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C773 User Interface Design Exam
Review Questions and Verified Answers
Updated 2025. Graded A
A bottom-up approach is generally considered better for Web design. The
main advantage of this approach is it:
A. Allows you to define the look and feel of the site as a whole, then create
and arrange its parts.
B. Does not require you to create sketches, wireframes, and mockups of
the site pages.
C. Places theory, the idea of the Web site, over practice.
D. Places user satisfaction (usability) right where it should be: at the head
of the designer's list of priorities. - ANSPlaces user satisfaction (usability)
right where it should be: at the head of the designer's list of priorities.
A large hardware retailer has a very large website, with many pages of do-
it-yourself (DIY) tutorials and product information. However, some
customers are visiting the site to find the closest physical store. The
development team has elected to place a link for the Store Locator in the
top right corner of the home page, but it will not appear on tutorial or
eCommerce pages. What kind of navigational element is this?
A. Breadcrumb
B. Utility
C. Secondary
D. Primary - ANSUtility
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A less experienced Web developer asks you how databases are related to
Web forms. Which of the following would you include in your response?
A. Databases collect the data that a user enters into your Web site and the
Web form holds that data for later retrieval.
B. A Web form exists on your local machine and when you connect to the
internet it transfers that information to a database.
C. Web forms, or just forms, typically send the data they collect to a
database, so one doesn't usually exist without the other.
D. Databases hold all of the user information on the server. It has nothing
to do with a Web form. - ANSWeb forms, or just forms, typically send the
data they collect to a database, so one doesn't usually exist without the
other.
A starting point that many professional designers use to build their
navigation system is to divide a site's pages into two categories, primary
and secondary. What is the difference between primary and secondary
pages?
A. Secondary pages are the pages that contain the programming for the
primary pages.
B. Primary pages are globally accessible via primary navigation elements
from everywhere in the site.
C. Primary pages are the only pages users see.
D. Secondary pages are globally accessible via secondary navigation
elements - ANSPrimary pages are globally accessible via primary
navigation elements from everywhere in the site.
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A web site designer is using percentage-based dimensions to allow a web
site to shrink or enlarge according to the browser and device screen size.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE NAME FOR THIS TYPE OF
DESIGN?
A. Responsive grid design
B. Fixed grid design
C. Fluid grid design
D. Symmetrical grid design - ANSFluid grid design
A Web site style guide promotes consistency in content and formatting and
is crucial for a large Web site. When should the style guide be developed?
A. The style guide, along with the Web site operation manual, is written
when the Web site is completed and published to a Web host server.
B. The Web site style guide is developed as the Web site progresses,
changing as the design and development proceeds.
C. The style guide is developed, written and finalized before project
development begins.
D. The style guide should be documented at the beginning of project
development, consulted and updated frequently throughout project
development and updated on an ongoing basis as the Web site matures. -
ANSThe style guide should be documented at the beginning of project
development, consulted and updated frequently throughout project
development and updated on an ongoing basis as the Web site matures.
A well-designed navigation system enables users to move between
sections and pages of a site in an orderly manner guided by:
A. a breadcrumb system of navigation.
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B. flashy dropdown menus and options.
C. a series of blue, underlined hyperlinks.
D. a clear mental model of the underlying
site structure. - ANSA clear mental model of the underlying site structure.
Acknowledging that the long-term trend of mobile device usage is likely to
increase, which approach will you keep in mind when creating interactive
sites?
A. Designing Web sites for compatibility on mobile devices is now the trend
as Web design will generally scale up to fit on desktop/laptop displays
without issue.
B. Designing for mobile Web devices is now the rule, not the exception.
C. It is sufficient to design Web sites for desktop/laptop browsers and then
tweak them afterwards to fit on smaller mobile screens.
D. It is not possible to create interactive sites for all mobile devices and
wearables so a site should be developed to be interactive on only the most
popular mobile devices. - ANSDesigning for mobile Web devices is now the
rule, not the exception.
After drawing conclusions from the data you gathered via user analysis and
Web analytics, you need to put these conclusions into practice by using
them to optimize the look & feel of your site.
Which of the following questions address the "feel" of your Web site?
A. Can you get a sense of the structure of the site from looking at one of its
pages?
B. Does its appearance make you confident about its content?
C. Is it an attractive site?
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C773 User Interface Design Exam
Review Questions and Verified Answers
Updated 2025. Graded A
A bottom-up approach is generally considered better for Web design. The
main advantage of this approach is it:
A. Allows you to define the look and feel of the site as a whole, then create
and arrange its parts.
B. Does not require you to create sketches, wireframes, and mockups of
the site pages.
C. Places theory, the idea of the Web site, over practice.
D. Places user satisfaction (usability) right where it should be: at the head
of the designer's list of priorities. - ANSPlaces user satisfaction (usability)
right where it should be: at the head of the designer's list of priorities.
A large hardware retailer has a very large website, with many pages of do-
it-yourself (DIY) tutorials and product information. However, some
customers are visiting the site to find the closest physical store. The
development team has elected to place a link for the Store Locator in the
top right corner of the home page, but it will not appear on tutorial or
eCommerce pages. What kind of navigational element is this?
A. Breadcrumb
B. Utility
C. Secondary
D. Primary - ANSUtility
1
, 2
A less experienced Web developer asks you how databases are related to
Web forms. Which of the following would you include in your response?
A. Databases collect the data that a user enters into your Web site and the
Web form holds that data for later retrieval.
B. A Web form exists on your local machine and when you connect to the
internet it transfers that information to a database.
C. Web forms, or just forms, typically send the data they collect to a
database, so one doesn't usually exist without the other.
D. Databases hold all of the user information on the server. It has nothing
to do with a Web form. - ANSWeb forms, or just forms, typically send the
data they collect to a database, so one doesn't usually exist without the
other.
A starting point that many professional designers use to build their
navigation system is to divide a site's pages into two categories, primary
and secondary. What is the difference between primary and secondary
pages?
A. Secondary pages are the pages that contain the programming for the
primary pages.
B. Primary pages are globally accessible via primary navigation elements
from everywhere in the site.
C. Primary pages are the only pages users see.
D. Secondary pages are globally accessible via secondary navigation
elements - ANSPrimary pages are globally accessible via primary
navigation elements from everywhere in the site.
2
, 3
A web site designer is using percentage-based dimensions to allow a web
site to shrink or enlarge according to the browser and device screen size.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE NAME FOR THIS TYPE OF
DESIGN?
A. Responsive grid design
B. Fixed grid design
C. Fluid grid design
D. Symmetrical grid design - ANSFluid grid design
A Web site style guide promotes consistency in content and formatting and
is crucial for a large Web site. When should the style guide be developed?
A. The style guide, along with the Web site operation manual, is written
when the Web site is completed and published to a Web host server.
B. The Web site style guide is developed as the Web site progresses,
changing as the design and development proceeds.
C. The style guide is developed, written and finalized before project
development begins.
D. The style guide should be documented at the beginning of project
development, consulted and updated frequently throughout project
development and updated on an ongoing basis as the Web site matures. -
ANSThe style guide should be documented at the beginning of project
development, consulted and updated frequently throughout project
development and updated on an ongoing basis as the Web site matures.
A well-designed navigation system enables users to move between
sections and pages of a site in an orderly manner guided by:
A. a breadcrumb system of navigation.
3
, 4
B. flashy dropdown menus and options.
C. a series of blue, underlined hyperlinks.
D. a clear mental model of the underlying
site structure. - ANSA clear mental model of the underlying site structure.
Acknowledging that the long-term trend of mobile device usage is likely to
increase, which approach will you keep in mind when creating interactive
sites?
A. Designing Web sites for compatibility on mobile devices is now the trend
as Web design will generally scale up to fit on desktop/laptop displays
without issue.
B. Designing for mobile Web devices is now the rule, not the exception.
C. It is sufficient to design Web sites for desktop/laptop browsers and then
tweak them afterwards to fit on smaller mobile screens.
D. It is not possible to create interactive sites for all mobile devices and
wearables so a site should be developed to be interactive on only the most
popular mobile devices. - ANSDesigning for mobile Web devices is now the
rule, not the exception.
After drawing conclusions from the data you gathered via user analysis and
Web analytics, you need to put these conclusions into practice by using
them to optimize the look & feel of your site.
Which of the following questions address the "feel" of your Web site?
A. Can you get a sense of the structure of the site from looking at one of its
pages?
B. Does its appearance make you confident about its content?
C. Is it an attractive site?
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