Question 1

You are starting a web site redesign project for a dog trainer who specializes in preparing service animals for people with special needs. His primary customers have mobility challenges. What would be a primary consideration in the redesign of the site?
A) Providing large print PDF files for download.
B) Providing image and video alternatives to text.
C) Minimizing the number of mouse clicks needed to perform tasks.
D) Removing page elements that flicker and change color.

Accepted Answer

Minimizing the number of mouse clicks needed to perform tasks is crucial for users with mobility challenges, as it makes navigation easier and more accessible.

Question 2

While updating a customer's web site, you want to optimize the look and feel for the site so it is appealing and functional. Which strategy would help with the optimization plan?
A) Use UI design patterns from online libraries.
B) Create a new custom UI for each web page.
C) Copy the look and feel from competitor sites.
D) Copy and paste visual layout from online layouts.

Accepted Answer

Using UI design patterns from online libraries can provide tested and proven solutions that enhance user experience and ensure consistency across the site.

Question 3

You are building a series of pages that explains how to prepare a recipe. Each page contains an image, and describes the task the cook should perform. What web site structure is being implemented?
A) Sequential
B) Navigational
C) Hierarchical
D) Web-like

Accepted Answer

The sequential structure is used when pages are organized in a specific order, guiding the user step-by-step through a process, such as a recipe.

Question 4

Which of the following is true regarding brands?
A) A brand should be appealing, energetic and memorable.
B) A brand should define a company's mission and values.
C) A brand should be familiar and similar to other brands.
D) A brand should be unique, attractive, and memorable.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Consider the following image.  What kind of Web site would benefit most from this kind of layout?
A) A dictionary of definitions for slang words and phrases
B) A social media site promoting movies through video trailers
C) A photo gallery site for clothing fashions
D) A general newspaper site, with many images and videos

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Dylan is trying to decide where to host his small personal website. He thinks his best option would be to get a Web site hosting account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Which of the following is a reason that would support this decision?
A) Hosting with an ISP is the only way to ensure that a site is available to all users worldwide.
B) ISPs often offer a large selection of Web applications at no extra charge.
C) Hosting your site with an ISP ensures your site is validated to W3C standards.
D) An ISP will often block a site from loading if it is self-hosted, due to security concerns.

Accepted Answer

ISPs often provide additional services, such as web applications, which can be beneficial for hosting a personal website.

Question 7

You need to update your website for better search engine optimization. You've heard of technology that will search web pages, read the code and store the data for public search engines. What kind of technology is this?
A) Web crawler
B) Static index
C) Database
D) Dynamic index

Accepted Answer

Web crawlers are programs that browse the web systematically, reading and indexing web page content for search engines.

Question 8

How can you optimize your Web site for accessibility by visually challenged persons on any device (computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones)?
A) Incorporate white space and strong contrast between text and background.
B) Place navigation buttons at the top and bottom of web pages.
C) Make buttons of adequate size and have a small amount of inactive space between targets.
D) Support external physical keyboards or alternative on-screen keyboards.

Accepted Answer

Incorporating white space and strong contrast between text and background helps visually challenged users distinguish content more easily, improving accessibility across devices.

Question 9

You are consulting on the web site design for a young lawyer who is starting a new legal practice in environmental law. She wants the site to feature hot pink and bright green colors to represent her youthful new approach to solving legal problems. You advise her to consider a neutral color scheme based on gray and blue instead. Which of the following best supports your recommendation?
A) Her preferred color scheme is offensive to you as the web site designer.
B) Her preferred color scheme is difficult to read, which will prevent users from exploring the website.
C) Her potential clients will respond better to the authoritative professional tone of the neutral colors.
D) Her potential clients' computer devices will not be able to display pink and green very well, which will cause them to exit the site.

Accepted Answer

Neutral colors like gray and blue are often associated with professionalism and authority, which can help convey trust and credibility to potential clients in a legal context.

Question 10

Your company has just released a new version of its Toys Department pages. Early feedback indicates that your visitors are enjoying the colors and whimsical nature of the pages but are left feeling confused about where to click next to get more information about the products. Your design has failed to incorporate which set of design principles?
A) ERBU
B) CARP
C) KISS
D) CMYK

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which of the following types of applications should you use to publish a Web page you have manually coded in a text editor?
A) A dedicated FTP client.
B) A GUI builder.
C) The FTP client built into a Web IDE.
D) A solution similar to WAMP.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Rebecca is registering for her Web site hosting account and has been prompted to pick a strong password. It must include letters, numbers, special characters, and be at least 8 charterers long. What kind of security threat is her Internet Service Provider trying to prevent with this requirement?
A) SQL injection
B) Denial of Service (DOS) attack
C) Brute-force attack
D) Social engineering

Accepted Answer

The requirement for a strong password is aimed at preventing brute-force attacks, where attackers try numerous combinations to guess a password.

Question 13

Your web developer has presented a report of a focus group's review of your new website. The report contains information on the amount of time the group spent on the site, the number of clicks required to navigate, and the general pattern of navigation. What kind of testing was the focus group performing?
A) Formative testing
B) Objective testing
C) Qualitative testing
D) Summative testing

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your web developer has presented a report...

Question 14

The Scenario-based design method includes which of the following components?
A) Testing, redesign, release
B) Discovery, evaluation, prototype
C) Analysis, design, prototype
D) Specifications, storyboards, development

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Lisa is developing a Web application using a framework and wants to include interactive elements using JavaScript. She decides to use a JavaScript library too but she is on a tight budget and cannot pay for a license. Which of the following would be the best option for Lisa to access a library?
A) Borrow the JavaScript code from another site
B) Use Kendo UI
C) Use the jQuery UI library
D) Use JavaScript code from the Foundation library

Accepted Answer

The jQuery UI library is open-source and free to use, making it a suitable choice for Lisa who is on a tight budget.

Question 16

Which of the following represents an SEO strategy of using short phrases of three to five key words?
A) Word cloud
B) Word salad
C) Long-tail keyword
D) Boolean operator keywords

Accepted Answer

Long-tail keywords are short phrases of three to five words that are specific and targeted, often used in SEO to attract more relevant traffic.

Question 17

You are working on a medium sized website for a company that organizes art fairs. On their website, they have three types of pages. One type of page is for recruiting investors in the company. Another type of page is for selling booth spaces to artists via ecommerce. And the third type of page is promoting the art fairs to the general public. The company has received feedback that the site is confusing, disorganized, and difficult to navigate through. How can this be corrected?
A) Create separate CSS3 files to organize the information on each type of page.
B) Create and apply a set of custom page templates, one for each type of page on the site.
C) Create a site map that links to all of the assets within the site.
D) Redesign the main page template, and apply it to all forms, blog pages, and ecommerce pages.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

An award winning writer has published a series of poems on her personal website. One of the writer's students has reproduced these poems in their entirety in a college newspaper, which is sold for a small fee. Which type of intellectual property law has been violated?
A) License
B) Fair Use
C) Copyright
D) Trademark

Accepted Answer

The student's reproduction of the poems in their entirety without permission likely violates copyright law, which protects original works of authorship, including poetry, from being used without the creator's consent.

Question 19

A web site designer is using percentage based dimensions to allow a web site to shrink or enlarge according to the browser and device screen size. Which of the following is the name for this type of design?
A) Responsive grid design
B) Fixed grid design
C) Fluid grid design
D) Symmetrical grid design

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

You have just completed focus group testing of a medium sized site. Most of the members of the focus group had difficulty locating the navigation button, but when they found them, they smiled, clicked, and moved to the next page. Based on this observation, you decide to add the navigation buttons at the top of pages, as well as the bottom. What usability testing stage is being performed?
A) You are drawing conclusions from the qualitative data.
B) You are collecting the qualitative and quantitative data.
C) You are analyzing the quantitative data.
D) You are documenting the results of the testing.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 9: CIW User Interface Designer

You are starting a web site redesign project for a dog trainer who specializes in preparing service animals for people with special needs. His primary customers have mobility challenges. What would be a primary consideration in the redesign of the site?

While updating a customer's web site, you want to optimize the look and feel for the site so it is appealing and functional. Which strategy would help with the optimization plan?

You are building a series of pages that explains how to prepare a recipe. Each page contains an image, and describes the task the cook should perform. What web site structure is being implemented?

Which of the following is true regarding brands?

Consider the following image. What kind of Web site would benefit most from this kind of layout?

Dylan is trying to decide where to host his small personal website. He thinks his best option would be to get a Web site hosting account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) . Which of the following is a reason that would support this decision?

You need to update your website for better search engine optimization. You've heard of technology that will search web pages, read the code and store the data for public search engines. What kind of technology is this?

How can you optimize your Web site for accessibility by visually challenged persons on any device (computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones) ?

Which of the following types of applications should you use to publish a Web page you have manually coded in a text editor?

Rebecca is registering for her Web site hosting account and has been prompted to pick a strong password. It must include letters, numbers, special characters, and be at least 8 charterers long. What kind of security threat is her Internet Service Provider trying to prevent with this requirement?

The Scenario-based design method includes which of the following components?

Lisa is developing a Web application using a framework and wants to include interactive elements using JavaScript. She decides to use a JavaScript library too but she is on a tight budget and cannot pay for a license. Which of the following would be the best option for Lisa to access a library?

Which of the following represents an SEO strategy of using short phrases of three to five key words?

An award winning writer has published a series of poems on her personal website. One of the writer's students has reproduced these poems in their entirety in a college newspaper, which is sold for a small fee. Which type of intellectual property law has been violated?

A web site designer is using percentage based dimensions to allow a web site to shrink or enlarge according to the browser and device screen size. Which of the following is the name for this type of design?