Showing posts with label The terminology of Donald Norman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The terminology of Donald Norman. Show all posts

What is Affordance describing?

What is Affordance describing?


a. The look of a tool discloses what happens when you use the tool.

b. That an operation is easy to perform.

c. The way an object look shows you how to manipulate it.


Answer: c

Which of these is a correct description of the Gulf of evaluation?

Which of these is a correct description of the Gulf of evaluation?


a. The difference between the user's formulation of the actions to reach the goal and the actions allowed by the system.

b. The distance between the physical presentation of the system state and the expectation of the user.

c. The user misunderstands the rules for how to communicate information to the computer.


Answer: b

According to D. Norman, Constraints should be used:

According to D. Norman, Constraints should be used:


a. to stop unauthorised users from using a system.

b. to help users from different backgrounds to use the same system.

c. to guide the users and stop them from making mistakes.


Answer: c