Deck 6: Interface Design

Question 1

Interactivity gives users an opportunity to choose what they need and want.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The most user-friendly navigation is the one that will surprise the users.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Menus are the most common navigational element used in graphical user interfaces.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

An accordion organizes all of the information in a menu subsection horizontally.

Question 5

Breadcrumbs are used most often for simple interfaces with only a few layers of content.

Question 6

It doesn't matter if you use a hierarchy or organize information on a webpage as long as the information is present.

Question 7

The most important information on a page should be placed "above the fold" or "above the scroll."

Question 8

A responsive website is one that intuitively replies to use prompts.

Question 9

____________ is the reciprocal communication between the media and the users facilitated by various technology features.

A) design
B) interactivity
C) pagination
D) usability

Question 10

A ___________ includes elements of windows, icons, menus, buttons, and scrolling bars.

A) CLI
B) GUI
C) HID
D) TLI

Question 11

The wireless controller on a Wii system is an example of a _________.

A) command line interface
B) graphical user interface
C) touch interface
D) motion tracking interface

Question 12

____________ are commonly used to organize main sections and subsections on a webpage?

A) breadcrumbs
B) dropdown menus
C) footers
D) tabs

Question 13

____________ provide access to different content modules or sections in a similar way to labeling folders and organizing them in a file cabinet.

A) breadcrumbs
B) dropdown menus
C) footers
D) tabs

Question 14

Which of the terms below is used metaphorically to describe a feature that prevents users from getting lost in an interface?

A) beanstalk
B) breadcrumbs
C) easter egg
D) yellow brick road

Question 15

Which interface component or technique gives users an idea about how much information to anticipate on a site and makes it easier for users to navigate through multiple screens of information.

A) carousel
B) pagination
C) tag cloud
D) thumbnail

Question 16

On a form, a _____________ is used to allow a user to make a single choice from among mutually exclusive options (e.g., yes or no; red, green, or orange)

A) checkbox
B) dropdown list
C) radio button
D) text field

Question 17

__________ is an automated tailoring technique based on predictions about the user's interests and future choices.

A) learnability
B) personalization
C) efficiency
D) customization

Question 18

____________ is the measure of people's experience with a user interface.

A) customization
B) pagination
C) personalization
D) usability

Question 19

___________ is the measure of how well a user remembers how to use an interface after being away from it for a while.

A) adaptability
B) efficiency
C) learnability
D) memorability

Question 20

___________ is a set of techniques for presenting users with personalized information that's based on aggregate data collected from other users.

A) card sorting
B) collaborative filtering
C) obtrusive observation
D) usability testing

Question 21

___________ is the measure of how fast a user can accomplish basic tasks on an interface that they have never used before.

A) adaptability
B) efficiency
C) learnability
D) memorability

Question 22

___________ is the measure of how fast a user can perform tasks after learning how to use the interface.

A) adaptability
B) efficiency
C) learnability
D) memorability

Question 23

___________ is the measure of how pleasant the user's experience is?

A) efficiency
B) learnability
C) memorability
D) satisfaction

Question 24

Which of the following is a method of usability testing based on the passive approach of observing what users do without talking to them?

A) obtrusive
B) proxy
C) the think-aloud protocol
D) unobtrusive

Question 25

Which of the following is a website technology that allows the foreground and background elements of a webpage to move at different speeds during vertical scrolling of the page.

A) carousel
B) multi-touch
C) parallax
D) responsive web design

Question 26

___________ provides modified view of real world environments where the user's experience is enhanced through computer-generated text, graphics, audio, GPS (Global Positioning System) data, and other sensory input.

A) augmented reality
B) touch interfaces
C) parallax
D) responsive web design

Question 27

Which of the following is an approach to web design whereby sites automatically conform to the user's device and screen size across a wide range of digital devices carousel

A) augmented reality
B) interactivity
C) parallax
D) responsive web design