Learning XNA 4.0

Appendix A. Answers to Quizzes and Exercises

Chapter 1: What’s New in XNA 4.0?

Quiz Answers

1. What significant change was made to the XNA folder structure in XNA 4.0?

   The Content node within your solution, which was previously a subfolder of your game project, is now its own project within your solution. This enables you to easily share content across multiplatform projects.

2. What game platforms are supported with XNA 4.0?

   XNA 4.0 supports development on Windows, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone 7 series.

3. What is the difference between the Reach and HiDef profiles in XNA 4.0?

   HiDef is designed for high-powered, top-of-the-line hardware, whereas Reach is designed to support a wider range of hardware devices. The Reach profile offers a limited set of graphic features and is a subset of the HiDef profile.

4. Why do the Japanese tourists end up sleeping in a chest of drawers in Kramer’s apartment?

   Because Kramer spent all their money, thinking that fifty-thousand yen was a huge sum of money they had at their disposal:

   Elaine: Fifty-thousand yen? Isn’t that only a few hundred dollars?

   Kramer: Evidently. Oh, by the way, tell Brett that his chest of drawers are a big hit. My guests are very comfortable in them.

   Elaine: In them?!

   Jerry: You have them sleeping in drawers?!

   Kramer: Jerry, have you ever seen the business hotels in Tokyo? They sleep in tiny stacked cubicles all the time. They feel right at home.

   Jerry: This has “international incident” written all over it.

   Kramer: Oh yeah, yeah.

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