[Solved] : Chapter 10 _ Designing Forms and Reports

Key Terms

1. Form
2. Lightweight graphics
3. Report
4. Template-Based HTML
5. Usability

1. Describe the prototyping process of designing forms and reports. What deliverables are produced from this process? Are these deliverables the same for all types of systems projects? Why or why not?

2. What initial question must be answered for an analyst to build an initial prototype of a system output?

3. When can highlighting be used to convey special information to users?

4. Discuss the benefits, problems, and general design process for the use of color when designing system output?
5. How should textual information be formatted on a help screen?
6. What type of labeling can you use in a table or list to improve its usability?
7. What column, row, and text formatting issues are important when designing tables and lists?
8. Describe how numeric, textual, and alphanumeric data should be formatted in table or list.
9. What is meant by usability and what characteristics of an interface are used to assess a systems usability?
10. What measures do many development groups use to assess a systems usability?
11. . List and describe common Web site design errors.
12. What are the general formatting guidelines to be followed for the design of forms and outputs?