FIT3175 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Dialog Box, User Story, Skeuomorph
16 Jun 2018
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Lecture 8 Review Questions
1. In the Agile methodology, commonly employed in industry projects, developers use
'iterations' or 'sprints' to divide their time and keep track of progress.
What is the name of the process where the team figures out that a given task (or user story)
takes several mes as long as the effort for another task?
e.g. User Story U00123 (Redrawing a Map Visualisaon) is about ten mes as complex as
User Story U00431 (Showing a Welcome Page)
2. Which of the following is CORRECT regarding UI Design Elements?
a. A Menu is considered an interface design element.
b. Textures in UIs are considered an aempt at skeuomorphism.
c. Gestalt principles play a role in the element of visual flow. Incorrect
d. For experts, a very dense but well-organised screen is actually good for user
speed/performance.
e. According to Huang (2010), dark blue is used in design to give "an ethereal sense" to
the product.
3. When a designer uses the icon below for the Calendar option in an interface, this type of
representation is known as?
4. Which of the following is CORRECT regarding Shneiderman's 8SGR? Select one:
a. Design Dialogs to Yield Closure - 'dialog' refers to a dialog box used on e.g. iOS or
Android Incorrect
b. Seek universal usability - we must always cater for the needs of an average user
c. Keep users in control - provide salient informaon to users instead of convoluted
details
d. Reduce short-term memory load - promote recall over recognion
e. Prevent errors - validang users' form input helps the user recover from a crical
error
5. A data visualisation team has been hired to present lots of information about a company's
finances to its shareholders. Using state of the art tools including Tableau and Python, the team
decides to construct visually-appealing visualisations, graphs, etc. However, the team has
misused (and overused) visual effects, leading to an over-abundance of 3D styles, drop
shadows, visual animations, etc. (The shareholders hated this!)
This phenomenon is known as?
