Question 1

A(n) _____ defines the general appearance of all screens in the information system.

Accepted Answer

A)  interface design prototype 
B)  interface standard design 
C)  interface structure diagram 
D)  interface template 
E)  use scenario

Question 2

The Dean of Admissions at State University would like to have an online application process for all prospective students. The online application will have the following field: first, middle, and last name; street, city, state, and zip address; phone; date of birth; and social security number. What types of input validation would you perform on each field? Support your answer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

A(n) _____ check is a type of input validation that determines if several fields have been entered before the form can be processed.

Accepted Answer

A)  check digit 
B)  completeness 
C)  consistency 
D)  format 
E)  range

Question 4

Describe a formal process for evaluating a user interface.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Laura sorts the information on all of her reports into alphabetical order, which makes it very hard to notice the X, Y, or Z. By sorting the information in this way Laura has introduced _____ into the manager's decision process.

Accepted Answer

A)  bias 
B)  information availability 
C)  information overload 
D)  real-time reporting 
E)  report usage

Question 6

Describe the typical layout areas for a standard screen, a Web screen, and a report screen.

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Question 7

With regards to social media, what is the difference between "push" and "pull" approaches to interacting with customers?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

The first step in the user interface design process is "interface design prototyping."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Discuss three ways a system designer can improve the usability of the system's reports?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Quarters, Inc. is a company that sells maps of the U.S.A. that have pre-fitted holes corresponding to the recently released quarters with state emblems on the back. The maps are display cases and collectors guides for families or individuals participating in the program. The marketing manager would like to increase sales of the maps over the Internet. Currently the company has a web presence, but it is not able to handle purchases. As the IS manager you have been assigned the new "selling maps over the Internet project." Describe the three types of interface design prototypes and make a recommendation on the appropriate prototyping technique you would use.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

The goal of the navigation system is to make the system as simple as possible to use; a good navigation component is one the user never really notices because it functions the way the user expects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Steve Krug provides us with a set of guiding principles for web usability. Find one of the principles in the following list

Accepted Answer

A)  The user should never have to think about how to navigate the user interface. 
B)  Using more clicking instead of typing. 
C)  Using more texts in the interface 
D)  Using more voice recognition feature as possible. 
E)  Be consistent to other similar applications

Question 13

The fundamental part of the user interface that provides information from the system to the user is the _____ mechanism.

Accepted Answer

A)  input 
B)  interface 
C)  layout 
D)  navigation 
E)  output

Question 14

What role do interface templates play in the development of the interface of a system?

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Question 15

Content awareness is the user interface design principle that recognizes that if the user is experienced and well aware of the content on the screens, then the design of the screen can be simplified to take advantage of that awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Ease of use and ease of learning are important interrelated aspects of the user experience design principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

One of the guidelines for designing user interfaces for social media website is to make sure you understand the difference between push and pull approaches. The push-based approach is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  you have to click buttons to get information 
B)  the server sends information to users periodically 
C)  the user has to come to the social media website to find information 
D)  the user setup an agent program to get information from the website 
E)  the server collects information for the user and store in the server and the user can access it at any time.

Question 18

Interface evaluation should be performed while the system is being designed so that any major design problems can be identified and corrected before the time and cost of programming has been spent on a weak design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is the most important principle of input design?

Accepted Answer

A)  capture input electronically as close to the source as possible 
B)  minimize keystrokes 
C)  never use on-line processing 
D)  use batch processing when appropriate 
E)  use on-line processing when appropriate

Question 20

Interfaces should be designed primarily for the inexperienced users who are usually most concerned with ease of use; experienced users will be able to quickly pass over the simpler aspects of the new system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Human Computer Interaction Layer Design

A(n) _____ defines the general appearance of all screens in the information system.

A(n) _____ check is a type of input validation that determines if several fields have been entered before the form can be processed.

Describe a formal process for evaluating a user interface.

Laura sorts the information on all of her reports into alphabetical order, which makes it very hard to notice the X, Y, or Z. By sorting the information in this way Laura has introduced _____ into the manager's decision process.

Describe the typical layout areas for a standard screen, a Web screen, and a report screen.

With regards to social media, what is the difference between "push" and "pull" approaches to interacting with customers?

The first step in the user interface design process is "interface design prototyping."

Discuss three ways a system designer can improve the usability of the system's reports?

The goal of the navigation system is to make the system as simple as possible to use; a good navigation component is one the user never really notices because it functions the way the user expects.

Steve Krug provides us with a set of guiding principles for web usability. Find one of the principles in the following list

The fundamental part of the user interface that provides information from the system to the user is the _____ mechanism.

What role do interface templates play in the development of the interface of a system?

Content awareness is the user interface design principle that recognizes that if the user is experienced and well aware of the content on the screens, then the design of the screen can be simplified to take advantage of that awareness.

Ease of use and ease of learning are important interrelated aspects of the user experience design principle.

One of the guidelines for designing user interfaces for social media website is to make sure you understand the difference between push and pull approaches. The push-based approach is __________.

Interface evaluation should be performed while the system is being designed so that any major design problems can be identified and corrected before the time and cost of programming has been spent on a weak design.

Which of the following is the most important principle of input design?

Interfaces should be designed primarily for the inexperienced users who are usually most concerned with ease of use; experienced users will be able to quickly pass over the simpler aspects of the new system.