56) Which of the following is an example of a form?
A) Invoice
B) Pie chart
C) Mailing labels
D) Weekly sales summaries by region and salesperson
E) Automated teller machine transaction layout
Classification: Application
57) Which of the following is an example of a form?
A) Invoice
B) Pie chart
C) Mailing labels
D) An electronic spreadsheet
E) Weekly sales summaries by region and salesperson
Classification: Application
58) Which of the following best describes a business document that contains only predefined
data?
A) Electronic spreadsheet
B) Turn-around document
C) Form
D) Report
E) Coupon
Classification: Concept
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59) Which of the following is an example of a report?
A) Mailing labels
B) Computer sign-on screen
C) Electronic spreadsheet
D) Automated teller machine transaction layout
E) Class registration sheet
Classification: Concept
60) Each of the following are true statements EXCEPT:
A) every output form or report is a data flow produced by a process on a data-flow diagram.
B) forms have a stylized format and are usually not in simple rows and columns.
C) a report is only for reading and often contains data about multiple unrelated records in a
computer file.
D) a form typically contains data from only one record.
E) systems inputs and outputs are produced during the systems implementation and operation
phase of the systems development life cycle.
Classification: Concept
61) Form and report design:
A) generally follows a prototyping approach.
B) generally follows a structured methodology.
C) generally follows a structured design approach.
D) generally follows a structured analysis approach.
E) uses Structured English to prepare the design specifications.
Classification: Concept
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62) When designing a form or report, which of the following is a fundamental question?
A) Who will pay for the form or report?
B) What reports will be removed?
C) When is the form or report needed and used?
D) Where will the report be housed?
E) How will the report be marketed?
Classification: Concept
63) The major deliverables associated with the human interface design stage are:
A) process models.
B) the Baseline Project Plan and structure charts.
C) logic models.
D) design specifications.
E) program specifications.
Classification: Concept
64) Which of the following is the design specification section that provides a general overview of
the characteristics of the target users, tasks, systems, and environmental factors in which the
form or report will be used?
A) System description
B) Narrative overview
C) Sample design
D) Testing and usability assessment
E) Project overview
Classification: Concept
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65) Which part of the design specification explains to those who will actually develop the final
form why this form exists and how it will be used so that they can make the appropriate
implementation decisions?
A) System description
B) Narrative overview
C) Sample design
D) Testing and usability assessment
E) Project overview
Classification: Concept
66) Designing usable forms and reports requires:
A) prototyping.
B) data modeling.
C) active interaction with end users.
D) process modeling.
E) using structured analysis.
Classification: Concept
67) Which of the following is a guideline for designing forms and reports?
A) Design a complex navigation system
B) Balance the layout
C) Include as much additional information as possible to be comprehensive
D) Use abbreviations in titles
E) Limit the forms or reports to 1000 rows
Classification: Concept
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68) Providing a current date that identifies when the form or report was generated corresponds to
the form and report guideline of:
A) balance the layout.
B) design an easy navigation system.
C) include meaningful information.
D) use meaningful titles.
E) market the form.
Classification: Concept
69) Making sure that all data and entry fields are clearly labeled corresponds to the following
form and report guideline:
A) balance the layout.
B) design an easy navigation system.
C) use meaningful titles.
D) include meaningful information.
E) market the form.
Classification: Concept
70) A common mistake using highlighting includes:
A) blinking and audible tones.
B) color differences.
C) intensity differences.
D) size differences.
E) overusing highlighting elements.
Classification: Concept
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71) Commonly used methods for highlighting include each of the following EXCEPT:
A) reverse video.
B) boxing.
C) spacing.
D) underlining.
E) all capital letters.
Classification: Concept
72) Each of the following is a true statement about highlighting EXCEPT:
A) highlighting techniques can be used singularly or in combination, depending upon the level of
emphasis desired by the designer.
B) highlighting should be used conservatively.
C) highlighting methods should be consistently selected and used based upon the level of
importance of the emphasized information.
D) highlighting should be used as frequently as possible to draw the user to or away from certain
information and to group together related information.
E) it is important to examine how a particular highlighting method appears on all possible output
devices that could be used with the system.
Classification: Concept
73) Which of the following is a guideline for displaying text?
A) Use double spacing if space permits.
B) Do not hyphenate words between lines.
C) Left-justify text and leave a ragged right margin.
D) Display text in mixed upper– and lowercase and use conventional punctuation.
E) All of the above are guidelines for displaying text.
Classification: Concept
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74) Each of the following is a guideline for displaying text EXCEPT:
A) use abbreviations and acronyms instead of full text.
B) do not hyphenate words between lines.
C) left-justify text and leave a ragged right margin.
D) display text in mixed upper- and lowercase and use conventional punctuation.
E) use double spacing if space permits.
Classification: Concept
75) Which of the following are general guidelines for displaying tables and lists?
A) All columns and rows should not contain labels.
B) Place three blank lines between every five rows in long columns.
C) Use the same family of typefaces within and across displays and reports.
D) Do not include white space on printed reports for the user to write notes.
E) Rows should be limited to 1000.
Classification: Concept
76) Which of the following is NOT a general guideline for displaying tables and lists?
A) Labels should be separated from other information by using highlighting.
B) Avoid overly fancy fonts.
C) Columns should have at least two spaces between them.
D) Right-justify textual data, and use a short line length.
E) Similar information displayed in multiple columns should be sorted vertically.
Classification: Concept
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77) Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding paper versus electronic reports?
A) Ink-jet printers and laser printers produce reports that look identical to the display screen.
B) Impact printers can exactly replicate a screen report to paper.
C) Impact printers are very fast, very reliable, and relatively inexpensive.
D) Impact printers are mainly used for producing large batches of reports.
E) When designing forms and reports for use with impact printers, you may be limited in the
range of formatting, text types, and highlighting options.
Classification: Concept
78) Which of the following focuses on how information is provided to and captured from users?
A) Structure chart
B) Flow chart
C) Entity-relationship diagram
D) PERT diagram
E) Interface and dialogue design
Classification: Concept
79) When designing interfaces and dialogues, you follow a:
A) prototyping approach.
B) structured methodology approach.
C) structured design approach.
D) structured analysis approach.
E) Structured English approach.
Classification: Concept
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