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M.C.A. 5th Semestcr

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MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AND ANDROID

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Elective-IX
Paper: C.S.-58 : (M.C.A. Semester System)
Time Allowed : Three Hours] [Maximum Marks: 80
Note-Candidate is required to attempt FIVE questions
in all including Question No. 9
(which is
compulsory) and attempt remaining FOUR questions
by selecting ONE question from each unit.

UNIT-I
1. What are the main services of GSM ? Explain the architecture
of GSM. 16
2. Discuss the significance of handover in mobile communication.
Compare major types of handover 16
UNIT-II
3. Write short notes on:
(a) Mobile Application Languages
(b) Mobile Operating System. 8
4. (a) Describe the classification of data delivery mechanisms.
8

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 (b) What are transactional models ? Discuss query processing
with example.
UNIT-II

Write the steps for creating a basic AVD. 8

5. (a)
Write short note on Dialogs and Fragments. 8
(b)
Write the steps to install and configure Eclipse, Android
6.
SDK and ADT plug-in for Eclipse. 16

UNIT-IVV

7. (a) What is the significance of Android manifest file ? 8

(b) Discuss various resource types of Android application
8
with example.

layouts and files. Discuss the concept of

8. Write short note on
i6
registering activities.

(COMPULSORY QUESTION)
and unguided
9. (a) What is the main difference between guided
transmission ? 2
limitations of mobile devices. 2
(b) Write major
in CDMA.
(c) Write the advantages of spread spectrum

?
What do you understand by communication asymmetry
(d)

of data recovery process ? 2

(e) What is the significance
2
What are
features of Android ?
major
(1
2
What is an Android application ? Give example.
(g)
Android envirónment.
(h) Differentiate activity and service in

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M.C.A. Fifth Semesler
ElectiveIX
Development
CS-58: Mobile Communication and Android Application
Max. Marks: 80
Time allowed: 3 Hours
is comulsory
Question No. IX (Unit-V) which
NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including
Unit I 1V.
and selecting one question each from
-

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UNIT-I
devices along with their functioning.
. a) Discuss the various mobile
transmission media. (2x8)
b) Describe the various types of guided and unguided
GSM
function of all the
services and architecture. Discuss the
Discuss the GSM
I1. (16)
detail.
subsystems and their components in

UNIT- II
techniques? Explain.
a) What are the various database hoarding
(2x8)
Discuss the various mobile application languages.
b)
and
mechanism along with their advantages
Discuss the three data delivery
IV. a)
disadvantages.
available in market. (2x8)
Discuss the various
mobile opcrating system
b)
UNIT- II
V. Write notes:
IDE for developing Android Applications
a) Advantages of using Eclipse
b) Using plug-in in Eclipse.
basic AVDD
c) Steps for creating
a
(4x4)
using DDMS.
d) Debugging applications
callback methods of android
Discuss in detail the various key
V a)What is an activity? are called?
activities. In what order
the activity callbacks

and fragments.
(2x8)
b) Discuss the working of intents, dialogs
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UNIT- JV
VII. What are the various application resources? llow can these be managed? Discuss
working with simple i source values and drawable resources and layouts. (16)

Discuss the steps to perform following tasks in android aplication development:

VIII.
a) Registering activity
b) Designating launch activity
(16)
c) Managing application permission
UNIT-V
IX. a) Discuss Cellular network.

b) Write a brief note on EDGE.

c) How do explicit business logic?
you define
in mobile databases?
d) What do you mean by maintaining atomicity
handover?
e) How do CDMA systems ensure soft
methods used in android application development
) Write the purpose of any four log
g) What is an application context in android?
callback methods. (8x2)
h) Discuss any two key fragment

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Master of Computer Applications
Fifh Semester
Elective-IX

CS-58: Mobile Communication

and Android Application Development
Max. Marks. 80
Time allowed: 3 Hours
No. IXY (Unit-V) vwhich is compul'sory
Question
NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including
Unit - IW.
one question each from
andselecting
-X-X

UNIT-I
Diflerentialc betwecn CDMA
. a ) What is global system for mobile communications?
and GSM mobile phones?
arcas of
Cellular and Ad hoc Networks highlighting the applications
b) Write note on
(8.8)
cach.

architccture of
of handover. Discuss the systcm
I. Explain the concept and significance (16)
GPRS with its main functional components.

UNIT-II
Android.
Il1. a) Compare the features of mobile operating system Symbian and
mobile application languages. (8.8)
b) Elaborate the features of popular
crucial for effective mobile computing?
IV. Why data delivery mechanisms are mobile databases. (16)
mechanisms in
Differentiate the major data delivery

UNIT-I
V. a) Write a short note on:
with Android Emulator
i) Steps involved in working
context
ii) Exploiting the application
applications? Discuss various
b) Explain the role of Activity for building Android
(8.8)
Callback Methods of Android activity life cycle.

the major components

Elaborate the architecture of
android operating system. Explain
VI. (16)
environment?
of android application development

UNIT-IV
classification of resources available for android application
VII. a) Explain in detail the
development. while developing an android application.(8.8)
settings
b) Write note on basic application
suitable
in android application with
role of fragments and dialogs
VIIL a) Discuss the
examples.
involved in configuring
Android Manifest filc. (8,8)
b) Explain major steps
UNIT-Y

IX. Attempt the following:

mobile devices?
a) What is the significance of data caching in
with intents.
b) Explain working
transmission media.
c) Define guided and unguided
List various resource types in android application.
d)
e)What is the role of radio interfaces?
) Explain the need of localization.

Elaborate the concept of spread spectrum.

g)
permissions in android.
(8x2)
h) List various application
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Master of Computer Applications
Fifth Semester
Elective IX
CS-58: Mobile Communication and Application Development
Max. Marks: 80
Time allowed: 3 Hours
No. IX (Unit-V)) which is compulsory
NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including Question
and selecting one question each from Unit 1-IV
x-X-X

UNIT-
architccture. Compare features
Discuss the major components of mobile computing
Mobile System Networks. (16)
and application areas of Ad Hoc, WLAN and Cellular

GSM. Discuss with

II. Explain in detail the services offered and handover concept in
GPRS architecture the expansion of GSM capabilities. (16)

UNIT-II
Elaborate
Ill. Give a comparison of Android and iOS mobile operating system.
tabular
the desirable features of computer languages for mobile application development
with examples. (16)

transactional models in mobile databases. Highlight merits

Write a detailed note on

and demerits of various data delivery mechanisms. (16)

UNIT-III
Write
V. Explain the major components of Android architecture diagrammatically.
steps involved in creating and running an
android application. (16)

VI. List various core files and directories of Android application. Discuss the major
Callback methods defined in the Activity class along with the Android activity life
cycle. (16)
UNIT-IY
VII Explain various types of layouts exploited in Android applications for providing
different views and look. Give a description of major Ul control for designing an
android application with example. (16)

VIII. Write short note on:

a) Android Manifest File
b) Drawable Resources (16)
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UNIT- V

IX. Attempt the following:

a) Give examples of guided media for communication.

b)DefineEDGE.
c) List limitations of mobile devices

d) What is the role of data caching in mobile communication.

e) Explain the need of localization.
t) List major features of a fragment.
g) Differentiate between the role of implicit and explicit intent.
h) List major building blocks of an android application. (8x2)

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Master of Computer Application
Fifth Semester
Elective IX
CS-58: Mobile Communication and Application Development
Time allowed: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including Question No. IX (Unit-V) which is compulsory
and selecting one question eachfrom Unit I -IV.
X-X-X

UNIT-I
I. a) What distinct features does a mobile device offer over other computing devices?
Discuss. Also discuss some of the latest technological advancement in mobile devices.

b) What do you mean by localization for mobile telephony? How does Mobile Switching
Center (MSC) update the information at various points during this process? Describe.
(2x8)
II. a) Briefly outline the overall architecture of GSM system with the help of a labeled
diagram.
b) What is the CDMA system for cellular telephony? Discuss frequency reuse, user
identification and call handover for CDMA systems. (2x8)

UNIT-II
III.
III. a) What is the significance of database caching in mobile devices? Descr
mechanism used to ensure cache consistency among mobile devices.

b) What is Selective Tuning in context of mobile data broadcast? How indexing is used in
it? Discuss any one popular indexing method. (2x8)

Brief out any

IV. a) What are various disk models for data broadcast in mobile environment?
two. Also list the situations in which one is preferred over another.

b) What kinds of user friendly features are offered by

mobile operating systems in current
age? Elaborate with the help of latest examples. (2x8)
UNIT-II
Draw a schematic support
V. a) What are key components in Android architecture'?
the
Android application users/developers? Discuss.

Intents? What are its two types? How each of them is used?
b) What do you mean by
Illustrate with small examples. (2x8)
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Master of Computer Application
Fifth Semester
CS-58: Mobile Communication and Application Development
Time allowed: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
NOTE: Atempt five questions in all, including Question No. LK (Unit-V) which is compulsory
and selecting one question each from Unit 1-1V.
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UNIT-1

Discuss the services and system architecture of GSM. (16)

II. Discuss the procedure for handling following types of calls in a GSM network:
a) Mobile to PSTN calls
b) Mobile to mobile calls
c) PSTN to mobile calls
d) Message exchanges between mobile station to base transceiver (16)

UNIT-II
lII Discuss the different types of data delivery mechanism along with their advantages
and disadvantages. (16)

IV. a) What are the relational algebraic equations for Query processing? How do you

optimize the Query? Discuss the architecture of Query processing.

b) Discuss the various mobile operating systems available in
market. (2x8)

UNIT-
V. a) Describe the components of the folder structure of an Android app.

b) Write the steps to create and execute a basic Android app.

c) Discuss how intents can be created and used. (5,5,6)

VI. What is an activity? How does an activity work? Discuss the activity lifecycle along
with the function of important activity callback methods. (16)

UNIT-IVY
VII. a) Discuss the Grid Layout, Relative Layout and Linear layout available in Android.

b) How do you manage application resources in Android? (2x8)

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VIII. a) How do you read and write to files through an android app? Discuss with cxample.
b) Discuss working with simple resource values and drawable resources. (2x8)

UNIT-Y
IX. Attempt the following:
a) What is difference between asynchronous and synchronous data transmission?
b) Name some means of unguided transmission.
c)What is ACID rule?
d) Name some mobile application languages.
e) How do CDMA systems ensure soft handover?

What does android:gravity attribute specify?

gWhat is use of Android manifest file?
h) Name some IDE which can be used for Android application development.
(8x2)
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Master of Computer Applications
Fifth Semester
CS-58: Mobile Communication and Application
Development
Time allowed: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including Question No. IX (Unit-V) which is
compulsory
andselecting one question each from Unit I-V
X-X-X

UNIT-I
. What is GSM? Describe its architecture and radio interfaces. (16)
1 What is GPRS? Describe its architecture and radio interfaces. (16)

UNIT-II
III. Describe communication asymmetry with suitable diagram. Also discuss various
reasons behind communication asymmetry. (16)

. a) Describe various features of Android application development environment

b) What are ACID rules? Describe with suitable example. (2x8)

UNIT-II
V. a) What are call back methods in Android? Describe any one with suitable example.
b) Describe different features of the fragments in Android (2x8)

VI. What is mobile emulator? Describe its role and atleast three most popular mobile
emulators. (16)
UNIT- IV
VII. Describe various permissions used by Android applications on Android. (16)

VIII. What do you mean by activity? How do you register, launch and run activities in
Android? Describe with suitable example. (16)

UNIT-V
IX. a) Answer the following:
i) What is mobile computing? Describe three limitations of mobile
computing.
11) Write some advantages of hoarding data in mobile device. (2x4)

b) Explain the utility of below given Tagslmethods in android.

getResources() getApplicationContext() manifest> intent-filter>
(4x2)
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