24 Questions
What is the primary purpose of the navigation area in an interface?
To facilitate user movement within the application
What is the recommended approach to arranging areas and information in an interface?
To minimize user movement between areas
What is the purpose of breadcrumbs in an interface?
To show the navigational path
What is a key principle of content awareness in interface design?
Providing clear titles and menu information
Why is it important to use dates and version numbers in an interface?
To aid system users in understanding the system
What is the primary purpose of the work area in an interface?
To enter data and view reports
Why is consistency important in interface design?
To reduce user effort
What is a key principle of layout design in an interface?
To minimize user movement between areas
Which method of interface design prototyping involves creating a sequence of drawings to depict a user's interaction over time?
Storyboarding
What is the primary disadvantage of formal usability testing?
It is expensive
In interface evaluation methods, what does a walkthrough evaluation involve?
Simulating movement through components
What kind of prototype is created using HTML?
HTML prototype
Which principle of navigation design involves ensuring that no commands are displayed if they cannot be used?
Prevent mistakes
According to the principles of navigation design, users should be assumed to have which of the following?
No external help readily at hand
What does the heuristic evaluation method of interface evaluation involve?
Comparing the design to a checklist
Which prototyping method creates a dynamic model of the interface but can be costly and time-consuming?
Language prototype
What purpose does a use scenario serve?
Outline steps users perform to accomplish part of their work
What does the Interface Structure Diagram (ISD) show?
The relationships between screens, forms, and reports
Which component is NOT typically part of an Interface Structure Diagram?
Icons
What tool is suggested for organizing a website's interface?
Site map
How does a site map help in website development?
It establishes the hierarchy of information on the site
Which element is NOT part of defining interface standards?
Network configuration
Which is an example of an interface metaphor?
Calendar
Which standard interface element is used to represent and perform actions?
Interface actions
Study Notes
Interface Design Principles
- Key principles for user interface design include layout, content awareness, aesthetics, usage level, consistency, and minimizing user effort.
Layout Concepts
- The screen can be divided into three boxes: navigation area (top), status area (bottom), and work area (middle).
- Information can be presented in multiple areas, and like areas should be grouped together.
- Areas and information should minimize user movement from one to another, and ideally, areas will remain consistent in size, shape, and placement.
Content Awareness
- All interfaces should have titles, and menus should show where you are and where you came from to get there.
- It should be clear what information is within each area, and fields and field labels should be selected carefully.
- Use dates and version numbers to aid system users.
Interface Design Prototyping
- A mock-up or simulation of screens, forms, or reports can be created using methods such as paper sketches, wireframe diagrams, storyboarding, wireflow diagrams, HTML prototypes, or language prototypes.
Interface Evaluation Methods
- Evaluation methods include heuristic evaluation, walkthrough evaluation, interactive evaluation, and formal usability testing.
Navigation Design
- Basic principles of navigation design include assuming users have not read the manual, have not attended training, and do not have external help readily at hand.
- All controls should be clear and understandable and placed in an intuitive location on the screen.
- Prevent mistakes, simplify recovery from mistakes, and use consistent grammar order (action-object, object-action).
Organization of the Interface
- Define the basic components of the interface and how they work together to provide functionality to users.
- Use Interface Structure Diagram (ISD) to show how all screens, forms, and reports are related and how users move from one to another.
- For Web sites, use a site map to show how all the information on the site fits together and to establish the hierarchy of information on the site.
Defining Standards
- Clarify decisions on all key interface elements to ensure consistency, including basic common elements, interface metaphor, interface objects, interface actions, interface icons, and interface templates.
This quiz covers the general guidelines and principles for designing user interfaces, including layout, content awareness, aesthetics, and more.
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