Exam 10: Designing Forms and Reports

Which error is addressed by the recommendation to make sure that one avoids designing any legitimate information in a manner that resembles advertising?

What are some guidelines when printing a paper report?

"Color pairings may wash out or cause problems for some users" is a major problem of using color.

"Use a single typeface,except for emphasis" is related to which guideline for displaying tables and lists?

________ is a usability dimension concerned with how many errors a user might encounter and how easy it is to recover from those errors.

Left-justifying text and leaving a ragged-right margin is related to which of the guidelines for displaying text?

Ad-hoc reports provide details behind the summary values on a key-indicator or exception report.

A ________ is a business document that contains some predefined data and may include some areas where additional data are to be filled in.

Highlighting can be a valuable technique for providing warnings to users regarding possible problems such as unusual data values or an unavailable device.

List five guidelines for displaying text.

Facilitating subtle discriminations in complex displays is a benefit of using color.

A style-sheet based HTML is a Web design approach that separates content from the way in which it is formatted and presented,making ongoing maintenance easier and site-wide consistency much higher.

Most forms have a stylized format and are usually simple row and column format.

A paper prototype is a simple design to show the placement of information elements on a screen and the space needed for each element.

________ is a usability dimension concerned with how difficult it is for the user to perform a task for the first time.

Which error is addressed by the recommendation to make sure that when using standard design items,they behave in accordance with major interface design standard?

________ is a usability dimension concerned with how quickly users can perform tasks once they know how to perform them.

"Use abbreviations and acronyms only when they are widely understood by users and are significantly shorter than the full text" is not a guideline for displaying text.

Emphasis on the logical organization of information is not a benefit of using color.

User-centered design refers to a design approach that involves an understanding of the target audience,their tasks and goals,information needs,experience levels,and so on.