Computer Science 307 : Software Engineering : Chapter 10
Which of the following does design take into account? Size Shape Color All of the answers are correct.
All of the answers are correct.
Which of these is TRUE regarding usability testing? Usability testing should only rely on experts in software development. Only designers will know what should be included in an app or software. Usability testing is only important to app developers. An expert might not offer an objective view because they are too close to the development.
An expert might not offer an objective view because they are too close to the development.
Which of following human interface design principles is about comfort? Provide Feedback Be Appealing Forgive Errors Simplify Usage
Be Appealing
Which of the following do NOT perform design activities as part of their jobs? Cashiers Electronic Engineers Chefs Architects
Cashiers
What is user interface design? Making an application look pretty. Creating an app. Designing software around the needs of a user. Making an app run fast.
Designing software around the needs of a user.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of User Interface Design? Determines What a User Likes about a System Determines What a User Wants from a System Is a Process Determines What a User Does With a System
Determines What a User Likes about a System
What do swimlane diagrams illustrate? How users perform their tasks What goals the users need to use the product or system to accomplish How users interact with each other to accomplish a goal Who the users of the system or product are
How users interact with each other to accomplish a goal
Task analysis studies which of the following? Which tasks users need to perform to accomplish their goals How users perform their tasks The workflow users follow as they perform their tasks Who the users of the product are
How users perform their tasks
Human interface design focuses on _____. Human-Object Interactions Object-Object Interactions Human-Object Separation Human-Human Interactions
Human-Object Interactions
Which of the following is involved in User Interface Design? None of the answers are correct. Interaction Development Visual Determination Information Architecture
Information Architecture
What is the process of organizing information in an app? Information architecture. Prototyping User analysis. Usability testing.
Information architecture.
Screen objects that display information to the user are also known as? None of the answers are correct. Input Controls Containers Informational Controls
Informational Controls
The process of determining how the user will use the interface is also known as? Interaction Development Information Architecture Interaction Design Visual Determination
Interaction Design
Which application interface design focuses on the visual size of elements? None of the answers are correct. Mobile Web Desktop
Mobile
Which of the following is NOT a category for User Interface Design objects? Input Controls Containers Navigational Markers Informational Controls
Navigational Markers
Why does application interface design NOT always support every mode of input and output? None of the answers are correct. Not all modes are available on every system. It is too difficult to provide support for all modes. Not all are needed for efficient interaction.
Not all are needed for efficient interaction.
Which of the following CANNOT be used as an input device for an application interface? Mouse Keyboard Printer Joystick
Printer
What is the main output device used in the Microsoft Word application interface? Screen Keyboard Speakers Mouse
Screen
An interface is _____. An interface isn't about connections. Both sides of a connection. One side of a connection. The boundary between sides of a connection.
The boundary between sides of a connection.
Workflow analysis studies which of the following? How users perform the necessary tasks to achieve their goals How users interact with each other The workflow users follow as they perform their tasks Who the users of the product are
The workflow users follow as they perform their tasks
What is the goal of a usability test? To make sure a website loads fast. To make sure software meets user requirements. To see how users interact with a software design, by talking through what they're thinking. To see if an app works on smartphones.
To see how users interact with a software design, by talking through what they're thinking.
Which of the following most accurately describes use cases? Use cases describe how users perform their tasks. Use cases illustrate how users interact with each other. Use cases identify the main uses the users will make of the product or system. Use cases illustrate the workflow users follow as they perform their tasks.
Use cases identify the main uses the users will make of the product or system.
In user interface design, the process of talking to users about their needs for an application is _____. User analysis. Wireframing. Information architecture. User testing.
User analysis.
User analysis studies which of the following? How users perform their tasks Which goals and tasks the users have How users interact with each other Who the users of the application / system / product are
Who the users of the application / system / product are
Web applications focus on _____ in application interface design. providing significant content decreasing processing time and compressing visual elements increasing processing speed reducing visual element transmission time
decreasing processing time and compressing visual elements
