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App development lesson 16: Designing apps: Part 2 test · Set 212 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (Think like the user): First decide which topic the question is about. Use that lesson’s rule: 48 px buttons, 16 px text, the screen stack, the flow order. For code, count positions from 0.

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  1. 1.💾 Data saved only on the phone is lost when ___. (a) the screen turns off (b) you send a message (c) the app is closed (d) the phone is lost
  2. 2.🖼️ In this wireframe (top to bottom), what is right below the big picture?
    [ tab bar ]
    [ big picture ]
    [ title text ]
    [ Add button ]
    (a) title text (b) tab bar (c) Add button
  3. 3.🎨 Who should you test the UX with? (a) only yourself (b) nobody (c) the app icon (d) real users
  4. 4.✏️ Is this true of a wireframe or of a final design: uses plain grey boxes? (a) a final design (b) a wireframe
  5. 5.🔢 In a food-order flow, which comes FIRST? (a) check the cart (b) open the menu (c) track the order (d) add it to the cart
  6. 6.🔢 In a food-order flow, which comes first: “open the menu” or “track the order”? (a) track the order (b) open the menu
  7. 7.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
    Body text: 10 px
    Caption: 19 px
    Menu: 23 px
  8. 8.True or false: the button colours is about UI (the look). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is true of a wireframe? (a) shows the real fonts (b) uses the final pictures (c) is a quick sketch (d) looks like the real app
  10. 10.🔢 In a sign-up flow, which comes first: “open the app” or “type name and email”? (a) open the app (b) type name and email
  11. 11.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) light grey on white (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on white
  12. 12.💾 What is a variable? (a) a picture (b) a named box for a value (c) a phone setting (d) a type of screen
  13. 13.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
    Design A: Home → Pens → Cart → Confirm → Address → Size → Results
    Design B: Home → Address → Shop → Item → Pay
  14. 14.🎨 Fewer taps to finish a task usually means ___. (a) better UX (b) worse UX (c) more colours (d) a bigger app
  15. 15.🧭 Which part of navigation switches main sections? (a) a menu button (b) a tab bar (c) the back button
  16. 16.🧭 The app has tabs Home, Search, Profile. You start on Home, then:
    1. tap the Home tab
    2. open “Help page”
    3. tap Back
    How many times must you tap Back to reach the main screen of this tab?
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
  18. 18.✏️ Is this true of a wireframe or of a final design: is a quick sketch? (a) a final design (b) a wireframe
  19. 19.True or false: how users feel after is about UX (the experience). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔢 In a photo-post flow, which comes first: “post the photo” or “open the camera screen”? (a) post the photo (b) open the camera screen
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  22. 22.Which of these is about UX (the experience)? (a) the screen layout (b) the button colours (c) how easy sign-up is (d) the font size
  23. 23.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
    Design A: Home → Cart → Pens
    Design B: Home → Cart → Item → Shop → Confirm → Search
    (a) Design B (b) Design A
  24. 24.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.✏️ Why draw a wireframe before coding? (a) it runs the app (b) changes are quick (c) it saves data (d) it adds colours
  26. 26.🔢 In a food-order flow, what comes right after “pay for the order”? (a) track the order (b) open the menu (c) pick a dish (d) add it to the cart
  27. 27.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. How many texts on this screen are too small?
    Menu: 12 px
    Caption: 20 px
    Hint: 11 px
    Footer: 11 px
  28. 28.🔢 In a food-order flow, what comes right after “open the menu”? (a) track the order (b) pay for the order (c) check the cart (d) pick a dish
  29. 29.♿ Our rule: text is at least 16 px. Which text on this screen is too small?
    Title: 28 px
    Body text: 19 px
    Caption: 10 px
    (a) Body text (b) Caption (c) Title
  30. 30.True or false: the font size is about UI (the look). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “tiny tap areas” makes the app harder to use. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Back (c) Done (d) Start
  33. 33.🔢 In a photo-post flow, which comes FIRST? (a) write a caption (b) post the photo (c) open the camera screen (d) add a filter
  34. 34.🔢 In a photo-post flow, which comes first: “take the photo” or “post the photo”? (a) post the photo (b) take the photo
  35. 35.♿ A screen has 12 icon buttons. Only 2 of them have a text label for screen readers. How many still need a label?
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Next (c) Save (d) Done
  38. 38.Which of these is about UX (the experience)? (a) the icon shapes (b) the button colours (c) the theme colours (d) how fast a task is done
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.Which of these fits saving in the cloud? (a) photos on two devices (b) the sound on/off setting (c) notes to read offline (d) a draft you are typing

Answer key

  1. the phone is lost
  2. title text
  3. real users
  4. a wireframe
  5. open the menu
  6. open the menu
  7. 1
  8. True
  9. is a quick sketch
  10. open the app
  11. light grey on white
  12. a named box for a value
  13. 2
  14. better UX
  15. a tab bar
  16. 0
  17. 1
  18. a wireframe
  19. True
  20. open the camera screen
  21. poor design
  22. how easy sign-up is
  23. Design A
  24. False
  25. changes are quick
  26. track the order
  27. 3
  28. pick a dish
  29. Caption
  30. True
  31. True
  32. Send
  33. open the camera screen
  34. take the photo
  35. 10
  36. 3
  37. Next
  38. how fast a task is done
  39. 24
  40. photos on two devices

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