QUESTION ONE

a) Describe THREE Java Technologies clearly specifying the kind of applications

developed by each. [4 marks]

b) How is Mobile Java API different from Desktop APIs? [4 marks]

c) Describe briefly how J2ME is modular. [4 marks]

d) Why are android phones most favoured to windows or apple phones with regard to

applications? [4 marks]

e) Compare and contrast web-application and mobile-application (give three examples

in each case). [6 marks]

f) What is J2ME good for other than downloading games to the phone? Enlist 4 areas

[4 marks]

g) What is the difference between CLDC and CDC based configurations? [4 marks]

QUESTION TWO

a) List THE seven steps for Mobile application Development. [7 marks]

b) Juma is new in Mobile Application Development. As an expert in the same, advice

Juma how to set the environment for mobile application development (assume

android developments) [5 marks]

c) Write short notes on emulators based on the following topics

i) What are emulators? [2 marks]

ii) How are emulators different from the actual phones? [4 marks]

iii) Why are they necessary? [2 marks]

QUESTION THREE

a) Discuss the Life Cycle of an activity. [6 marks]

b) Develop an and android application that can be used by a mobile device owner to

compute the amount of money that accrue on depositing a principle amount to a bank

that charges an interest rate of 16 p.a. over a duration of time. The amount is

displayed on one activity and the interest on another (Interest=principle * time * rate)

[10 marks]

c) How would you load the above application on a mobile device, be it an android phone

or a Nokia Phone? [4 marks]

QUESTION FOUR

a) Discuss the following under the topics: portability, specificity, games development.

You may consider tabulating your discussion headed by the specified titles

i) Low-Level API

ii) High Level API

[6 marks]

b) When doing Mobile App Development, what are the presumed activities during

program execution? [4 marks]

c) Draw a diagram showing a hierarchical of liquid crystal display UI(lcdui).

[10 marks]

QUESTION FIVE

a) Describe the following methods of the RMS

i. getSize()

ii. getSizeAvailable()

[4 marks]

b) Write an application to compute the factorial of a number. Assume the factorial is

computed via a function. The function is called through a controller.

[8 marks]

c) Discuss FOUR types of screens

[8 marks]"