Exam 11: Designing Interfaces and Dialogues

What are the three design specifications used in the design of interfaces and dialogues? Include at least one sub-specification.

Under which design specification category for interfaces and dialogues does speed of performance appear?

________ is a human-computer interaction method in which a list of system options is provided and a specific command is invoked by user selection of a menu option.

"How the user is to select each option and the consequences of each option should be clear," falls under which category for menu design guidelines?

Under which design specification category for interfaces and dialogues do environmental characteristics appear?

Which common property of windows and forms in a GUI environment allows users to shrink a window or form to an icon?

Under which design specification category for interfaces and dialogues do rate of errors and testing objectives appear?

"Test where an extra digit is added to a numeric field in which its value is derived using a standard formula," is part of the self-checking digits validation test.

Which interaction is a highly intuitive human-computer interaction method whereby data fields are formatted in a manner similar to paperbased forms?

List the eight guideline categories for the design of human-computer dialogues.

Under which design specification category for interfaces and dialogues do user satisfaction and other perceptions appear?

List the data entry screen functional capabilities.List at least two functions per capability.

Which test is done to ensure that data are of proper type,e.g.,all numeric,all alphabetic,all alphanumeric?

Issues with speed are typically experienced when using which of the following devices?

Under which design specification category for interfaces and dialogues do user characteristics appear?

Range validation test is done to ensure data are within proper range of values.

Under which design specification category for interfaces and dialogues does interface/dialogue name appear?

Under which design specification category for interfaces and dialogues do dialogue sequence diagram(s)and narrative description appear?

"Test for too few or too many characters," is part of the values validation test.