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CHP 10 Flashcards

1
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In general, why are forms used?

A

to present or collect information on a single item or event

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2
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Forms can be used for both ____ and ____

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input; output

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3
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Why would you use a Report?

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Used to convey information on a collection of items

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4
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Designing forms and reports is part what SDLC?

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Design

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5
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What is a Form?

A

doc that contains predefined data and may include some areas where additional data are to be filled

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What are some examples of forms?

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product order forms, employment applications, electronic spreadsheets

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7
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What is a report?

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doc that contains only predefined data; used solely for reading/viewing

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What are the 5 common type of business reports?

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  1. Schedule Reports
  2. Key-Indicator Reports
  3. Exception Reports
  4. Drill-down Reports
  5. Ad-hoc Reports
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What are the 5 fundamental questions for designing forms and reports?

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  1. Who will use form/report
  2. What is the purpose of form/report?
  3. When is it needed and used?
  4. Where does it need to be delivered?
  5. How many people need to use/view form/report?
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10
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What are the three sections of deliverables?

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  1. Narrative overview; why form exists and how it will be used
  2. Sample Design;
  3. Testing and Usability assessment
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11
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The focus during the logical design on forms and reports is on?

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content and layout

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What are the 4 general guidelines for the design of forms/reports?

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  1. Meaningful Titles
  2. Meaningful Information
  3. Balance the layout
  4. Design an Easy Navigation System
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13
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Explain meaningful titles?

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clear, specific titles
revision date/code
current date
valid date

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14
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Explain meaningful information?

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only needed info should be displayed

info should be usable w/o modification

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Explain balanced the layout?

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info should be balance on page
adequate margins and spacing
data and entry fields clearly labeld

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16
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Explain an Easy Navigation system?

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Clearly show to move forward/backward, where you are, and notify user when on last page of multipage sequence

17
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In what situations is highlighting a valuable technique?

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  1. Notifying users of errors in data entry/processing
  2. Providing warnings to possible problems
  3. Drawing attention to changes
18
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Highlighting should be used sparingly to draw the user ___ or ___ from certain information and to ____ related information

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to; away; together

19
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highlighting can be used ____ or in _____.

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Singularly; tandem

20
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Highlighting should be used…

A

conservatively, consistently

21
Q

The benefits of color only seem to apply when?

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if information is provided in the most appropriate presentation format

22
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T/F Use of color has positive effects on user task performance and perception when under time constraints?

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True

23
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What are the benefits from using color?

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  1. Soothes/strikes eyes
  2. Accents uninteresting display
  3. facilitates subtle discriminations
  4. Emphasizes logical organization
  5. Draws attention to warnings
  6. Evokes emotional reactions
24
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What are some problems from using color?

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color pairing may wash out/cause problems
resolution may degrade
color fidelity may degrade
printing/conversions may not translate

25
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What are the 4 guidelines for displaying text?

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  1. Case: mixed Upper and lower
  2. Spacing: use double spacing or blank line b/w paragraphs
  3. Justification: left-justify
  4. Hyphenation: Don’t hyphenate b/w lines
  5. Abbreviations: only when widely understood
26
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What are the guidelines for displaying tables and lists?

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  1. Use meaningful Labels
  2. Formatting columns, rows and text
  3. Formating numeric, textual, and alphanumeric data
27
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Explain meaningful labels?

A

columns/rows need meaningful labels
separate from other information by highlighting
redisplay when data extended beyond page

28
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Explain Formatting columns, rows and text?

A

sort in order, blank line b/w every 5 rows, similar information sort vertically, columns atleast 2 spaces b/w, allow space for notes…

29
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Explain Formatting #, textual and alphanumeric data?

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Right-justify numeric data
Left-justify textual data
break long sequence of alphanumeric data

30
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When is a table appropriate?

A

reading individual data values

31
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When are graphs available?

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providing quick summary
detecting trends
comparing points/patterns
forecasting
reporting large amounts of info
32
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What is Usability?

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overall evaluation of how a system preforms in supporting a particular user for a task

33
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What are the 3 characteristics to usability?

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  1. Speed
  2. Accuracy
  3. Satisfaction
34
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What significantly influences a users ability to gain proficiency when interacting with a system?

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Consistency

35
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What are the 5 factors to usability?

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  1. Consistency; concistent
  2. Efficiency; understanding of task
  3. Ease; self explanatory outputs
  4. Format;consistent b/w entry and display
  5. Flexibility; convinient to view and retrieve data
36
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What are some characteristics to consider when designing forms and reports?

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User; experience, skill, motivation, education, personality
Task; differ in amount of information obtained
System; platform system is constructed
Environment; user status and role and environmental concerns

37
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What is Lightweight Graphics?

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use of small, simple images allow a web page to be displayed more quickly

38
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What is Template-based HTML?

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Templates to display and process common attributes of higher-level, more abstract items

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