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什么是Android ? (What is Android)

Android是一个手机设备软件栈，包含了一个操作系统、中间件和关键的应用程序，早期版本的Android SDK提供了必要的工具和API来帮助开发Android应用程序通过Java语言。( Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. This early look at the Android SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform using the Java programming language.)

特性(Features)

可重用和可替换组件的程序应用框架(Application framework enabling reuse and replacement of components)
针对移动设备优化过的Dalvik虚拟机(Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices)
集成了基于开源Webkit引擎的网页浏览器(Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit engine)
经过优化过的自定义2D图形库和基于OpenGL ES 1.0库可选硬件加速(Optimized graphics powered by a custom 2D graphics library; 3D graphics based on the OpenGL ES 1.0 specification (hardware acceleration optional))
SQLite结构化的数据存储数据库(SQLite for structured data storage)
支持常规的音频视频多媒体格式，如MPEG4、H.264、MP3、AAC、AMR、JPG、PNG、GIF(Media support for common audio, video, and still image formats (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF))
GSM电话(硬件决定) (GSM Telephony (hardware dependent))
蓝牙、GPRS-EDGE、3G和Wifi无线网络(硬件决定) (Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and WiFi (hardware dependent))
相机、GPS全球定位、导航和感应加速器(Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer (hardware dependent))
丰富的开发环境包含设备模拟器、工具、调试器、内存和性能分析工具，以及Eclipse集成开发环境插件(Rich development environment including a device emulator, tools for debugging, memory and performance profiling, and a plugin for the Eclipse IDE)

Android构架(Android Architecture)

下面的图表显示了主要的Android操作系统组件,每部分的详细描述在下方有详细的介绍(The following diagram shows the major components of the Android operating system. Each section is described in more detail below.)

应用程序(Applications)

Android将启用一套核心应用程序包含Email电子邮件客户端、SMS短信程序、日历、电子地图、网页浏览器、联系人和其他相关常规程序，所有的程序写于Java语言(Android will ship with a set of core applications including an email client, SMS program, calendar, maps, browser, contacts, and others. All applications are written using the Java programming language.)

程序框架(Application Framework)

开发者可以完全访问统一API框架通过核心程序，这个程序框架设计可以很简单实现组件复用;任何程序都可以提供他自己的功能到其他程序可以利用这些功能(所执行的组件手框架安全性限制前提下) ，同样允许组件被用户替换，友情提示OpenIntents项目就是一个典型的例子，通过androidmanifest.xml文件。(Developers have full access to the same framework APIs used by the core applications. The application architecture is designed to simplify the reuse of components; any application can publish its capabilities and any other application may then make use of those capabilities (subject to security constraints enforced by the framework). This same mechanism allows components to be replaced by the user.)

下面所有的应用程序是一套完整的系统和服务(Underlying all applications is a set of services and systems, including )

通过使用丰富而可扩展的Views类来构造程序的用户界面，包含lists列表框、 grids表格、 text boxes文本框、 buttons按钮和浏览器嵌入控件(A rich and extensible set of Views that can be used to build an application, including lists, grids, text boxes, buttons, and even an embeddable web browser)

内容提供允许你的程序访问数据从其他的程序如联系人或分享你自己的数据(Content Providers that enable applications to access data from other applications (such as Contacts), or to share their own data)

资源管理器提供了无需代码访问资源技术，如本地化的字符串、图片以及布局文件等.(A Resource Manager, providing access to non-code resources such as localized strings, graphics, and layout files)

提醒管理器允许所有的应用程序显示自定义的闹铃提醒在状态条上(A Notification Manager that enables all applications to display custom alerts in the status bar)

窗口活动管理器可以管理消息生命周期和常规的导航恢复栈，Android开放网提醒如Intent(An Activity Manager that manages the life cycle of applications and provides a common navigation backstack)

类库(Libraries)

Android包含了一套C/C++库被用于多种组件，这些功能以Dalvik API接口形式提供给开发者通过Android程序框架，下面列出了核心类库(Android includes a set of C/C++ libraries used by various components of the Android system. These capabilities are exposed to developers through the Android application framework. Some of the core libraries are listed below:)

系统C语言库一个由BSD实现的标准C语言系统库，移植到Linux嵌入式设备上(System C library - a BSD-derived implementation of the standard C system library (libc), tuned for embedded Linux-based devices)
媒体库基于PacketVideo的OpenCORE库，这个库支持录制和回放一些常见的影音格式，同时也支持静态图片包含MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, and PNG (Media Libraries - based on PacketVideo's OpenCORE; the libraries support playback and recording of many popular audio and video formats, as well as static image files, including MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, and PNG)
外观管理器管理访问显示子系统和无缝合成2D、3D图形层从多个应用程序上。(Surface Manager - manages access to the display subsystem and seamlessly composites 2D and 3D graphic layers from multiple applications)
一个现代网页浏览引擎，提供Android浏览器嵌入到Web View类的支持(LibWebCore - a modern web browser engine which powers both the Android browser and an embeddable web view)
基于SGL的基本2D图形引擎(SGL - the underlying 2D graphics engine)
3D图形库一个基于OpenGL ES 1.0 API实现的3D类库，提供了硬件加速和高度优化的3D软件光栅(libraries - an implementation based on OpenGL ES 1.0 APIs; the libraries use either hardware 3D acceleration (where available) or the included, highly optimized 3D software rasterizer)
FreeType一个位图和矢量子图渲染器(FreeType - bitmap and vector font rendering)
SQLite一个强有力的轻量级关系数据库引擎提供给所有程序(SQLite - a powerful and lightweight relational database engine available to all applications)

Android运行时库(Android Runtime)

Android包含了一整套核心组件库提供了大多数的功能并以Java编程语言接口开放(Android includes a set of core libraries that provides most of the functionality available in the core libraries of the Java programming language.)

每个Android程序运行在自己的进程上,同时有它们自己的实例在Dalvik虚拟机上,Dalvik虚拟机可以运行，Dalvik虚拟机执行文件Dalvik Executable .dex格式提供了内存优化.(Every Android application runs in its own process, with its own instance of the Dalvik virtual machine. Dalvik has been written so that a device can run multiple VMs efficiently. The Dalvik VM executes files in the Dalvik Executable (.dex) format which is optimized for minimal memory footprint. The VM is register-based, and runs classes compiled by a Java language compiler that have been transformed into the .dex format by the included "dx" tool.)

Dalvik虚拟机依赖底层Linux内核函数如现成了底层内存管理(The Dalvik VM relies on the Linux kernel for underlying functionality such as threading and low-level memory management.)

Linux内核(Linux Kernel)

Android依靠Linux 2.6核心系统服务，如安全、内存管理、进程管理、网络栈和驱动模型，内核也可以做抽象层在软件栈和硬件之间(Android relies on Linux version 2.6 for core system services such as security, memory management, process management, network stack, and driver model. The kernel also acts as an abstraction layer between the hardware and the rest of the software stack)