Lecture 6: Usability Flashcards
1
Q
What is usability?
A
Usability is the extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in a specified context of use.
Usability is a quality attribute that assesses how easy interfaces are to use. There is quality where there is an absence of problems.
2
Q
What are the SIX general usability principles?
A
- Learnability
- Visibility
- User Control and Freedom
- Error Handling
- Effiency
- Graphic Design
