Android Boot Camp for Developers Using Java® 4th Edition by Corinne Hoisington | Solution & Answer Guide Chapters 1–12 Complete Programming Study Companion 2026–2027

Android Boot Camp for Developers Using Java® 4th
Edition by Corinne Hoisington – Solution & Answer
Guide Chapters 1–12 | Complete Programming Study
Companion 2026–2027
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Android Boot Camp for Developers Using Java® AGuide to Creating Your First Android Apps 4th
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Edition Corinne Hoisington
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Chapter 1: Voila! Meet the Android
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DeveloperFAQs .................................................................................................................................. 1
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Beyond the Book ................................................................................................................................. 2
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CaseProgrammingProjects.................................................................................................................. 3
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1. What is thedessert name that starts with an “N” to identify an Android version?(1.4)
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Answer: Nougat i




2. What is the one-timecost for a developer’s account at GooglePlay?(1.5)
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Answer: $25 i




3. When you post an Android app at Google Play, what percentage of the app price does the developer keep?
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Answer: 85% i




4. is the web address of Google Play. (1.5)
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Answer: play.google.com i




5. What shareoftheworld’s smartphonemarketis represented by Android?(1.1)
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Answer: 72% i




6. Java is the most popular coding language used to create Android apps. What other language is also used? (1.4)
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Answer: Kotlin i




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, 7. Inwhichsubfolder is theactivity_main.xmlfilestored?(1.7)
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Answer: layout i




8. Namethree widgets in thePalette mentioned in this chapter.(1.8,1.9)
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Answer: TextView,Button, Checkbox i i i




9. What is the nameofthe widget that was used in the Hello Android World app?(1.8, 1.9)
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Answer: TextView i




10. Whichtwo keycombinations can you presstorun an Android app inAndroid Studio?(1.9)
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Answer: InWindows, Shift+F10;on aMac, Command+Shift+F11 i i i i i i i




11. WhichAndroid version is Kit Kat?(1.4)
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Answer: 4.4 i




12. Using the alphabetical theme for Android version names, name three possible future names for the next
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i versions of Android device operating systems. (1.4)
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Answer: Usingthethemeofdesserts, any threedessert names after Tiramisu alphabetically
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13. Whichtwoattributes werechanged in theHello Android World app?(1.9)
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Answer: text and id i i i




14. What does SDK stand for?(1.4)
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Answer: SoftwareDevelopmentKit i i i




15. What does XML stand for?(1.4)
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Answer: ExtensibleMarkupLanguage i i i




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Searchthe web for answers to thefollowingquestions to furtheryour Android knowledge.
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, Solution and Answer Guide: Hoisington, Android Boot Camp for Developers Using JAVA: A Guide to Creating Your First Android Apps 4e, 9780357881231, Chapter 2:
Simplify! The Android User Interface

1. Research a particular model of a popular Android smartphone or tablet device and write a paragraph on its
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2. NamefiveAndroid mobiledevice features notmentioned in Chapter1.
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3. Researchand providethreeadvantages that a Windows 11userhas with Android smartphonesand apps.
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Writeand explain theadvantages in full sentences.
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4. Go to the Google Play website and take a screenshot of each of the following app categories: education,
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i gaming, mapping, travel, and personal hobby. Place the screenshots in a word-processing document and label
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i each one to identify them.
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5. Create a timelineofthe Android product from the pastto present day.
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CASEPROGRAMMINGPROJECTS
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Workingcodeisprovided inthechapter’sSolutionsfolders foreach caseprogrammingproject.
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Hoisington, Android Boot Camp for Developers Using JAVA: A Guide to CreatingYour First Android Apps 4e,
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9780357881231, Chapter 2: Simplify! The Android User Interface
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Beyond the Book ................................................................................................................................. 2
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CaseProgrammingProjects.................................................................................................................. 3
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