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  • 1. Whose discretion is it to authorize unlocking an iPhone?
A) The software developer
B) The carrier
C) The user
D) Apple
  • 2. What is required for unofficial software SIM unlocks to work?
A) A hardware modification
B) Carrier approval
C) An Apple subscription
D) A jailbreak
  • 3. In the US, what date marks the end of the DMCA exemption for unofficial software unlocking?
A) January 26, 2007
B) December 31, 2015
C) June 1, 2014
D) January 26, 2013
  • 4. Which organization targeted the iPad with their 'Defective by Design' campaign?
A) Free Software Foundation
B) Electronic Frontier Foundation
C) Microsoft
D) Facebook
  • 5. What is the primary purpose of DRM in iOS?
A) To speed up app development
B) To track user location
C) To lock purchased media to Apple's platform
D) To increase hardware security
  • 6. Which former Facebook developer called Apple's control over hardware a 'horrible precedent'?
A) Brewster Kahle
B) Jonathan Zittrain
C) Tim Cook
D) Joe Hewitt
  • 7. Which feature of iOS did Joe Hewitt praise?
A) Hardware lockdown
B) Centralized app approval
C) Sandboxing of apps
D) Digital rights management
  • 8. What is the world's most popular mobile operating system?
A) Windows Phone
B) iOS
C) BlackBerry
D) Android
  • 9. How many iOS devices did Apple report selling by January 2015?
A) 2 billion
B) 500 million
C) 800 million
D) Over one billion
  • 10. By February 2023, how many iPhones had been sold since 2007?
A) 2 billion
B) 1 billion
C) 1.5 billion
D) 800 million
  • 11. According to Strategy Analytics in 2015, what was the market share of Android?
A) 60%
B) 14.8%
C) 87.5%
D) 12.1%
  • 12. What does the text describe as a proxy for all mobile operating system use?
A) Web use
B) Hardware sales
C) Battery usage
D) App store revenue
  • 13. What are unofficial SIM unlock programs often described as?
A) Soft unlocks
B) Hardware bypasses
C) Official carrier updates
D) Permanent modifications
  • 14. Which company criticized Apple's control over its platform via a PR spokesman?
A) Google
B) BlackBerry
C) Samsung
D) Microsoft
  • 15. According to StatCounter in May 2023, what percentage of tablets used iOS?
A) 87.5%
B) 31.44%
C) 14.8%
D) 55.75%
  • 16. Where are iOS apps officially downloaded from?
A) App Store
B) Apple Web Portal
C) Google Play
D) Mac App Store
  • 17. Which programming languages are officially supported for iOS app development?
A) C++ and C#
B) Python and Ruby
C) Swift and Objective-C
D) Java and Kotlin
  • 18. What happens to apps in the App Store before they are made available to users?
A) Hardware testing
B) Security checks
C) Manual translation
D) Market value analysis
  • 19. What is the primary framework used for building iOS application interfaces and functionality?
A) UIKit
B) CoreData
C) SwiftUI
D) CocoaTouch
  • 20. When was the iOS SDK for developers first announced?
A) October 2007
B) March 2008
C) January 2007
D) June 2008
  • 21. What is required for a developer to distribute apps through the App Store?
A) An official invite from Apple
B) A partnership with a hardware manufacturer
C) A public beta release
D) Apple Developer Program subscription
  • 22. Which file format can be used to install iOS applications through unofficial ways?
A) MSI
B) EXE
C) APK
D) IPA
  • 23. What development tool is often used in combination with the iOS SDK?
A) NetBeans
B) Visual Studio
C) Eclipse
D) Xcode
  • 24. In what year did Apple change its guidelines regarding custom review prompts?
A) 2015
B) 2019
C) 2017
D) 2010
  • 25. What operating system is required to download the iOS SDK for free?
A) Windows
B) ChromeOS
C) Linux
D) macOS
  • 26. When was the billionth application installed on an iOS device?
A) April 24, 2009
B) October 10, 2007
C) March 6, 2008
D) June 1, 2010
  • 27. What is a benefit of using UIKit for iOS development?
A) Consistent look and feel
B) Reduced power consumption
C) Faster execution speeds
D) Ability to run on Android
  • 28. What tools are included in the iOS SDK set?
A) Graphic design software
B) Automated marketing scripts
C) Audio mixer and iPhone simulator
D) Network monitoring tools
  • 29. On what date was the SDK for iOS developers finally released?
A) June 1, 2009
B) March 6, 2008
C) October 10, 2007
D) September 15, 2008
  • 30. Which component is responsible for rendering the iOS home screen?
A) Notification Center
B) Spotlight
C) Control Center
D) SpringBoard
  • 31. What is located at the bottom of the home screen to pin frequently used apps?
A) A search bar
B) The status bar
C) A widget area
D) A dock
  • 32. Where is the status bar located on the home screen?
A) On the side
B) Across the bottom
C) Across the top
D) In the center
  • 33. How is Spotlight accessed in iOS 7 and later?
A) Double tapping the home button
B) Tapping the status bar
C) Swiping left from the first page
D) Pulling down anywhere on the home screen
  • 34. Which device first gained the ability to set a wallpaper for the Home Screen?
A) iPhone 4
B) iPhone 3G
C) iPod Touch (2nd generation)
D) iPad (1st generation)
  • 35. Why did the iPhone 3G and iPod touch (2nd generation) not receive home screen wallpaper support in iOS 4?
A) Performance issues with icon animations
B) Software licensing restrictions
C) Lack of storage space
D) Incompatible screen resolution
  • 36. What is one factor researchers found that influences how users organize their home screen icons?
A) Installation date
B) Alphabetical order
C) Usage frequency
D) App file size
  • 37. Besides usage frequency, why else do users organize their home screen icons?
A) Aesthetics
B) Security levels
C) Battery usage
D) Network connection speed
  • 38. What displays time, battery level, and signal strength?
A) The widget area
B) The status bar
C) The dock
D) The Control Center
  • 39. Which gesture is commonly used in the iOS interface?
A) Right click
B) Pinch
C) Drag and drop
D) Double click
  • 40. What is one common result of shaking an iOS device?
A) Lock screen
B) Restart device
C) Undo command
D) Launch camera
  • 41. How are notifications displayed in the Notification Center?
A) Chronological order
B) Random order
C) Alphabetical order
D) By priority level
  • 42. What effect is used in the camera app since iOS 7?
A) Flash screen white
B) Skeuomorphic shutter animation
C) Fade to gray
D) Simple short blackout
  • 43. What happens when you touch and hold an item in iOS 13 and later?
A) Device vibrates
B) App deletes
C) Context menu appears
D) Screen locks
  • 44. What color are destructive actions in iOS alerts?
A) Green
B) Red
C) Yellow
D) Blue
  • 45. What is the official font of iOS?
A) Arial
B) Helvetica
C) Roboto
D) San Francisco
  • 46. What are alerts that scroll up from the bottom of the screen called?
A) Context menus
B) Action panels
C) Pop-ups
D) Sidebars
  • 47. What size are app icons on iPhones with smaller displays?
A) 100 × 100 px
B) 120 × 120 px
C) 180 × 180 px
D) 200 × 200 px
  • 48. Where can you adjust camera video resolution and frame rate?
A) Camera interface
B) System settings
C) Control Center
D) Notification Center
  • 49. What is the kernel-related basis for iOS?
A) Linux kernel
B) XNU kernel
C) Windows NT kernel
D) Mach microkernel
  • 50. Who led the team that created iPhone OS during the internal competition?
A) Tim Cook
B) Steve Jobs
C) Tony Fadell
D) Scott Forstall
  • 51. In what year was iPadOS introduced?
A) 2018
B) 2017
C) 2019
D) 2020
  • 52. Which company did Apple license the 'IOS' trademark from?
A) IBM
B) Microsoft
C) Google
D) Cisco
  • 53. When was iOS 27 released to the public?
A) June 8, 2026
B) September 14, 2026
C) January 9, 2026
D) September 14, 2025
  • 54. What new feature was introduced in iOS 27?
A) App Library
B) Siri AI
C) FaceTime
D) Dark Mode
  • 55. Where is the first iOS Developer Academy located?
A) Naples
B) New York
C) California
D) London
  • 56. How many apps were initially available when the App Store opened in 2008?
A) 3,000
B) 500
C) 15,000
D) 1,000
  • 57. Which browser did Steve Jobs initially suggest for building web applications?
A) Safari
B) Opera
C) Firefox
D) Chrome
  • 58. Which font did iOS originally use as the system font?
A) San Francisco
B) Helvetica
C) Arial
D) Helvetica Neue
  • 59. Which iOS version introduced folders?
A) iOS 5
B) iOS 4
C) iOS 7
D) iOS 9
  • 60. What is the maximum number of apps a folder on an iPhone could hold originally?
A) 12
B) 15
C) 20
D) 9
  • 61. Which font was briefly considered for iOS 7 before Apple switched to Helvetica Neue?
A) San Francisco
B) Helvetica Neue Light
C) Helvetica
D) Helvetica Bold
  • 62. How many apps can a single folder page contain following the updates in iOS 7?
A) Nine
B) Twelve
C) Twenty
D) Sixteen
  • 63. What is the maximum number of apps an iPad folder can hold as of iOS 9?
A) 240
B) 300
C) 135
D) 120
  • 64. Which version of iOS allowed users to scale text through Settings?
A) iOS 5
B) iOS 7
C) iOS 4
D) iOS 9
  • 65. In which iOS version were widgets first introduced in the Notification Center?
A) iOS 8
B) iOS 9
C) iOS 7
D) iOS 5
  • 66. What is the maximum number of pages allowed in an iOS folder?
A) 15
B) 20
C) 9
D) 12
  • 67. What happens to the red notification badge when you open an app?
A) It is cleared
B) It turns blue
C) It expands to show more details
D) It stays the same
  • 68. How does App Library organize apps?
A) By the date of installation
B) By the size of the app
C) By the developer of the app
D) By function or type
  • 69. How much free storage does iCloud provide to all users?
A) 1GB
B) 2GB
C) 5GB
D) 10GB
  • 70. Which accessibility feature reads information on the screen to the user?
A) Files app
B) Magnifier
C) VoiceOver
D) App Library
  • 71. What feature allows users to enlarge objects using the camera?
A) TTY support
B) Pronunciation editor
C) Magnifier
D) VoiceOver
  • 72. Who stated that accessibility is a basic human right at Apple?
A) Liat Kornowski
B) Tim Cook
C) Sarah Herrlinger
D) Steven Aquino
  • 73. In what year was multitasking first released for iOS?
A) 2012
B) 2008
C) 2009
D) 2010
  • 74. When did the iPad first receive multitasking support?
A) March 2010
B) November 2010
C) January 2011
D) June 2010
  • 75. How many background APIs were introduced in iOS 5?
A) Four
B) Seven
C) Two
D) Three
  • 76. Which action allows users to close applications in the iOS 7 app switcher?
A) Dragging the application card up
B) Double clicking the icon
C) Swiping left
D) Pressing the home button
  • 77. In what year did Apple release iOS 10, opening Siri to limited third-party access?
A) 2010.
B) 2011.
C) 2016.
D) 2017.
  • 78. What is Game Center?
A) A mobile game development engine
B) A cloud storage service for photos
C) A hardware component for iPhones
D) An online multiplayer social gaming network
  • 79. Which processor architecture was introduced with the Apple A7 chip?
A) ARMv6
B) ARMv7-A
C) ARMv9
D) ARMv8-A
  • 80. Which operating system is the iOS SDK available for?
A) Microsoft Windows
B) Mac personal computers
C) Linux
D) Android
  • 81. Who was the CEO of Apple when the original iPhone was being developed?
A) Steve Jobs
B) Tim Cook
C) Craig Federighi
D) Jony Ive
  • 82. Which device did not support Game Center because it did not get iOS 4?
A) First-generation iPod Touch
B) iPod Touch 4th generation
C) iPhone 4
D) iPhone 3GS
  • 83. How frequently does Apple provide major updates to the iOS operating system?
A) Quarterly
B) Annually
C) Monthly
D) Every two years
  • 84. What application is used to update iOS on macOS starting with macOS Catalina?
A) Finder
B) iTunes
C) Apple Devices app
D) Safari
  • 85. What kind of file does the device check on mesu.apple.com to find updates?
A) Text-based HTML file
B) XML-based PLIST file
C) Encrypted binary file
D) JSON configuration file
  • 86. In what format are iOS updates delivered?
A) Encrypted RAR files
B) Compressed EXE files
C) Encrypted DMG files
D) Unencrypted ZIP files
  • 87. How many major updates did the first generation iPhone receive?
A) Two
B) One
C) Five
D) Three
  • 88. Which of these is a common reason for jailbreaking mentioned in the text?
A) Lowering screen resolution
B) Improving hardware signal strength
C) Gaining filesystem access
D) Reducing cellular data usage
  • 89. What security vulnerability does KASLR help mitigate?
A) Password guessing
B) Phishing attacks
C) Physical hardware failure
D) Memory corruption
  • 90. Which operating system uses XNU besides iOS?
A) Windows 11
B) tvOS
C) Linux Mint
D) ChromeOS
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