle technology 
B) dalvik 
C) open handset alliance 
D) the above statement is and android is owned by google

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Android is based on Linux for the following reason.

Accepted Answer

A) security 
B) portability 
C) networking 
D) all of these 
A) security 
B) portability 
C) networking 
D) all of these

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) keypad driver 
B) Wi-Fi driver 
C) audio driver 
D) power management 
A) keypad driver 
B) Wi-Fi driver 
C) audio driver 
D) power management

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) 1.1 
B) 1.5 
C) 2.3 
D) 3.4 
A) 1.1 
B) 1.5 
C) 2.3 
D) 3.4

Question 18

Google licensed some proprietary apps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) java source code 
B) dalvik application code 
C) dalvik byte code 
D) c source code 
A) java source code 
B) dalvik application code 
C) dalvik byte code 
D) c source code

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Android is licensed under which open source licensing license?

What is a funny fact about the start of Android?

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

What year was the Open Handset Alliance announced?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

Android is based on Linux for the following reason.

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

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

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

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

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

Google licensed some proprietary apps.

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

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

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Exam 1: Android: Licensing, Ownership, and Development

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

Android is licensed under which open source licensing license?

What is a funny fact about the start of Android?

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

What year was the Open Handset Alliance announced?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

Android is based on Linux for the following reason.

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

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

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

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

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

Google licensed some proprietary apps.

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

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

Android Application Development

Android Development: Files, Activities, Services, and Intents

Android OS and Application Development: Services, Philosophy, and Components

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