Deck 8: Designing the Human Interface

Question 1

Where possible, text should appear in all uppercase on forms.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Highlighting should be used as often as possible to draw the user away from or to certain information.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Color, intensity, and size differences are methods of highlighting.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

When preparing an initial prototype of a form or report, the structuring and refinement of the requirements involves much input from the end users.

Question 5

Highlighting techniques can be used singularly or in combination, depending upon the level of emphasis desired by the designer.

Question 6

On the Internet, form interaction is the standard method of gathering and displaying information when consumers order products, request product information, or query account status.

Question 7

Designing usable forms and reports requires your active interaction with users.

Question 8

In business-related systems, textual output is becoming less important as the text-based applications that use these systems are slowly disappearing.

Question 9

Notifying the user of the last page of a multipage sequence is a guideline for designing forms and reports.

Question 10

Generally speaking, highlighting methods appear the same on all output devices.

Question 11

Gaining an understanding of the skills of the intended system users and the tasks they will be performing is invaluable when constructing a form or report.

Question 12

Invoices and mailing labels are examples of forms.

Question 13

The data on all forms and reports must consist of data elements in data stores and on the E-R data model for the application or else be computed from these data elements.

Question 14

Highlighting methods should be consistently selected and used based upon the level of importance of the emphasized information.

Question 15

Structure charts, flow charts, and dialogue diagrams are the major deliverables for the human interface design stage.

Question 16

Form designers should use highlighting as often as possible to distinguish the different categories of data.

Question 17

The purpose of the testing and usability assessment section of a form design specification is to explain to those who will actually develop the final form why this form exists and how it will be used.

Question 18

The major deliverables from the human interface design stage are logic models.

Question 19

Often, the initial prototypes of forms and reports are mock screens that are not working modules or systems.

Question 20

The contents of a form or report correspond to the data elements contained in an associated data flow located on a data-flow diagram.

Question 21

When designing textual output, you should use single spacing wherever possible.

Question 22

The guidelines for displaying text include case, spacing, and justification guidelines.

Question 23

Display sequence refers to the way a user can move from one display to another.

Question 24

Referencing interface layout guidelines, the standard screen navigation that users use to move between fields should be from left-to-right and top-to-bottom.

Question 25

Interface and dialogue design focuses on how information is provided to and captured from users.

Question 26

When designing the navigation procedures within a system, the primary concerns are dialogue flow and the instructional features.

Question 27

When designing textual output, you should hyphenate words between lines.

Question 28

The context and meaning of tables and lists are derived from the format of the information.

Question 29

When displaying textual information, use abbreviations and acronyms as often as possible.

Question 30

Good interface design provides a consistent way for moving the cursor to different places on the form, editing characters and fields, moving among form displays, and obtaining help.

Question 31

When designing textual output, the text's case should be displayed in mixed upper- and lowercase.

Question 32

Referencing interface layout guidelines, data fields should be grouped into logical categories with labels describing the contents of the category.

Question 33

The JAD approach is used for designing interfaces and dialogues.

Question 34

Tables are very beneficial for analyzing data changes over time.

Question 35

One of the primary advantages of impact printers is their ability to exactly replicate a screen report on paper.

Question 36

When designing textual output, both the left and right margins should appear justified.

Question 37

Referencing interface layout guidelines, data should not be permanently saved by the system until the user makes an explicit request to do so.

Question 38

When displaying tables and lists, you should right-justify numeric data and align columns by decimal points or other delimiters.

Question 39

When displaying tables and lists, you should break long sequences of alphanumeric data into small groups of three to four characters each.

Question 40

Referencing interface layout guidelines, users should not be able to access areas of the screen not used for data entry or commands.

Question 41

Which of the following is the standard method of gathering and displaying information on the Internet?

A) Dialogue interaction
B) Form interaction
C) Report interaction
D) Menu selection
E) VRML interaction

Question 42

Which of the following is an example of a form?

A) Invoice
B) Pie chart
C) Mailing labels
D) An electronic spreadsheet
E) Weekly sales summaries by region and salesperson

Question 43

When a transcripting data error occurs, additional characters have been added to a field.

Question 44

Building dialogue prototypes and assessing usability are often optional activities.

Question 45

Which of the following is a method for representing human-computer dialogues?

A) Logic modeling
B) Sequence modeling
C) Process modeling
D) Dialogue diagramming
E) Transition diagramming

Question 46

Which of the following best describes a business document that contains only predefined data?

A) Electronic spreadsheet
B) Turn-around document
C) Form
D) Report
E) Coupon

Question 47

System inputs and outputs are produced at the end of the:

A) systems analysis phase of the SDLC.
B) systems design phase of the SDLC.
C) systems planning and selection phase of the SDLC.
D) systems implementation and operation phase of the SDLC.
E) logic modeling stage.

Question 48

Which of the following is an example of a report?

A) Mailing labels
B) Computer sign-on screen
C) Electronic spreadsheet
D) Automated teller machine transaction layout
E) Class registration sheet

Question 49

A business document that contains some predefined data and may include some areas where additional data are to be filled in best describes a:

A) written procedure.
B) turn-around document.
C) form.
D) report.
E) coupon.

Question 50

The values validation test makes sure that values come from a standard set of values.

Question 51

When structuring data entry fields, captions are not always necessary.

Question 52

When structuring data entry fields, the system should automatically justify data entries.

Question 53

Human interface design is performed during:

A) systems planning and selection.
B) systems analysis.
C) systems design.
D) systems implementation and operation.
E) requirements structuring.

Question 54

When data are processed online, it is less likely that data-validity errors will be caught.

Question 55

The size validation test tests for too few or too many characters.

Question 56

Each of the following are true statements EXCEPT:

A) every output form or report is a data flow produced by a process on a data-flow diagram.
B) forms have a stylized format and are usually not in simple rows and columns.
C) a report is only for reading and often contains data about multiple unrelated records in a computer file.
D) a form typically contains data from only one record.
E) systems inputs and outputs are produced during the systems implementation and operation phase of the systems development life cycle.

Question 57

An audit trail is a record of the sequence of data entries and the date of those entries.

Question 58

When an appending data error has occurred, characters have been lost from the field.

Question 59

Which of the following is an example of a form?

A) Invoice
B) Pie chart
C) Mailing labels
D) Weekly sales summaries by region and salesperson
E) Automated teller machine transaction layout

Question 60

Functional capabilities for providing smooth and easy navigation within a form include cursor-control, editing, exit, and help capabilities.

Question 61

Designing usable forms and reports requires:

A) prototyping.
B) data modeling.
C) active interaction with end users.
D) process modeling.
E) using structured analysis.

Question 62

Form and report design:

A) generally follows a prototyping approach.
B) generally follows a structured methodology.
C) generally follows a structured design approach.
D) generally follows a structured analysis approach.
E) uses Structured English to prepare the design specifications.

Question 63

Commonly used methods for highlighting include each of the following EXCEPT:

A) reverse video.
B) boxing.
C) spacing.
D) underlining.
E) all capital letters.

Question 64

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding paper versus electronic reports?

A) Ink-jet printers and laser printers produce reports that look identical to the display screen.
B) Impact printers can exactly replicate a screen report to paper.
C) Impact printers are very fast, very reliable, and relatively inexpensive.
D) Impact printers are mainly used for producing large batches of reports.
E) When designing forms and reports for use with impact printers, you may be limited in the range of formatting, text types, and highlighting options.

Question 65

Which of the following focuses on how information is provided to and captured from users?

A) Structure chart
B) Flow chart
C) Entity-relationship diagram
D) PERT diagram
E) Interface and dialogue design

Question 66

The way a user can move from one display to another best describes:

A) dialogue sequence.
B) transition plan.
C) menu-driven interface.
D) screen sequence.
E) computer interface.

Question 67

Providing a current date that identifies when the form or report was generated corresponds to the form and report guideline of:

A) balance the layout.
B) design an easy navigation system.
C) include meaningful information.
D) use meaningful titles.
E) none of the above.

Question 68

Commonly used methods for highlighting include:

A) blinking and audible tones.
B) color differences.
C) intensity differences.
D) size differences.
E) all of the above.

Question 69

Each of the following is a guideline for displaying text EXCEPT:

A) use abbreviations and acronyms instead of full text.
B) do not hyphenate words between lines.
C) left-justify text and leave a ragged right margin.
D) display text in mixed upper- and lowercase and use conventional punctuation.
E) use double spacing if space permits.

Question 70

Making sure that all data and entry fields are clearly labeled corresponds to the following form and report guideline:

A) balance the layout.
B) design an easy navigation system.
C) use meaningful titles.
D) include meaningful information.
E) none of the above.

Question 71

Which of the following is a guideline for displaying text?

A) Use double spacing if space permits.
B) Do not hyphenate words between lines.
C) Left-justify text and leave a ragged right margin.
D) Display text in mixed upper- and lowercase and use conventional punctuation.
E) All of the above are guidelines for displaying text.

Question 72

The major deliverables associated with the human interface design stage are:

A) process models.
B) the Baseline Project Plan and structure charts.
C) logic models.
D) design specifications.
E) program specifications.

Question 73

Which of the following is the design specification section that provides a general overview of the characteristics of the target users, tasks, systems, and environmental factors in which the form or report will be used?

A) System description
B) Narrative overview
C) Sample design
D) Testing and usability assessment
E) Project overview

Question 74

When designing interfaces and dialogues, you follow a:

A) prototyping approach.
B) structured methodology approach.
C) structured design approach.
D) structured analysis approach.
E) Structured English approach.

Question 75

Each of the following is a true statement about highlighting EXCEPT:

A) highlighting techniques can be used singularly or in combination, depending upon the level of emphasis desired by the designer.
B) highlighting should be used conservatively.
C) highlighting methods should be consistently selected and used based upon the level of importance of the emphasized information.
D) highlighting should be used as frequently as possible to draw the user to or away from certain information and to group together related information.
E) it is important to examine how a particular highlighting method appears on all possible output devices that could be used with the system.

Question 76

Which of the following are general guidelines for displaying tables and lists?

A) All columns and rows should have meaningful labels.
B) Place a blank line between every five rows in long columns.
C) Use the same family of typefaces within and across displays and reports.
D) Allow white space on printed reports for the user to write notes.
E) All of the above are guidelines for displaying tables and lists.

Question 77

Which part of the design specification explains to those who will actually develop the final form why this form exists and how it will be used so that they can make the appropriate implementation decisions?

A) System description
B) Narrative overview
C) Sample design
D) Testing and usability assessment
E) Project overview

Question 78

When designing a form or report, which of the following is a fundamental question?

A) Who will use the form or report?
B) What is the purpose of the form or report?
C) When is the form or report needed and used?
D) Where does the form or report need to be delivered and used?
E) All of the above are fundamental questions.

Question 79

Which of the following is NOT a general guideline for displaying tables and lists?

A) Labels should be separated from other information by using highlighting.
B) Avoid overly fancy fonts.
C) Columns should have at least two spaces between them.
D) Right-justify textual data, and use a short line length.
E) Similar information displayed in multiple columns should be sorted vertically.

Question 80

Which of the following is a guideline for designing forms and reports?

A) Design an easy navigation system
B) Balance the layout
C) Include meaningful information
D) Use meaningful titles
E) All of the above are guidelines for designing forms and reports.