Deck 8: Design Using a Datepicker on a Tablet

Question 1

After deploying an app on the Android Market, it is a good idea to monitor user comments and reviews in order to improve the usability of the app.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A(n) ____ application creates an optimal user experience based on common tablet screen size.

A) emulated
C) proprietary
B) native
D) turn-based

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A simple way to think of a tablet is as a large smartphone.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The Android ____ operating system is designed specifically for tablet use.

A) Donut
C) Honeycomb
B) Gingerbread
D) Ice Cream Sandwich

Question 5

Due to larger real estate available on tablets, it is best to keep launcher icons small, or no larger than 72 X 72 pixels.

Question 6

An Android 4.0 target device requires the ____ version of the operating system.

A) Cupcake
C) Froyo
B) Donut
D) IceCream

Question 7

Only smartphone Android platforms keep the system's current date and time.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a recommended design approach?

A) Focusing primarily on "cool" interactions
B) Keeping screens uncluttered
C) Using flexible dimension values
D) Using larger fonts on tablets

Question 9

To create a new column to a TableLayout, you just ____.

A) add a view to a row
C) drag the last row over
B) change the column property
D) instantiate a column object

Question 10

The dialog box in the Android environment can be used for multiple activities, such as alerting the user, displaying progress bars, and so on.

Question 11

The width of a table column is determined by the ____.

A) padding property
C) width of the largest cell in the column
B) size of the screen
D) width property

Question 12

When designing an app for use on both smartphones and tablets, you should create different experiences for each device.

Question 13

The Android market includes an increasing number of tablet sales.

Question 14

AVD is short for ____.

A) Aftermarket Value Depreciation
C) Android Virtual Devices
B) Alternative Viewing Display
D) Anonymous Virtual Design

Question 15

The Android platform is notoriously difficult to port to devices other than phones and tablets; therefore, it has not seen much use outside these markets.

Question 16

You can only use the DatePicker widget to select dates.

Question 17

For an Android 3.0 application, the minimum SDK version is ____.

A) 7
C) 11
B) 8
D) 13

Question 18

A(n) ____ application is converted in real time to run on a variety of platforms.

A) emulated
C) soft
B) native
D) user

Question 19

The following options are navigation buttons except ____.

A) Back
C) Multitasking
B) Home
D) Next

Question 20

Consumers of all ages are spending more time playing games on tablets.

Question 21

The code to set the custom theme of a tablet to Holo.Light in the manifest file is ____________________.

Question 22

The widget to select dates is called the ____ widget.

A) Calendar
C) DatePicker
B) DateChooser
D) TimePicker

Question 23

The ____________________ button on an Android tablet opens a list of the apps that have been used recently.

Question 24

To set the style of text to a particular font family, you can use the ____ property.

A) fontfamily
C) text
B) kerning
D) typeface

Question 25

The DatePickerDialog constructor requires ____ argument(s).

A) one
C) three
B) two
D) five

Question 26

The ____ keyword signifies that a method or variable can only be accessed by elements in its class.

A) protected
C) static
B) public
D) void

Question 27

To create an instance of the Calendar class, you call ____.

A) Calendar.getInstance()
C) System.getCalendar()
B) Runtime.calendarInstance()
D) the Calendar's constructor

Question 28

The ____ class is responsible for converting between a Date object and a set of integer fields such as YEAR, MONTH, and so on.

A) Calendar
C) DateFormat
B) ChonoConverter
D) Time

Question 29

To create a layout that contains a simple arrangement of rows and columns, it is typically easiest to use the ____.

A) BoxLayout
C) LandscapeLayout
B) GridLayout
D) TableLayout

Question 30

The ____ property can be used to offset the content of a control by a specific number of pixels.

A) buffer
C) spacing
B) padding
D) zoom

Question 31

____________________ applications are programs locally installed on a specific platform such as a phone or tablet.

Question 32

The switch statement only uses the ____ datatype for comparison.

A) char
C) int
B) float
D) String

Question 33

The constant to use to display the TimePicker control is ____.

A) DIALOG_TIME_ID
C) TIME_DIALOG_ID
B) PICKER_TIME_ID
D) TIME_PICKER_ID

Question 34

You can use the ____ method to display the DatePicker widget.

A) displayDialog
C) showDatePicker
B) toastDialog
D) showDialog

Question 35

All of the following options are calendar controls except ____ .

A) AnalogClock
C) DigitalClock
B) Chronometer
D) ScheduledClock

Question 36

The URL of the Android Design Web site is ____________________.

Question 37

The ____ event is fired after the user sets a date selection.

A) onDateChosen
C) onDateUpdate
B) onDateSet
D) onTimeChange

Question 38

What is the most important logistical reason to prefer a DatePicker over free-text date entry?

A) To fit the theme better
B) To avoid errors
C) To better use the increased screen size
D) To make it more attractive

Question 39

The Calendar class uses all the following constants to access different fields except ____ .

A) DAY_OF_MONTH
C) MONTH
B) DAY_OF_WEEK
D) YEAR

Question 40

If you plan to design an app for tablet, you must target it to use the ____________________ version of the Android operating system.

Question 41

The code to use in the manifest to ensure that a LinearLayout object is horizontal is ____________________.

Question 42

The Calendar method called ____________________ changes the current date or time.

Question 43

In order to retrieve what day of the year it is from a Calendar object c, use the code statement: ____________________.

Question 44

The static integer that identifies the dialog box displaying the calendar is typically named ____________________.

Question 45

In Europe, the date March 22, 2010 would be displayed in number format as ____________________.

Question 46

The numeric representation of January on the Android is ____________________.

Question 47

When you click to "Add return statement" to an imported onCreateDialogTo method, a(n) ____________________ statement automatically appears within the method.

Question 48

Within the XML layout file, an Android property named ____________________ is used to spread out the content displayed on the tablet.

Question 49

A(n) ____________________ variable is a program variable that does not vary and has the same value throughout execution of the application.

Question 50

Using the typical constant for a calendar dialog box, the code to display the DatePicker is ____________________ .