Question: What are the different states wherein a process is based?
Answer: There are 4 possible states: foreground activity, visible activity, background
activity, empty process
Question: What is the importance of Default Resources?
Answer: When default resources, which contain default strings and files, are not present, an
error will occur and the app will not run. Resources are placed in specially named
subdirectories under the project res/ directory.
Question: What composes a typical Android application project?
Answer: A project under Android development, upon compilation, becomes an .apk file. This
apk file format is actually made up of the AndroidManifest.xml file, application code,
resource files, and other related files.
Question: What is the proper way of setting up an Android-powered device for app
development?
Answer: The following are steps to be followed prior to actual application development in
an Android-powered device: -Declare your application as “debuggable” in your Android
Manifest. -Turn on “USB Debugging” on your device. -Set up your system to detect your
device.
Question: When dealing with multiple resources, which one takes precedence?
Answer: Assuming that all of these multiple resources are able to match the configuration of
a device, the ‘locale’ qualifier almost always takes the highest precedence over the others.
Question: What is Orientation?
Answer: Orientation, which can be set using setOrientation(), dictates if the LinearLayout is
represented as a row or as a column. Values are set as either HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL.
Question: What do you think are some disadvantages of Android?
Answer: Given that Android is an open-source platform, and the fact that different Android
operating systems have been released on different mobile devices, there’s no clear cut
policy to how applications can adapt with various OS versions and upgrades. One app that
runs on this particular version of Android OS may or may not run on another version.
Another disadvantage is that since mobile devices such as phones and tabs come in different
sizes and forms, it poses a challenge for developers to create apps that can adjust correctly
to the right screen size and other varying features and specs.
Question: Do all mobile phones support the latest Android operating system?
Answer: Some Android-powered phone allows you to upgrade to the higher Android
operating system version. However, not all upgrades would allow you to get the latest
version. It depends largely on the capability and specs of the phone, whether it can support
the newer features available under the latest Android version.
