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SWE 432, Fall 2008
September 29
 

  1. What is a modal dialogue box and when should it be used?
  2. No other interaction is possible until the modal box is disposed of. Only use for very critical messages.

  3. Choose the correct widget from [ pulldown menu | radio box ] to complete each of the following statements.
    1. If you design an interface that asks students to indicate their major of study, the selection should be implemented as a [ pulldown menu | radio box ].
      pulldown - too many choices
    2. If you design an interface that asks users to choose which country they were born in, the selection should be implemented as a [ pulldown menu | radio box ].
      pulldown - too many choices
    3. If you design an interface that asks users to choose between displaying email addresses or not displaying email addresses, the selection should be implemented as a [ pulldown menu | radio box ].
      radio - only two choices
    4. If you design an interface that asks students to indicate their year in college, the selection should be implemented as a pulldown menu or a radio box? [ pulldown menu | radio box ].
      radio - only four choices
  4. Match the following types of modal dialog boxes with their correct definition.
    1. Property       A. Gives the user some feedback
    2. Function B. User performs some function
    3. Bulletin C. User can change settings of an object
    4. Process D. Tells the user the system is busy
    [ (1, C), (2, B), (3, A), (4, D) ]