SICI 4087

FIRST PARTIAL EXAM REVIEW TOPICS

CHAPTER 11

· Output Design Objectives (read pages 379-381)

· External vs. internal output

· Turnaround documents

· Types of reports (exception, detailed, historical, summary)

· Forms of Electronic output (table 11.2)

· Advantages of pull technology

· Push technology

· Factors to consider when choosing output technology

· Guidelines for printed output

· 4 guidelines for display screen design

· Considerations when building a Web site

· General Guidelines for designing Web sites (study page 381)

· The term “Web site”

· Stickiness

· Download time of a Web site

· Navigation on a Web site

· Most common graphics file formats for Web sites

· Main uses of Blogs

CHAPTER 12

· Proper flow on a form

· 4 Guidelines for form design (page 434)

· List the 7 Sections of a form

· 3 screen sections

· Design elements to make forms attractive

· Guidelines for display screen design

· Screen for the occasional user

· Recommended alignment of text on text boxes

· Main guidelines for the design of effective icons (page 446)

· Radio buttons, check box, sliders, command button, text box, drop-down list, tabs

· Top 5 most legible combinations of foreground on background

· The least legible colors for display design

· Web fill-in forms for e-commerce sites

· 7 Guidelines for designing an Internet and Intranet form (page 461)