Department of Information Technology

Bhoj Reddy Engineering College for Women, Hyderabad

Mobile Application Development

Academic Year: 2016-17 IV B Tech I Sem, R13 Branch: IT A & B

UNIT-I:

J2ME Overview: Java 2 Micro Edition and World of Java, Inside J2ME and
Wireless Devices, Small Computing Technology

Wireless Technology: Radio Data Networks, Microwave Technology, Mobile

Radio Networks, Messaging, Personal Digital Assistants.

Book:

B1: The Complete Reference J2ME TMH Edition.

List of questions

1. Explain the essential characteristics of mobile applications. [Self]

2. Distinguish J2ME features from that of Standard Java. [ Self]

3. Explain about the wireless technology. [B1: pp. 18]

4. Explain J2ME profiles. [B1: pp. 13]

5. Explain J2ME Configuration. [B1: pp. 12]

6. Discuss about Radio Data Networks. [B1 pp.:22]

7. What are the limitations of J2ME? [B1: pp. 45]

UNIT-II:

J2ME Architecture and Development Environment:

J2ME Architecture, Small Computing Device Requirements, Run-Time

Environment, MIDlet Programming, Java Language for J2ME, J2ME software
development Kit, Hello World J2ME Style, Multiple MIDlets in a MIDlet Suite,
J2ME Wireless Toolkit.

J2ME Best Practices and Patterns:

The Reality of working in J2ME World, Best Practices

Text Book:

B1: The Complete Reference J2ME TMH Edition.

List of Theory questions:

1. Draw and Explain J2ME Architecture. [B1: pp. 36]

2. List and explain Manifest file and JAD file attributes. [B1: pp. 38]

3. Draw and explain MIDlet life cycle methods. [B1: pp. 42]

4. Explain small computing device requirements. [B1: pp. 37]

5. Explain step by step procedure to install J2ME software Development kit. [B1:
pp. 48]

6. Explain best practise and patterns to build J2ME applications. [B1: pp. 72]

UNIT-III:

Commands, Items, and Event Processing:

J2ME User Interfaces, Display Class, The Palm OS Emulator, Command Class,
Item Class, Exception Handling.

High –Level Display- Screen:

Screen Class, Alert Class, Form Class, Item Class, List Class, TextBox Class,
Ticker Class.

Low –Level Display- Canvas:

The Canvas, User Interactions, Graphics, Clipping Regions, Animation.

Text Book:

B1: The Complete Reference J2ME TMH Edition.

List of Theory questions:

1. Explain event processing in J2ME. [B1: pp. 43]

2. Explain Command, Item classes and CommandListener, ItemListener

interfaces. [B1: pp. 103]
3. Explain exception handling in J2ME. [B1: pp. 118]

4. Discuss about Display class. [B1: pp. 96]

5. How to create and use Alert dialog messages in J2ME MIDlet Programming.
[B1: pp. 131]

6. Explain ChoiceGroup Class in Detail. [B1: pp. 114]

7. Explain about TextField Constrains with suitable example. [B1: pp. 170]

8. Design animated progress bar with Gauge class. [B1: pp. 158]

9. Explain Ticker class. [B1: pp. 199]

10. How to create various controls using List class. [B1: pp. 182]

11. Explain Layout of a Canvas. [B1: pp. 214]

12. Explain user interactions associated with Canvas class. [B1: pp. 219]

13. Explain clipping Regions associated with Canvas class. [B1: pp. 279]

UNIT-IV:

Record Management System:

RecordStorage, Writing and Reading Records, Record Enumeration, Sorting

Records, Searching Records, Record Listener.

JDBC Objects:

The Concept of JDBC, JDBC Driver Types, JDBC Packages, Overview of the JDBC
Process, Database Connection, Statement Objects, ResultSet, Transaction
Processing, Metadata, Data Types, Exceptions.

JDBC and Embedded SQL:

Model Programs, Tables, Indexing, Inserting Data into Tables, Selecting Data
from Tables, MetaData, Updating Tables, Deleting Data from a Table, Joining
Tables, Calculating Data, Grouping and Ordering Data, Sub queries, Views.

Text Book:

B1: The Complete Reference J2ME TMH Edition.

List of Theory questions:

1. Define RecordStore Management System in J2ME. [B1: pp. 296]

2. Explain about Writing &Reading Mixed Data Types with respect to the Record
Management System of J2ME. [B1: pp. 309]

3. Explain RecordStore Scope with respect to MIDlet Suite. [B1: pp. 297]

4. Write about reading a Mixed Data Type Record into a Record Enumeration.
[B1: pp. 309]

5. Explain about Searching Mixed Data Type Records with respect to the RMS of
J2ME. [B1: pp. 345]

6. Explain Record Listener with respect to RMS of J2ME. [B1: pp. 359]

7. Explain about Sorting Mixed Data Type Records with respect to the RMS of
J2ME. [B1: pp. 330]

8. Explain JDBC to ODBC and Java/Native Code Drivers. [B1: pp. 393]

9. Brief the JDBC process. [B1: pp. 394]

10. Explain about Statement Object with respect to JDBC. [B1: pp. 403]

11. Explain Type 3 and Type 4 Drivers. [B1: pp. 394]

12. Explain about Meta data. [B1: pp. 426]

13. Explain about inserting Data with respect to tables in J2ME. [Self]

14. Explain about Selecting Data with respect to tables in J2ME. [Self]

15. Explain about Updating Data with respect to tables in J2ME. [Self]

16. Explain Views with respect to tables in J2ME. [Self]

17. Explain the concept of Grouping & Ordering Data with respect to table in
J2ME. [Self]

UNIT-V:

Generic Connection Framework:

The Connection, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Communication Management using

HTTP Commands, Session Management, Transmit as a Background Process.

Text Book:

B1: The Complete Reference J2ME TMH Edition.

List of Theory questions:

1. How to create an HTTP Connection in J2ME. [B1: pp. 580]

2. How to read data from an HTTP Connection using J2ME. [B1: pp. 582]

3. Explain File Transfer Protocol in J2ME. [B1: pp. 589]

4. Explain Socket and HttpConnection interfaces in J2ME. [B1: pp. 592]

5. Explain Session Management in J2ME. [B1: pp. 608]