Chapter 12 Designing Effective Input

Well-designed input forms and display screens should meet all of the following objectives except _____.

• effectiveness

• accuracy

• ease of use

• efficiency

Which is not a guideline for form design?

• Make forms easy to fill out.

• Ensure that forms meet the purpose for which they are designed.

• Design forms to assure accurate completion.

• Keep forms short.

Which is not one of the seven main sections of a strong form?

• heading

• footnote

• body

• signature and verification

Which section is in the top quarter of the form?

• identification and access

• body

• totals

• comments

Which of the following is not on the bottom of the form?

• verification

• totals

• identification

• comments

Which leaves a stub behind as a record when separated?

• all specialty forms

• perforated forms

• continuous-feed forms

• multiple-part forms

Which are not useful design elements to make forms attractive?

• type fonts

• line weights

• separating categories and subcategories

• regular spacing between lines

Which is not a basic duty for controlling forms?

• making sure that each form in use fulfills its specific purpose

• encouraging creative duplication of information collected and the forms that collect it

• designing effective forms

• making sure that the specified purpose is integral to organizational functioning

Which is not a guideline for display screen design?

• Keep the display simple.

• Keep the display presentation consistent.

• Facilitate user movement among display screens and pages.

• Create a basic and unattractive display screen.

The occasional user should have ______% of the display screen containing useful information.

• 30

• 40

• 50

• 70