EECS 3461 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS.
[1] Name the Interaction Design Principles. - ANS Visibility, Feedback, Constraints,
Consistency, Affordance
[2] Name the usability components. - ANS Effectiveness, Efficiency, Safety, Utility, Learnability,
Memorability, Satisfaction
[3] Human-Centred Design Methodology - ANS Modular: Encapsulate work into 4 different
activities
Decomposition: Stage work into a sequence of the 4 different activities.
Iteration: Repeat this sequence many times.
[3] What are the activities in Human-Centred Design Methodology? - ANS Establish
requirements, Designing alternatives, Prototyping, Evaluating
[4] What are the steps in Double Diamond of Design process model? - ANS Discover, Define,
Develop, Deliver
[5] What are some data collection methods? - ANS 1. Contextual inquiry
2. Brainstorming
3. User profiles
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, 4. Think-aloud protocol
[6] What are personas? - ANS They are rich descriptions of typical users of the product under
development, on which the designers can focus and design products
[6] What are scenarios? - ANS They are human activities/tasks in a relatable story that allows
exploration and discussion of contexts, needs, and requirements.
[7] What is prototyping? - ANS A manifestation of design that allows stakeholders to interact
with it and explore its suitability.
[7] What are the types of prototypes? - ANS Low-fidelity, High-fidelity
[7] What are some lo-fi prototypes? - ANS Storyboarding, sketching, index cards, wizard of Oz
[7] What is storyboarding? - ANS A series of sketches showing how user might inter act with
the product
[7] What are index cards? - ANS Each card represents one element of the interaction
Perhaps a screen or just an icon, menu, or dialog exchange
[7] What is the Wizard of Oz? - ANS The functionalities are not actually implemented.
A human operator simulates the software system's response to the user.
[7] What are Hi-fi prototyping methods? - ANS Wireframes, mockups, Interactive prototypes,
simple html/css representations
[7] What is a wireframe? - ANS Visual mockup that outlines the basics structure of product
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2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS.
[1] Name the Interaction Design Principles. - ANS Visibility, Feedback, Constraints,
Consistency, Affordance
[2] Name the usability components. - ANS Effectiveness, Efficiency, Safety, Utility, Learnability,
Memorability, Satisfaction
[3] Human-Centred Design Methodology - ANS Modular: Encapsulate work into 4 different
activities
Decomposition: Stage work into a sequence of the 4 different activities.
Iteration: Repeat this sequence many times.
[3] What are the activities in Human-Centred Design Methodology? - ANS Establish
requirements, Designing alternatives, Prototyping, Evaluating
[4] What are the steps in Double Diamond of Design process model? - ANS Discover, Define,
Develop, Deliver
[5] What are some data collection methods? - ANS 1. Contextual inquiry
2. Brainstorming
3. User profiles
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, 4. Think-aloud protocol
[6] What are personas? - ANS They are rich descriptions of typical users of the product under
development, on which the designers can focus and design products
[6] What are scenarios? - ANS They are human activities/tasks in a relatable story that allows
exploration and discussion of contexts, needs, and requirements.
[7] What is prototyping? - ANS A manifestation of design that allows stakeholders to interact
with it and explore its suitability.
[7] What are the types of prototypes? - ANS Low-fidelity, High-fidelity
[7] What are some lo-fi prototypes? - ANS Storyboarding, sketching, index cards, wizard of Oz
[7] What is storyboarding? - ANS A series of sketches showing how user might inter act with
the product
[7] What are index cards? - ANS Each card represents one element of the interaction
Perhaps a screen or just an icon, menu, or dialog exchange
[7] What is the Wizard of Oz? - ANS The functionalities are not actually implemented.
A human operator simulates the software system's response to the user.
[7] What are Hi-fi prototyping methods? - ANS Wireframes, mockups, Interactive prototypes,
simple html/css representations
[7] What is a wireframe? - ANS Visual mockup that outlines the basics structure of product
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