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zyatenlyQuestion: What is the importance of XML-based layouts?
Answer: The use of XML-based layouts provides a consistent and somewhat standard
means of setting GUI definition format. In common practice, layout details are placed in XML
files while other items are placed in source files.
Question: Describe the Android Framework.
Answer: The Android Framework is an important aspect of the Android Architecture. Here
you can find all the classes and methods that developers would need in order to write
applications on the Android environment.
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 ANR?
Answer: ANR is short for Application Not Responding. This is actually a dialog that appears
to the user whenever an application have been unresponsive for a long period of time.
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 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 role does Dalvik play in Android development?
Answer: Dalvik serves as a virtual machine, and it is where every Android application runs.
Through Dalvik, a device is able to execute multiple virtual machines efficiently through
better memory management.
Question: What are Intents?
Answer: Intents displays notification messages to the user from within the Android enabled
device. It can be used to alert the user of a particular state that occurred. Users can be made
to respond to intents.
