Midterm 1 Review

Question 1

UX Importance: What is the first law of ecommerce?

Answer 1

If users cannot find the product, they cannot buy the product.

Question 2

How much of design project’s budget should be spent on usability?

Answer 2

10%

Question 3

What is the purpose of a User Flow?

Answer 3

To show path(s) to a goal

Question 4

Can User Flows include finished designs?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Can User Flows be part of a wireframe?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

What is the purpose of Wireframes?

Answer 6

To illustrate a screen layout

Question 7

Can Wireframes be apart of User Flow?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

List 3 similarities between User Flows and Wireframes

Answer 8

1. easy and quick to produce
2. low production cost
3. useful at early design stage
4. visualize concepts effectively
5. digestible for any audience
6. faster team alignment

Question 9

According to Moore’s Law, the number of transistors in an integrated circuit _______s every _____ year(s).

Answer 9

doubles, two years

Question 10

What is Babbage’s Analytical Engine?

Answer 10

The first general-purpose computing device, mid 1800s.

Question 11

What kind of users could use Batch Interfaces? (1945 - 1965)

Answer 11

only highly trained users

Question 12

What was the input / output of Batch Interfaces (1945 - 1965)

Answer 12

Input: set of instructions prepared on punch cards / paper tape.
Output: paper printout

Question 13

What kind of users can use Conversational Interfaces (1965 - 1985+)

Answer 13

Trained experts

Question 14

With Conversational Interfaces, commands are ______ to discover

Answer 14

hard

Question 15

With Conversational Interfaces, commands need to be ______.

Answer 15

learned

Question 16

What is Bush’s “Memex”?

Answer 16

A early dual display computer designed to navigate through / add new information to a organized system.

Question 17

In what year was Graphical User Interfaces created?

Answer 17

1984 in slides, actually 1983 with Lisa

Question 18

Which computer company created the first personal computer usable with a GUI

Answer 18

Apple

Question 19

What are the 5 steps of the Design Thinking process?

Answer 19

Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test (EDIPT)

Question 20

What is the purpose of the ‘Empathize’ Design Thinking process?

Answer 20

to determine what your users really want.

Question 21

What is the purpose of the ‘Define’ Design Thinking process?

Answer 21

to create a meaningful and actionable problem statement

Question 22

What is the purpose of the ‘Ideate’ Design Thinking process?

Answer 22

Generate ideas to solve the defined problem through Brainstorming, ‘Worst Possible Idea’, and Mind-Mapping.

Question 23

What are the two primary goals of Usability Goals?

Answer 23

Usability + Utility

Question 24

In the context of Usability Goals, how is ‘useful’ defined?

Answer 24

Useful = usability + utility

Question 25

What are the 5 components of Usability Goals?

Answer 25

Learnability, Efficiency, Memorability, Errors, Satisfaction (LEMES)

Question 26

List 5 of the Design Principles.

Answer 26

1. Discoverability
2. Feedback
3. Constraints
4. Mapping
5. Consistency
6. Affordance
7. Structure
8. Simplicity
9. Tolerance
10. Equity
11. Flexibility
12. Perceptibility
13. Ease
14. Comfort
15. Documentation

Question 27

What are the four principles of Accessibility?

Answer 27

1. Perceivable
2. Operable
3. Understandable
4. Robust
   (POUR)

Question 28

List 3 types of accessibility issues

Answer 28

1. Visual
2. Motor / Mobility
3. Auditory
4. Seizures
5. Learning / Cognitive
6. Incidental
7. Environmental

Question 29

What are the 3 accessibility testing tools?

Answer 29

1. WAVE
2. Color Oracle
3. Image Analyzer

Question 30

What does the WAVE accessibility testing tool do?

Answer 30

evaluates the overall level of accessibility for any given website.

Question 31

What does the Color Oracle accessibility testing tool do?

Answer 31

displays a sites colors in a manner similar to how color blind people would see the page.

Question 32

What does the Image Analyzer accessibility testing tool do?

Answer 32

Examines website images and tests their compliance with accessibility standards.

Question 33

According to George Miller’s theory (1956), how many chunks of information can be held in short-term memory at a time?

Answer 33

7 +- 2