Exam 11: Designing Interfaces and Dialogues

Potentially high usability problems for some applications exist for keyboards in all of the following areas except:

Match each of the input devices listed below to the areas where little or no usability problems exist for it.(Answers may occur more than once.Questions may have multiple answers.) -light pen

Match each of the following validation tests and techniques with corresponding examples. -Determining if the social security number contains exactly nine digits.

__________ is the type data error that occurs when invalid data are entered into a field.

__________ is the type of data error that adds additional characters to a field.

__________ is a technique for showing users where they are in a Web site by placing a series of "tabs" on a Web page that shows users where they are and where they have been.

__________ is a human-computer interaction method whereby inputs to and outputs from a computer-based application are in a conventional speaking language such as English.

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

The technique where users must confirm their intention twice before being allowed to proceed is called:

Reversing the sequence of one or more characters in a field is called:

Briefly identify eight common devices for interacting with an information system.

An icon is:

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -A formal method for designing and representing human-computer dialogues using box and line diagrams.

Match each of the input devices listed below to the areas where little or no usability problems exist for it.(Answers may occur more than once.Questions may have multiple answers.) -mouse

Which of the following methods is the least viable interaction style?

This type of menu positioning method places the access point of the menu near the top line of the display; when accessed,menus open by dropping down onto the display.

Cookie crumbs allow users to navigate to a point previously visited and will assure that they are not lost.

The major deliverable from system interface and dialogue design is user acceptance testing results.

The most fundamental and widely used interaction device is the keyboard.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition. -The sequence of interaction between a user and a system.