CH 3 - Site Planning

Question 1

What is crucial for a successful website?

Answer 1

A good project plan.

Question 2

Q: What larger projects require?

Answer 2

A project manager.

Question 3

What does the project life cycle encompass

Answer 3

The entire project from start to finish.

Question 4

Who provides the initial requirements for the website?

Answer 4

The client.

Question 5

Q: What do requirements represent?

Answer 5

A list of customer needs

Question 6

What does the project specification typically include?

Answer 6

Page layout sketches, audience definition, and technical requirements.

Question 7

What guides the design of website content?

Answer 7

User analysis.

Question 8

What is the goal of information design?

Answer 8

To create meaningful content navigation.

Question 9

What is the purpose of taxonomy in a website?

Answer 9

Classification and naming of content in a hierarchy.

Question 10

What do designers initially use to represent page layouts?

Answer 10

Page mockups and sketches

Question 11

What advantage do mockups offer?

Answer 11

They can be easily edited based on feedback.

Question 12

What do wireframes provide compared to mockups?

Answer 12

A more complete view of the final design.

Question 13

When does construction typically begin?

Answer 13

When the design stage is mostly finalized.

Question 14

What does this stage include?

Answer 14

Technical development of the website

Question 15

What does quality assurance focus on?

Answer 15

Validating the website’s technology.

Question 16

What does user testing aim to assess?

Answer 16

The effectiveness of the design.

Question 17

What do cross-platform and usability testing ensure?

Answer 17

to ensure easy access to content for users across various devices.

Question 18

What are the two main stages after finalizing the website?

Answer 18

Publishing the site and promoting it.

Question 19

What is essential throughout the website’s lifespan?

Answer 19

Keeping content fresh.

Question 20

What are some factors to consider when creating a site specification?

Answer 20

Feasibility of requirements, success measurement, target audience, technical limitations, budget, and whether it’s a new site or an upgrade.

Question 21

What is crucial to consider when defining the content goal?

Answer 21

Aligning your objectives with your users’ objectives.

Question 22

List some common website types.

Answer 22

Billboard, publishing, portal, special interest, blog, social networking, wiki, RSS, virtual gallery, e-commerce, product support, intranet/extranet.

Question 23

What does an audience definition aim to achieve?

Answer 23

Understand user needs and motivations to attract and retain them.

Question 24

What aspects should be considered when defining the target audience?

Answer 24

Demographics, technical skills, purpose of visiting the website (information, downloads, links).

Question 25

What information do web analytics provide?

Answer 25

Statistics gathered about user activity on the website.

Question 26

What factors should be considered regarding user technology?

Answer 26

Geographical location, technology level, and physical capabilities.

Question 27

Where can guidelines for website accessibility be found?

Answer 27

WCAG 2.0 and Section 508.

Question 28

What is the recommended approach to selecting software tools

Answer 28

Choosing tools that match the website’s complexity and gradually upgrading skills and tools.

Question 29

List some common roles within a website development team.

Answer 29

Project managers, HTML developers, designers, writers, information designers, application developers, database administrators, and server administrators.

Question 30

What is essential to avoid in filenames?

Answer 30

Spaces, special characters (except underscore), and uppercase letters.

Question 31

Why is using relative paths recommended for file locations?

Answer 31

make websites more portable as they reference file location based on the current directory, not the entire system.