HTML L17 Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for usability?

• Group related items into separate components

• All navigation bars should provide a link to the Home page

• Adhere to the current conventions for using websites

• Present the critical information above the fold

The term “website conventions” refers to

• usability and accessibility

• the presentation and operational features that most websites share

• the use of HTML for content and CSS for formatting and page layout

• the common layout of websites with header, footer, and three columns

Which of the following is NOT a website convention?

• Underlined text is always a link.

• If you click on a cart symbol, you go to your shopping cart.

• The maximum number of characters in a text line should be around 65.

• The header consists of logo, utilities, and navigation bar.

When you design a website, you should

• always design for desktop first

• always design for mobile devices first

• keep the desktop design in mind even if you design for mobile devices first

• keep the mobile design in mind even if you design for the desktop first

If you’re designing a website for a small, relatively unknown company, the primary guideline for home page design is

• don’t include an active link to the home page

• use a header that has a convincing tag line

• make sure the home page looks different than the other pages

• use the home page to sell the website and thus the company

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for developing a home page?

• Don’t include an active link to the home page

• Design the home page so it is similar to the other pages of the site

• Code a title element that has less than 64 characters

• Only use familiar icons for navigation

Which of the following is NOT a way to show the users where they are in the website?

• Highlight the active link in the navigation bar

• Highlight the active page link in the sidebar

• Include a page heading that is the same as the link that led to the page

• Include a text block in the heading that describes the contents of the page

To make the best use of space on each web page, you should do all but one of the following. Which one is it?

• Put the critical content above the fold

• Use striking images to generate attention

• Put the most important content in the primary locations

• Keep the header relatively small

Unlike tradition sequential writing, “chunking” is better for web writing because

• it lets the users select the content they’re interested in

• it provides more structure to the writing

• it makes it easier to do the writing

• it can easily be implemented with CSS

Which of the following is NOT a principle for graphics design?

• Related items should be close together

• Design elements shouldn’t be continued from page to page

• Use contrast to highlight important page components

• Related items should line up with each other