Question Bank of Mobile Application development using flutter

Introduction to Flutter and basics of IDE (Android Studio)

1. What is Android Studio? highlight the key features?
2. What are the reasons for using Android Studio? What advantages does this IDE offer?
3. What are the alternative methods for running Flutter?
4. How does an IDE differ from an SDK?
5. What is the purpose of Android and iOS folder that gets created during development of
Applications in Android Studio?
6. What is the purpose of test folder that gets created during development of Applications in
Android Studio?
7. What is the pubspec.yaml file, and what role does it serve in a Flutter project?
8. What are dependencies, and how are they added to pubspec.yaml? Illustrate with an
example.
9. What are assets related to flutter? How is it configured under pubspec.yaml?
10. What is the purpose of hot reload?
11. What is the purpose of linter rules in Dart?
12. What is a Widget?
13. What is a stateless widget? Explain with appropriate illustrations.
14. What is a stateful widget? Explain with appropriate illustrations.
15. What is the purpose of container? Explain with appropriate illustrations.
16. What is const constructor? What is the purpose of using it in Flutter?
17. Explain the flutter architecture with appropriate illustrations.
18. What is stateless widget lifecycle? Explain with appropriate illustrations.
19. What is stateful widget lifecycle? Explain with appropriate illustrations.

Learning Dart Basics

1. What are some of the benefits of using Dart?
2. Why is commenting the codes necessary? What are the various ways of commenting
applicable in Dart?
3. Write short notes on the main entry point of Dart programming.
4. What is the purpose of final or const with respect to Dart Programming?
5. What is Asynchronous Programming with respect to Dart Programming? Explain with
suitable example.
6. What are Maps and Runes? Explain the use of it with suitable examples.
7. What are ternary operators? Explain with example with respect to Dart programming.
8. Explain While and do-While used for loop operations, Explain with example with respect to
Dart programming.
9. Explain if-else with suitable example with respect to Dart programming.
10. Explain while-break with suitable example with respect to Dart programming.
11. What are functions and packages? Give examples with respect to Dart Programming.
12. What is a class, and how is it defined in Dart programming?
13. Explain in brief about the class inheritance with respect to the Dart Programming.

Flutter – UI building
1. What is material design? Explain with appropriate illustrations.
2. What is scaffold? Why it is used?
 3. What is the difference between Material design and Cupertino design? Can we use Cupertino
design for android applications? Justify your answers.
4. Write short notes on Cupertino widgets with appropriate examples.
5. What is an Android Virtual Device (AVD)? Why is AVD used? Can we use our own mobile
phone as an alternative to AVD during app development? What settings need to be enabled
on our mobile phone to use it instead of AVD?
6. What is the use of safe area widgets? Explain with suitable illustrations.
7. What is State management and how it is handled in Flutter?
8. What are the different State management approaches in Flutter?
9. Write short notes on routes.dart file.
10. What is the purpose of Riverpod in flutter? Explain its benefits.
11. What is state management, and why is it important in Flutter applications?
12. How does the setState method work, and when should it be used?
13. What are the differences between local and global state management in Flutter?
14. Can you explain the Provider package and how it facilitates state management?
15. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using InheritedWidget for state
management?
16. Can you describe the BLoC (Business Logic Component) pattern and its benefits?
17. How does Riverpod differ from Provider, and when might you choose one over the other?

Routes and Navigation

1. What is the purpose of routes.dart file?
2. Write short notes on Navigator.
3. What is Flutter's Navigator and how does it manage routes?
4. How do you implement named routes in a Flutter application?
5. What are the differences between pushNamed, pushReplacementNamed, and
pushAndRemoveUntil in Flutter navigation?
6. How can you pass data between routes in Flutter?
7. What are some best practices for managing nested navigations in a Flutter app?
8. How can you handle deep linking in Flutter for route management?
9. What is the role of the onGenerateRoute and onUnknownRoute callbacks in Flutter
navigation?
10. How do you implement a custom route transition animation in Flutter?
11. What are the common pitfalls when managing routes and navigation in Flutter, and how can
you avoid them?
12. How can you utilize the GoRouter package for better route management in Flutter?

Animation
1. What is the difference between implicit and explicit animations in Flutter?
2. How do you use the AnimatedContainer widget for creating simple animations?
3. What is an AnimationController and how does it work in Flutter?
4. How can you create a custom animation using the Tween class in Flutter?
5. What are the different types of Curves available in Flutter, and how do they affect
animations?
6. How can you use the AnimatedBuilder widget to optimize animations in Flutter?
7. What is the purpose of the Hero widget in Flutter, and how do you implement it for page
transitions?
 8. How do you synchronize multiple animations using the AnimationController and Animation
classes in Flutter?
9. What are some best practices for performance optimization in Flutter animations?
10. How can you implement complex animations using the AnimationController, Animation, and
AnimatedWidget classes together?

Understanding the JSON Format

1. What is JSON and why is it commonly used in Flutter applications?

2. How do you parse JSON data in Flutter using the `dart:convert` library?
3. What is the difference between `jsonEncode` and `jsonDecode` in Flutter?

Using Database Classes to Write, Read, and Serialize JSON

4. How do you serialize and deserialize JSON data when working with SQLite in Flutter?
5. What are the steps to write JSON data to a local database in Flutter?
6. How do you read JSON data from a local database and convert it into Dart objects?

Formatting Dates

7. How do you format dates in Flutter using the `intl` package?

8. What are some common date formats and how do you apply them in Flutter?
9. How can you display dates in different locales using Flutter?

Sorting a List of Dates

10. How do you sort a list of dates in ascending order in Flutter?

11. What methods can be used to sort a list of dates by a specific criterion in Flutter?
12. How do you handle date comparisons in Flutter when sorting a list?

Retrieving Data with the FutureBuilder

13. What is the `FutureBuilder` widget in Flutter and how is it used for asynchronous data
retrieval?
14. How do you handle different states (loading, error, success) in a `FutureBuilder`?
15. What are some best practices for using `FutureBuilder` in a Flutter application?

Building the Journal App

16. What are the key components and structure of a journal app built with Flutter?
17. How do you manage the state of a journal app in Flutter using `Provider` or another state
management solution?
18. What are some considerations for the user interface when designing a journal app in Flutter?

Adding the Journal Database Classes

19. How do you create and manage database classes for a journal app in Flutter using SQLite?
20. What are the steps to set up a journal database schema and handle CRUD operations in
Flutter?

Introduction to Firebase and Cloud Firestore

1. What is Firebase and what are its core services?

2. How does Cloud Firestore differ from Firebase Realtime Database?
3. What are the advantages of using Cloud Firestore in a Flutter application?
Structuring and Data Modelling Cloud Firestore

4. How do you structure data in Cloud Firestore for a scalable application?

5. What are documents and collections in Cloud Firestore?
6. How do you create and manage nested collections in Cloud Firestore?

Viewing Firebase Authentication Capabilities

7. What authentication methods are supported by Firebase?

8. How do you set up Firebase Authentication in a Flutter app?
9. What are the security implications of using Firebase Authentication in a mobile app?

Viewing Cloud Firestore Security Rules

10. What are Firebase Security Rules and why are they important?
11. How do you write basic security rules for Cloud Firestore?
12. What are the best practices for securing data in Cloud Firestore?

Configuring the Firebase Project

13. How do you set up and configure a new Firebase project for a Flutter app?
14. What steps are involved in linking a Flutter app with a Firebase project?
15. How do you manage Firebase project settings and permissions?

Adding a Cloud Firestore Database and Implementing Security

16. What are the steps to add a Cloud Firestore database to a Flutter project?
17. How do you implement data validation and security in Cloud Firestore?

18. What tools and features does Firebase provide for monitoring and securing data?

Building the Client Journal App

19. What are the key features of a client journal app built with Flutter and Firebase?
20. How do you integrate Firebase and Cloud Firestore to build the backend for a client journal
app?

Adding Authentication and Cloud Firestore Packages to the Client App

21. How do you add Firebase Authentication and Cloud Firestore packages to a Flutter app?
22. What are the steps to initialize Firebase services in a Flutter app?

Adding Basic Layout to the Client App

23. How do you design a basic layout for a client journal app in Flutter?
24. What are the best practices for organizing the UI components in a Flutter app?

Adding Classes to the Client App

25. How do you define and manage data models in a Flutter app using Cloud Firestore?
26. What are the key considerations when adding classes to represent data in a Flutter app?