App Dev Worksheet: UI vs UX
Developer's tip (Look and feel): UI (user interface) = the look: colours, fonts, icons, layout. UX (user experience) = how it feels: easy, fast, not confusing. Count taps: each arrow in a path is one tap; fewer taps for the same task = better UX.
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- 1.Which of these is about UX (the experience)? (a) how fast a task is done (b) the icon shapes (c) the theme colours (d) the font size
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how easy sign-up is (b) how many taps it takes (c) the screen layout (d) whether users get lost
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3.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Address → Cart → Pens
Design B: Home → Pay → Offers → Size → Item → Shop → Confirm (a) Design A (b) Design B -
4.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design B need?
Design A: Home → Results → Search → Size → Shop → Pay
Design B: Home → Pay → Cart → Menu → Offers → Item → Size - 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the font size (b) how easy sign-up is (c) whether users get lost (d) how many taps it takes
- 6.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: how users feel after? (a) UX (b) UI
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7.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Menu → Search → Item → Results → Pay → Offers
Design B: Home → Confirm → Pay -
8.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Pay → Cart → Confirm → Size → Pens → Shop
Design B: Home → Size → Pens → Address → Menu → Results - 9.🎨 Fewer taps to finish a task usually means ___. (a) more colours (b) a bigger app (c) worse UX (d) better UX
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10.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Menu → Confirm → Item → Pens → Search → Address
Design B: Home → Shop → Results → Confirm (a) Design B (b) Design A - 11.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: the button colours? (a) UI (b) UX
- 12.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: how fast a task is done? (a) UI (b) UX
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13.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Results → Address → Pay → Cart → Search
Design B: Home → Confirm → Cart → Size - 14.True or false: whether users get lost is about UI (the look). (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is about UI (the look)? (a) whether users get lost (b) how easy sign-up is (c) the font size (d) how many taps it takes
- 16.🎨 UX stands for user ___. (a) express (b) extra (c) example (d) experience
- 17.True or false: the screen layout is about UX (the experience). (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: the font size is about UI (the look). (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the button colours (b) how many taps it takes (c) the font size (d) the theme colours
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20.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Menu → Confirm → Size → Item
Design B: Home → Cart → Results (a) Design B (b) Design A - 21.🎨 Who should you test the UX with? (a) nobody (b) real users (c) the app icon (d) only yourself
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22.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Results → Search
Design B: Home → Menu → Item → Offers → Confirm → Pay → Results - 23.Which of these is about UI (the look)? (a) the screen layout (b) how many taps it takes (c) how easy sign-up is (d) whether users get lost
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24.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Address → Confirm
Design B: Home → Offers → Item → Pens → Cart → Size -
25.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Offers → Address → Shop → Menu → Size → Pay
Design B: Home → Size → Address → Shop (a) Design A (b) Design B - 26.True or false: the button colours is about UI (the look). (a) True (b) False
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27.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Search → Cart → Offers → Address → Pens
Design B: Home → Shop → Results - 28.Which of these is about UI (the look)? (a) how easy sign-up is (b) the button colours (c) how fast a task is done (d) whether users get lost
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how users feel after (b) how many taps it takes (c) the icon shapes (d) how fast a task is done
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30.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Shop → Item → Results → Search → Pens
Design B: Home → Results → Search → Size → Address (a) Design B (b) Design A -
31.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Menu → Address
Design B: Home → Menu → Pens → Offers (a) Design B (b) Design A - 32.🎨 Is this about UI or UX: whether users get lost? (a) UI (b) UX
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33.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Menu → Pay → Item
Design B: Home → Offers → Cart → Size → Shop - 34.🎨 A beautiful app that confuses everyone has ___. (a) good UX but poor UI (b) no UI at all (c) perfect UX (d) good UI but poor UX
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35.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does Design B need?
Design A: Home → Address → Cart → Pens → Menu → Confirm → Results
Design B: Home → Shop → Size → Cart → Search → Item -
36.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). How many taps does the shorter design save?
Design A: Home → Size → Address
Design B: Home → Cart → Confirm → Pay → Results - 37.🎨 UI stands for user ___. (a) interface (b) idea (c) input (d) internet
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38.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Search → Shop
Design B: Home → Pens → Menu → Pay → Shop → Cart (a) Design B (b) Design A - 39.True or false: the icon shapes is about UI (the look). (a) False (b) True
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40.👆 Two designs for the same task (each arrow is one tap). Which needs FEWER taps?
Design A: Home → Address → Pay → Search → Offers
Design B: Home → Item → Address → Search → Size → Pay → Confirm (a) Design B (b) Design A
Answer key
- how fast a task is done
- the screen layout
- Design A
- 6
- the font size
- UX
- 4
- 1
- better UX
- Design B
- UI
- UX
- 2
- False
- the font size
- experience
- False
- True
- how many taps it takes
- Design B
- real users
- 4
- the screen layout
- 3
- Design B
- True
- 3
- the button colours
- the icon shapes
- Design B
- Design A
- UX
- 1
- good UI but poor UX
- 5
- 2
- interface
- Design A
- True
- Design A
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