grade 8 review SJC

When designing a product, what does “designing with empathy” mean?

• Paying attention to a user's feelings and needs when designing a product.
• Someone who uses an object, including software and hardware.
• Designing a product that’s difficult to use.
• Designing a product that’s suitable for everyone in the world to use.

In design, what is meant by “the user”

• Someone who buys the product.
• Someone who sells the product.
• Someone who designs the product.
• Someone who uses an object, including software and hardware.

How can we make sure a product fits the needs of a user?

• Make sure it has the design and features that a particular type of user needs in their life.
• Make a product that is suitable for the widest amount of people possible.
• Make sure the marketing tells people what they need from the product.
• Don’t make the product fit the needs of the user.

Which of the following users would benefit most from smart clothing that tracks heart rate and blood oxygen levels.

• An athlete.
• Young children.
• People who have to drive a long way to work
• People who love to play video games.

Define “prototype”

• The final product.
• A product that is designed using empathy.
• A first or early model of a product that allows you to test assumptions before developing a final version.
• The best version of a product.

Define “User interface” when talking about an app.

• The type of person who uses the app.
• The visual elements of a program that a user controls and interacts with. Often abbreviated UI.
• A type of facial recognition technology used to unlock an app.
• An international user

What does the "checkbox" element do in App Lab?

• Creates a text on the screen displaying the text provided
• Creates a checkbox on the screen
• Allows the user to initiate some app action
• Collects text input from the user

What does the "text input" element do in App Lab?

• Creates a text on the screen displaying the text provided
• Creates a checkbox on the screen
• Allows the user to initiate some app action
• Collects text input from the user

What does code mode in App Lab do?

• Changes elements of your app while it's running
• Lets you drag and drop User Interface elements into the app
• Allows you see the code behind the app
• It changes the color of the app

What does the "label" element do in App Lab?

• Creates a text on the screen displaying the text provided
• Creates a checkbox on the screen
• Allows the user to initiate some app action
• Collect text input from the user