CIS 101 Finallllllll Flashcards

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What are the main components of an app definition statement?

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  • concise
  • concrete declaration of an app’s main purpose and its intended audience
  • frames an idea to pitch to potential stakeholders
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What is the difference between as-is and to-be process?

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As-is: the way the process functions right now, before new technology is introduced
To-be: the way the process will function with the new technology

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What does a process diagram a.k.a swim lane diagram, consist of?

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Actor: a person or computer who takes actions or makes decisions in a process
Action: an essential part of a process, described by a verb
Decision: a choice that must be made within the sequence of actions

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What are the costs involved in developing an app?

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Development costs: if using a contractor/agency
Legal costs: LLC protect your personal assets from liabilities arising out of your business activities
Marketing costs: promoting the app with online ads or printed flyers
App Store costs: apple requires to sign up for the Apple Developer Program ($99/year) publish apps on the App Store

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5
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What is a minimum viable product?

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A product with just enough features to satisfy early user and to provide feedback for future product development. Used to reduce costs and time-to-market.

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What are common monetization strategies and what are their main challenge?

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User pays:
- paid app: users are reluctant to pay for an app
- freemium features: right balance between free and premium features
- transaction fees: understanding who you charge and how much

3rd party pays:
- affiliate marketing: setting up affiliate marketing partnerships
- ads: need lots of highly engaged users to generate substantial revenue

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7
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How do you calculate the average of a range of numbers in Excel?

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autosum

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Why and how do you use absolute references in Excel?

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maintain the original cell reference when you copy it, you “lock” it by putting a dollar sign ($) before the cell and column references.

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9
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What are wireframes?

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  • rough illustrations of a system’s user interface
  • layout and navigation structure
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10
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What are the main iPhone user interface elements?

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  • status bar
  • content area
  • navigation bar
  • tab bar
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What are mockups a.k.a mockup screens?

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depict visual design of the system to be built

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12
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What are the CRAP graphic design principles?

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Contrast: highlight important elements
Repetition: visual elements
Alignment: organization
Proximity: related

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13
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What is the difference between serif and sans serif fonts?

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serif are pointed sans serif are curved fonts

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14
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How can you create contrast with fonts?

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using different fonts

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15
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What does a webpage consist of?

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consists of an HTML* file and possibly other linked files

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What does an HTML element consist of?

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start tag and end tag <>

17
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What does <!DOCTYPE html>

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tells browser use latest specification of HTML

18
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What does <html>

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tells browser the following code is HTML

19
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What does <head>

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provides general information about the HTML document, such as title and links to stylesheets

20
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What does <title></title>

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defines title of HTML document

21
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What does <body>

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defines main content of the HTML document

22
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What does <h1>

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defines a first level section heading

23
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What does <a></a>

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defines hyperlink

24
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What does <img></img>

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used to incorporate in-line graphics (typically icons or small graphics) into an HTML document.

25
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What does <link></link>

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specifies relationships between the current document and an external resource

26
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What are the components of a CSS rule?

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  • selector: points to the HTML element the style wanted
  • property
  • value
27
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Why do some CSS selectors begin with a period?

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signify looking for a class value

28
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What is the meaning of the following CSS rule:
color:white

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used to set the text color of an element to white

29
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What is the meaning of the following CSS rule:
padding: 20px

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define the space between the content of an element and all border refers to specifically 20 pixels.

30
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What is the meaning of the following CSS rule:
margin-top: 20px

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