Unit 4

Question 1

A dashboard is a VISUAL display of the most important INFORMATION needed to achieve one or more objectives that has been consolidated on a SINGLE computer screen so it can be monitored at a glance.

Answer 1

-VISUAL
-INFORMATION
-SINGLE

Question 2

Which of the following are characteristics of a well-designed dashboard?

Answer 2

Condensed, primarily in the form of summaries

Exceptionally well organized
# Condensed, primarily in the form of summaries
# Specific to the task at hand and to those who will use it
# Concise representations that communicate the information in the clearest and most direct way possible

Question 3

What is used in a dashboard to efficiently and comprehensively communicate?

Answer 3

Text and graphics

Question 4

Dashboards are used to Monitor Information at Glance and must provide all the details necessary to take action

Answer 4

False

Question 5

More experienced users can handle more complex data and displays

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What are the levels of situation awareness?

Answer 6

Perception of elements in the environment

#Comprehension of the current situation
#Projection of future status

Question 7

Dashboards can be used for exploratory data analysis

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Quantitative data is required for an information display to be considered a dashboard.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

According to Stephen Few what kind of functions can dashboards provide?

Answer 9

NONE OF THE ABOVE
!!NOT:
not A portal
not A scorecard
not A report people use to look up specific facts

Question 10

Which should not be considered when designing an dashboard?

Answer 10

NONE OF THE ABOVE

DO CONSIDER:
User Expertise
Technology Platform
Screen size and aspect ratio

Question 11

According to Stephen Few what kind of functions can dashboards provide?
A portal
A scorecard
A report people use to look up specific facts
All of above
None of above