Localization

Question 1

Which term describes an application that can adapt to various languages and regions without recompilation?

Answer 1

internationalized

Question 2

Which two language code types are acceptable for the Locale constructor?

Answer 2

ISO 639 language code or an 8-character language subtag

Question 3

What are the four ways to create a Locale object?

Answer 3

1) Constant (Locale.US)
2) builder forLanague(x).forRegion(r).build();
3) Constructor Locale(lang,region)
4) forLanguageTag

Question 4

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what does the pattern letter s represent?

Answer 4

seconds

Question 5

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what do the pattern letters z,Z and X represent?

Answer 5

timezone

Question 6

Which term describes the process of adapting an internationalized application to a specific region or language?

Answer 6

localization

Question 7

What is a properties file used in localization?

Answer 7

A text file that contains name/value pairs for a specified resource bundle

Question 8

What are the requirements for naming a properties file?

Answer 8

filename_lang_region_ss.properties

Question 9

What would be the properties filename for the resource bundle TextData for the Spanish Mexican locale?

Answer 9

TextData.es.MX.properties

Question 10

What would be the properties filename for the resource bundle TextData for the French language?

Answer 10

TextData_fr.properties

Question 11

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what does the pattern letter G represent?

Answer 11

Era

Question 12

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what does the pattern letter M represent?

Answer 12

Month of year

Question 13

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what does the pattern letter H represent?

Answer 13

Hours 0-23

Question 14

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what do the pattern letters h and K represent?

Answer 14

Hours AM/PM
h = 1-12
k = 0-11

Question 15

What is the syntax for properties in a properties file?

Answer 15

name = value

Question 16

What would be the properties filename for the resource bundle TextData for the French Canadian locale?

Answer 16

TextData_fr_CA.properties

Question 17

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what does the pattern letter W represent?

Answer 17

week in month

Question 18

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what does the pattern letter a represent?

Answer 18

am/pm marker

Question 19

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what does the pattern letter m represent?

Answer 19

minutes

Question 20

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what does the pattern letter S represent?

Answer 20

Milliseconds

Question 21

Which two aspects does a locale identify?

Answer 21

Language, Region

Question 22

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what does the pattern letter w represent?

Answer 22

Week in year

Question 23

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what does the pattern letter D represent?

Answer 23

Day in year

Question 24

Using SimpleDateFormat class, what does the pattern letter d represent?

Answer 24

Day in month

Question 25

What does the DateFormat Class do?

Answer 25

DateFormat is an abstract class for date/time formatting subclasses which formats and parses dates or time in a language-independent manner.

Question 26

What classes extend DateFormat?

Answer 26

SimpleDateFormat

Question 27

How to get a DateFormat instance?

Answer 27

DateFormat.getDateInstance(),
DateFormat.getDateInstance(style[, locale]),
DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(dateStyle, timeStyle[, locale])
DateFormat.getInstance() // SHORT syle

Question 28

Is DateFormat a class or interface?

Answer 28

AbstractClass that extends abstract class Format