Xamarin Certification Trivia 2

Question 1

Which company originally created Xamarin before Microsoft acquired it?

Accepted Answer

Xamarin Inc.

Answer

Xamarin was created by Xamarin Inc., founded in 2011 by engineers from the Mono project.

Question 2

What year did Microsoft complete the acquisition of Xamarin?

Accepted Answer

2016

Answer

Microsoft completed the acquisition of Xamarin in February 2016.

Question 3

Which open-source project is Xamarin built upon?

Accepted Answer

Mono

Answer

Xamarin is built on Mono, the open-source implementation of the .NET framework.

Question 4

What is the name of the Xamarin UI testing framework used for automated UI tests?

Accepted Answer

Xamarin.UITest

Answer

Xamarin.UITest is the official framework for writing automated UI tests in Xamarin apps.

Question 5

In Xamarin, what does the acronym 'PCL' stand for?

Accepted Answer

Portable Class Library

Answer

PCL stands for Portable Class Library, an older approach for sharing code across platforms in Xamarin.

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