DRTL 2080 Exam 1 – Practice Questions & Study Guide
Graphical User Interface (GUI) - correct answer ✔✔(GUI, commonly pronounced gooey) is a
type of user interface that allowsuserstointeractwith electronic devices using images rather
than text commands.
GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such asMP3players, portable media players
or gaming devices, household appliances, office and industry equipment.
AGUI represents the information and actions available to a user through graphicaliconsand
visual indicators such assecondary notation, as opposed totext-based interfaces, typed
command labels or text navigation. The actions are usually performed throughdirect
manipulationof the graphical elements.
Examples of Graphical User Interface: - correct answer ✔✔Windows Operating System
Mac Operating system
Command-line interface (CLI) - correct answer ✔✔Acommand-line interface is a means of
interaction with acomputer programwhere theuser(orclient) issues commands to the program
in the form of successive lines oftext(command lines).
User-centered design - correct answer ✔✔a type of user interface design and a process in
which the needs, wants, and limitations of end users of a product are given extensive attention
at each stage of the design process.
User-centered design can be characterized as a multi-stage problem solving process that not
only requires designers to analyze and foresee how users are likely to use a product, but also to
test the validity of their assumptions with regards to user behavior in real world tests with
actual users.
,Such testing is necessary as it is often very difficult for the designers of a product to understand
intuitively what a first-time user of their design experiences, and what each user'slearning
curvemay look like.
1. User-Who the users are
2. Task-What activities are being carried out
3. Context-Wherethe interaction is taking place
user - correct answer ✔✔Who is the User?
Is the user young? Old?
Is the user a female, male?
Does the user
oHave a Disability?
oSpeak another lang. (which is very probable)
User -understanding the user
Need to take into account what people are good and bad at
Consider what might help people in the way they currently do things
Listen to what people want and get them involvedUse tried and tested user-based methods
task - correct answer ✔✔What activities are being carried out
What specific task(s) does the user want to accomplish
What are the subtasks of the activity
How can we simplify those tasks or change them (maybe even do them because you "learn"
something about your user!)
context - correct answer ✔✔Where the interaction is taking place
, Where is the activity going to be performed? (cold, hot, up, down, noisy, quiet, etc.)
Does the location change as the user performs the activity (i.e. -are you mobile)?
Is there more than one person performing the activity -and does this change?
Will there be different activities for different people and for different places?
Responsive web design(often abbreviated to RWD) - correct answer ✔✔an approach to web
design in which a site is crafted to provide an optimal viewing experience—easy reading and
navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling—across a wide range of devices
(from desktop computer monitors to mobile phones).
true or false Does your calculator have a GUI? - correct answer ✔✔true
Posting a picture on your Facebook? - correct answer ✔✔task
Posting a picture on your Facebookusing cell phone? - correct answer ✔✔context
User? (For phone versus computer) - correct answer ✔✔
Task? (For phone versus computer) - correct answer ✔✔
Context? (For phone versus computer) - correct answer ✔✔
Process of developing an interface - correct answer ✔✔The goal of user interface design is to
make the user's interaction as simple and efficient as possible, in terms of accomplishing user
goals—what is often calleduser-centered design.
steps:
1. branding
Graphical User Interface (GUI) - correct answer ✔✔(GUI, commonly pronounced gooey) is a
type of user interface that allowsuserstointeractwith electronic devices using images rather
than text commands.
GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such asMP3players, portable media players
or gaming devices, household appliances, office and industry equipment.
AGUI represents the information and actions available to a user through graphicaliconsand
visual indicators such assecondary notation, as opposed totext-based interfaces, typed
command labels or text navigation. The actions are usually performed throughdirect
manipulationof the graphical elements.
Examples of Graphical User Interface: - correct answer ✔✔Windows Operating System
Mac Operating system
Command-line interface (CLI) - correct answer ✔✔Acommand-line interface is a means of
interaction with acomputer programwhere theuser(orclient) issues commands to the program
in the form of successive lines oftext(command lines).
User-centered design - correct answer ✔✔a type of user interface design and a process in
which the needs, wants, and limitations of end users of a product are given extensive attention
at each stage of the design process.
User-centered design can be characterized as a multi-stage problem solving process that not
only requires designers to analyze and foresee how users are likely to use a product, but also to
test the validity of their assumptions with regards to user behavior in real world tests with
actual users.
,Such testing is necessary as it is often very difficult for the designers of a product to understand
intuitively what a first-time user of their design experiences, and what each user'slearning
curvemay look like.
1. User-Who the users are
2. Task-What activities are being carried out
3. Context-Wherethe interaction is taking place
user - correct answer ✔✔Who is the User?
Is the user young? Old?
Is the user a female, male?
Does the user
oHave a Disability?
oSpeak another lang. (which is very probable)
User -understanding the user
Need to take into account what people are good and bad at
Consider what might help people in the way they currently do things
Listen to what people want and get them involvedUse tried and tested user-based methods
task - correct answer ✔✔What activities are being carried out
What specific task(s) does the user want to accomplish
What are the subtasks of the activity
How can we simplify those tasks or change them (maybe even do them because you "learn"
something about your user!)
context - correct answer ✔✔Where the interaction is taking place
, Where is the activity going to be performed? (cold, hot, up, down, noisy, quiet, etc.)
Does the location change as the user performs the activity (i.e. -are you mobile)?
Is there more than one person performing the activity -and does this change?
Will there be different activities for different people and for different places?
Responsive web design(often abbreviated to RWD) - correct answer ✔✔an approach to web
design in which a site is crafted to provide an optimal viewing experience—easy reading and
navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling—across a wide range of devices
(from desktop computer monitors to mobile phones).
true or false Does your calculator have a GUI? - correct answer ✔✔true
Posting a picture on your Facebook? - correct answer ✔✔task
Posting a picture on your Facebookusing cell phone? - correct answer ✔✔context
User? (For phone versus computer) - correct answer ✔✔
Task? (For phone versus computer) - correct answer ✔✔
Context? (For phone versus computer) - correct answer ✔✔
Process of developing an interface - correct answer ✔✔The goal of user interface design is to
make the user's interaction as simple and efficient as possible, in terms of accomplishing user
goals—what is often calleduser-centered design.
steps:
1. branding
