CH 2 & 3 Terminology

Question 1

Usability of Heuristics

Answer 1

1. Visibility of system
2. Match between system and real world (apple library )
3. User control and freedom
4. Consistency and standards
5. Error prevention
6. Recognition rather than recall ( typing your pin instead of recalling the exact numbers )
7. Flexibility and efficiency of use (shortcuts )
8. Aesthetic and minimalist design (basic as possible )
9. Help users recognise, diagnose, recover from errors
10. Help and documentation

Question 2

Affordance

Answer 2

A use or purpose that a thing can have, that people notice after experiencing it

Question 3

Consistency

Answer 3

The quality to keep the same standard (similarity )

Question 4

Execution

Answer 4

The act of performing something in a planned way

Question 5

Goal

Answer 5

A point of a task we want to complete

Question 6

Standardise

Answer 6

To make things of the same type all have the same basic features

Question 7

Heuristics

Answer 7

A way of solving problems by discovering things yourself and learning from experience

Question 8

Constraints

Answer 8

Determining ways of restricting the kinds of user interaction that can take place at a given moment

Ex. Deactivating certain menu options to prevent errors from the users