Web Usability Quiz

10 Questions | By Leomaxleo | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 3030

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Test your knowledge of basic Web usability principles.

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1.

An important first step in designing a Web site is to:
- A.
  
  Choose site colors
- B.
  
  Identify target user groups
- C.
  
  Prototype the home page
- D.
  
  Develop form filling requirements
- E.
  
  Determine widgets/controls
2.

Usability testing for a Web site can be performed with:
- A.
  
  Hand-drawn designs
- B.
  
  Illustrations of navigational controls
- C.
  
  Final graphical representations
- D.
  
  Detailed screen designs
- E.
  
  All of the above
3.

An expert review is:
- A.
  
  Difficult to perform
- B.
  
  Relatively quick to do
- C.
  
  Based on one standard set of guidelines
- D.
  
  Representative of real users
- E.
  
  None of the above
4.

Multimedia should be used:
- A.
  
  As much as possible to impress users
- B.
  
  Never because of download times
- C.
  
  Sparingly to support the intent of the site
- D.
  
  Only for audio and not video
- E.
  
  None of the above
5.

To improve the time it takes to scan a Web page in Portuguese, text should be:
- A.
  
  Centered
- B.
  
  Left aligned
- C.
  
  Right aligned
- D.
  
  Staggered
- E.
  
  None of the above
6.

To organize information on a Web page, grouping can be used to differentiate related and unrelated information by:
- A.
  
  Inserting a blank line between groups
- B.
  
  Indenting to show a sub-grouping
- C.
  
  Putting a panel or box around related information
- D.
  
  Leaving white space between groups
- E.
  
  All of the above
7.

Items on a Web page can be sequenced based on each of the following except:
- A.
  
  Alphabetical, when names of items are not known to users
- B.
  
  Frequency of use by typical users
- C.
  
  Logic or task flow of typical users
- D.
  
  Importance
- E.
  
  Alphabetical, when names of items are known to users
8.

In general, when writing for the Web one should do all of the following except:
- A.
  
  Avoid lengthy paragraphs
- B.
  
  Write in active voice
- C.
  
  Use computer terminology
- D.
  
  Use correct tone
- E.
  
  Use words consistently
9.

Guidelines for good color usage include all of these points except:
- A.
  
  Use colors to show relationships
- B.
  
  Use colors as codes (e.g., green=go)
- C.
  
  Use colors to aid scanning
- D.
  
  Use up to 5 colors for highlighting objects
- E.
  
  Use colors to draw attention
10.

Red text should not be used on a blue background because:
- A.
  
  It has patriotic meaning for those in the U.S.
- B.
  
  They are not aesthetic together
- C.
  
  It will be fuzzy to read
- D.
  
  These are not browser safe colors
- E.
  
  All of the above