User Interface Design Practice Test

Question 1

True or False: An interface designer does not need to understand the underlying business functions or how the system supports individual, departmental, or enterprise goals.

Answer 1

False. The interface designer must understand the underlying business functions and how the system supports individual, departmental, and enterprise goals.

Question 2

True or False: To develop a user-centered interface, a designer must learn to think like a user and see the system through a user’s eyes.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

True or False: Interface design should call for attention to the interface, rather than facilitating design objectives.

Answer 3

False. Interface design should focus on system design objectives, rather than calling attention to the interface.

Question 4

True or False: User-selected help always offers assistance for a task in progress.

Answer 4

False. Context assisted help always offers assistance for a task in progress.

Question 5

True or False: To create an attractive user interface layout and design, when the user enters data that completely fills the field, the data must move automatically to the next field.

Answer 5

False. When the user enters data that completely fills the field, do not move automatically to the next field. Instead, require the user to confirm the entry by pressing the Enter key or Tab key at the end of every fill-in field.

Question 6

True or False: Every page in a report should include a page header, which appears at the top of the page and includes the column headings that identify the data.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or False: Using batch input, data entry is performed continuously.

Answer 7

False. Using batch input, data entry usually is performed on a specified time schedule, such as daily, weekly, monthly, or longer.

Question 8

True or False: Sensitive data can be encrypted, or coded, so only users with decoding software can read it.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or False: A combination check is a data validation rule that tests to ensure that a data item fits the required data type.

Answer 9

False. A data type check is a data validation rule that tests to ensure that a data item fits the required data type.

Question 10

True or False: Centralized IT departments no longer produce reams of printed reports.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or False: Most users work with a varied mix of input, screen output, and data queries as they perform their day-to-day job functions.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

True or False: Human-computer interaction (HCI) describes the relationship between computers and the people who use them to perform their jobs.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

True or False: From a user’s viewpoint, coding is the most critical part of the system design.

Answer 13

False. From a user’s viewpoint, the interface is the most critical part of the system design.

Question 14

True or False: The storyboard should be created with software, not drawn freehand.

Answer 14

False. The storyboard can be created with software or drawn freehand.

Question 15

True or False: All screen designs should be documented for later use by programmers.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

True or False: The interface is where a user interacts with the system.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or False: A natural language feature requires users to type commands or requests in programming code using a set of instructions and symbols.

Answer 17

False. A natural language feature allows users to type commands or requests in normal text phrases.

Question 18

True or False: Prototypes and mock-ups can be used to obtain feedback throughout the design process.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

True or False: In very complex systems, the prototype can become unwieldy and difficult to manage.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

A secure system includes _____ that can log every instance of data entry and changes.

audit trails
trap trails
batch trails
control trails

Answer 20

Audit Trails

Question 21

Apple was a pioneer in user interface development, introducing the _____, complete with mouse and screen icons, in the early 1980s.

command line interface
binary line interface
character user interface
graphical user interface

Answer 21

D

Question 22

A user interface (UI) is the key to _____, which includes user satisfaction, support for business functions, and system effectiveness.

testability
usability
encapsulation
abstraction

Answer 22

B

Question 23

In older systems, often the user interface mainly consisted of _____ screens that allowed a user to send commands to the system.

physical-control
process-control
quality-control
network-control

Answer 23

B

Question 24

In a _____ system, the distinction blurs between input, output, and the interface itself.

user-centered
topology-centered
system-centered
network-centered

Answer 24

A

Question 25

_____ describes the relationship between computers and the people who use them to perform their jobs.

Human-computer interaction (HCI)
Peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
Media control interaction (MCI)
Peripheral connect (PC

Answer 25

A

Question 26

A _____ language feature allows users to type commands or requests in normal text phrases.

normal
natural
standard
basal

Answer 26

natural

Question 27

A(n) _____ is a data validation rule that can be used for data items that must have certain values.

existence check
validity check
batch check
reasonableness check

Answer 27

B

Question 28

The term “_____” is familiar to IT professionals, who know that the best time to avoid problems is when the data is entered.

good input, bad output (GIBO)
garbage in, garbage out (GIGO)
poor start, poor finish (PSPF)
weak hand, weak hold (WHWH)

Answer 28

B

Question 29

A _____ collects input data, triggers or authorizes an input action, and provides a record of the original transaction.

transaction document
recovery document
source document
tester document

Answer 29

C

Question 30

In a source document, the _____ contains codes, identification information, numbers, and dates that are used for storing completed forms.

control zone
heading zone
totals zone
authorization zone

Answer 30

control zone

Question 31

In a source document, the _____ contains any required signatures.

control zone
authorization zone
totals zone
heading zone

Answer 31

B

Question 32

A(n) _____ produces one or more lines of output for each record processed.

detail report
exception report
summary report
exigency report

Answer 32

A

Question 33

For upper-level managers who often want to see total figures and do not need supporting details, a(n) _____ is appropriate.

detail report
exception report
summary report
exigency report

Answer 33

C

Question 34

Betty has a number of report templates at her disposal filed in folders to respond to her boss’s requests. In order to know where to find a report that meets the needs of her manager, she first needs to know what category of report will satisfy the request.

Betty’s lead needs to get a report of all of the purchases made only by his employees, using their employee discount, in a given week. In which of the following folders is she likely to find this category of report?

Exception reports
Summary reports
Detail reports
Control reports

Answer 34

A

Question 35

Betty has a number of report templates at her disposal filed in folders to respond to her boss’s requests. In order to know where to find a report that meets the needs of her manager, she first needs to know what category of report will satisfy the request.

Betty’s manager wants to see just the total sales figures without many of the supporting details. In which of the following folders is she likely to find this category of report?

Exception reports
Summary reports
Detail reports
Control reports

Answer 35

B