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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

When  you create an Android tablet app, what shou ld the minimum required SDK should be set to in order to cover the oldest Android tablets ?

A) API 14: Android 4.0.2 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
B) API 4: Android 1.6 (Donut)
C) API 10: Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread)
D) API 13: Android 3.2 (Honeycomb)

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which layout creates a simple, clean interface containing rows and columns?

A) RelativeLayout
B) FrameLayout
C) ColumnLayout
D) LinearLayout

Question 5

Which Android operating system is designed specifically for tablet use?

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

Question 6

The DateFormat class in Java formats the date into a String value.

Question 7

When designing Android apps, use dimension values such as dp and sp rather than px and pt.

Question 8

Which of the following applications creates an optimal user experience based on common tablet screen size?

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

Question 9

The Android system date can be accessed by using the Java DateTime class.

Question 10

High prices and a small app marketplace are inhibiting growth in the Android tablet market.

Question 11

What is AVD short for?

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

Question 12

Which of the following is not a recommended design approach?

A) Fill the large screen with "cool" interactions
B) Keep screens uncluttered
C) Use flexible dimension values
D) Use larger fonts on tablets

Question 13

What are the three navigation buttons centered on the bottom of the Android tablet screen?

A) Home, Camera, Multitasking
B) Apps, Home, Back
C) Back, Home, Multitasking
D) Camera, Home, Apps

Question 14

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 15

What is the width of a table column determined by?

A) padding property
B) size of the screen
C) width of the largest view
D) width property

Question 16

Due to larger real estate available on tablets, it is best to put as many icons and buttons on the screen as possible to make the interface easier to use.

Question 17

When designing an app for use on both smartphones and tablets, the screen size doesn't matter since all the content will scale automatically.

Question 18

To create a new column to a TableLayout, what do you do?

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

Question 19

Which type of application is converted in real time to run on a variety of platforms?

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

Question 20

An emulated application is designed for a specific platform and screen size.

Question 21

Which method can you use to display the device's system year, month, and day of the month in the Datepicker?

A) displayDialog
B) toastDialog
C) showDatePicker
D) show()

Question 22

To create an instance of the Calendar class, what do you call?

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

Question 23

Which of the following does the Calendar class NOT use to access different fields?

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

Question 24

The three navigation buttons centered on the bottom of the Android tablet are __________, Home, and Multitasking.

Question 25

If you plan to design an app for table\ts, you must target it to use at least the ____________________ version of the Android operating system.

Question 26

A user interface design layout named TableLayout is composed of _________________ controls.

Question 27

Which type of application is converted in real time to run on a variety of platforms?

A) Simulated
B) Emulated
C) Real time
D) Native

Question 28

Which statement creates an instance of the Calendar class?

A) Calendar.getInstance = Calendar(c;
B) c.Calendar = getInstance();
C) Calendar c = getInstance().Calendar;
D) Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();

Question 29

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

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

Question 30

Which layout can you use to create a layout that contains a simple arrangement of rows and columns?

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

Question 31

In the Calendar class, which  method changes the date or time?

A) change
B) edit
C) set
D) get

Question 32

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

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

Question 33

What is the widget to select dates called?

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

Which event is fired after the user sets a date selection?

A) onDateChosen
B) onDateSetListener
C) onDateUpdateListener
D) onTimeChange

Question 36

Which of the following is not a calendar control?

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

Question 37

Which of the following statements sets the desired year in the onDateSet method ?

A) set.C(Calendar.YEAR, year);
B) c.set(Calendar.DateYear, year); 
C) c.set(Calendar.YEAR, year); 
D) Set(Calendar.YEAR); 

Question 38

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

Question 39

What field manipulation method accesses the system date or time?

A) get
B) set
C) static
D) void

Question 40

Which property can be used to offset the content of a control by a specific number of pixels?

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

Question 41

The   ______________________ method returns the ti me value in the Date object.

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

The DatePickerDialog control must await user interaction by coding a(n) _________________________ , which listens for a callback, indicating the user is done filling in the date.

Question 45

When the user selects a date from the DatePickerDialog, the ____________________ method automatically obtains the date selected by the user.

Question 46

The code to set the desired year in the calendar , given a cal en dar object named c, is ____________________.

Question 47

The Calendar constant ____________________ displays the day number of the current year. 

Question 48

To create additional columns in a TableLayout, you add a(n) ____________ to a row.

Question 49

In Europe, the date March 22, 2016 would be displayed in a number format (with one space between each of the three numbers) as ____________________.

Question 50

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