C773 (ART AND HUMANITIES) PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WESTERN
GOVERNORs UNIVERSITY
You are currently creating personas of who will use your site. Which phase
of the UCD process are you currently in?
Correct Answer -You are in the Analysis phase as creating personas is
integral to keeping the user as the center of design.
One tactic with the expressed goal of attracting and retaining site visitors
is to personalize the user's experience. Which set of strategies would you
use to personalize a user's experience?
Correct Answer -Display their name, visual preferences and products
suited to their profile.
Site maps are usually a set of txt links laid out for structural clarity. For
mid to large sites comprehensive site maps are put on their own pages.
For smaller sites, however, they are often:
Correct Answer -built into page footers
You are the Project Manager overseeing the development of a large site.
During which project phase would you expect to determine the type of
navigation your site will include?
Correct Answer -Planning phase
In summative testing phase you are seeking test results that are objective
and quantitative. Which of the following questions will you be testing?
Correct Answer -How much time and how many clicks does it take for a
user to find a specific piece of information?
, You want users to notice the unique visual details of your site and you
want these details to pop out and be accentuated. To accomplish this you
add more:
Correct Answer -contrast.
Data visualization — depicting complex data in simple visual form — has
found its way to the Web. What does this mean to Web designers?
Correct Answer -It is an exciting trend because good data visualizations
can be both beautiful and engaging for users.
Which color, when used in the background, diverts attention to more
stimulating elements?
Correct Answer -White
You and your coworker are organizing your navigational elements. You
are the more experienced designer and, respecting the "serial position
effect" you suggest putting the navigation options in which order?
Correct Answer -You put the most important navigation options at the
beginning and at the end of your navigation bars and menus.
In which way does the Agile design methodology streamline the process
of developing a Web site?
Correct Answer -Agile design allows cross-functional teams to collaborate
on a project and thus helps to spot and minimize bottlenecks in the
workflow.
Dieter Rams' Principles for Good Design includes 10 principles for
assessing the overall quality of a design, including which of the
following?
Correct Answer -The degree to which the design is useful, understandable,
long lasting and aesthetically pleasing.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WESTERN
GOVERNORs UNIVERSITY
You are currently creating personas of who will use your site. Which phase
of the UCD process are you currently in?
Correct Answer -You are in the Analysis phase as creating personas is
integral to keeping the user as the center of design.
One tactic with the expressed goal of attracting and retaining site visitors
is to personalize the user's experience. Which set of strategies would you
use to personalize a user's experience?
Correct Answer -Display their name, visual preferences and products
suited to their profile.
Site maps are usually a set of txt links laid out for structural clarity. For
mid to large sites comprehensive site maps are put on their own pages.
For smaller sites, however, they are often:
Correct Answer -built into page footers
You are the Project Manager overseeing the development of a large site.
During which project phase would you expect to determine the type of
navigation your site will include?
Correct Answer -Planning phase
In summative testing phase you are seeking test results that are objective
and quantitative. Which of the following questions will you be testing?
Correct Answer -How much time and how many clicks does it take for a
user to find a specific piece of information?
, You want users to notice the unique visual details of your site and you
want these details to pop out and be accentuated. To accomplish this you
add more:
Correct Answer -contrast.
Data visualization — depicting complex data in simple visual form — has
found its way to the Web. What does this mean to Web designers?
Correct Answer -It is an exciting trend because good data visualizations
can be both beautiful and engaging for users.
Which color, when used in the background, diverts attention to more
stimulating elements?
Correct Answer -White
You and your coworker are organizing your navigational elements. You
are the more experienced designer and, respecting the "serial position
effect" you suggest putting the navigation options in which order?
Correct Answer -You put the most important navigation options at the
beginning and at the end of your navigation bars and menus.
In which way does the Agile design methodology streamline the process
of developing a Web site?
Correct Answer -Agile design allows cross-functional teams to collaborate
on a project and thus helps to spot and minimize bottlenecks in the
workflow.
Dieter Rams' Principles for Good Design includes 10 principles for
assessing the overall quality of a design, including which of the
following?
Correct Answer -The degree to which the design is useful, understandable,
long lasting and aesthetically pleasing.
