QCE Digital Solutions Unit 1 Crossword: Understanding Digital Problems and User Experiences and Interfaces (Modules 60–81)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 3. The five checks for judging an interface: accessibility, effectiveness, safety, utility and learnability. They can conflict, so designers balance them. Word 2 of: __________ __________ (10)
- 6. Word 3 of the term in 5 Down: ____-determined ________ (8)
- 7. A design problem that makes an interface hard to use, such as clutter, hidden or tiny controls, unclear labels or error messages, inconsistency, or no feedback. (7)
- 9. An effect on money, jobs, costs or markets, such as savings for users, new businesses, jobs created or lost, or the cost of access. Word 1 of: ________ ______ (8)
- 10. Word 1 of the term in 3 Across: __________ __________ (10)
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- 1. An effect a digital solution has on an individual user, such as their wellbeing, privacy, time saved, skills or independence. It can be positive or negative. Word 2 of: ________ ______ (6)
- 2. An interface has ______ when it gives users the features and information they need for their tasks, with nothing important missing and no unneeded extras getting in the way. (7)
- 4. How quickly and easily new users can work out how to use an interface with little help, using familiar conventions, clear labels and onboarding hints. (12)
- 5. ______ you write yourself to judge a solution's personal, social and economic impacts, unlike prescribed ______, which the course sets for you. Make them measurable. Word 1 of: ____-determined ________ (4)
- 8. Word 1 of the term in 1 Down: ________ ______ (8)
Answer Key
QCE Digital Solutions Unit 1 · Modules 60–81
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3PRINCIPLES — The five checks for judging an interface: accessibility, effectiveness, safety, utility and learnability. They can conflict, so designers balance them. Word 2 of: __________ __________
6CRITERIA — Word 3 of the term in 5 Down: ____-determined ________
7PITFALL — A design problem that makes an interface hard to use, such as clutter, hidden or tiny controls, unclear labels or error messages, inconsistency, or no feedback.
9ECONOMIC — An effect on money, jobs, costs or markets, such as savings for users, new businesses, jobs created or lost, or the cost of access. Word 1 of: ________ ______
10USEABILITY — Word 1 of the term in 3 Across: __________ __________
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1IMPACT — An effect a digital solution has on an individual user, such as their wellbeing, privacy, time saved, skills or independence. It can be positive or negative. Word 2 of: ________ ______
2UTILITY — An interface has ______ when it gives users the features and information they need for their tasks, with nothing important missing and no unneeded extras getting in the way.
4LEARNABILITY — How quickly and easily new users can work out how to use an interface with little help, using familiar conventions, clear labels and onboarding hints.
5SELF — ______ you write yourself to judge a solution's personal, social and economic impacts, unlike prescribed ______, which the course sets for you. Make them measurable. Word 1 of: ____-determined ________
8PERSONAL — Word 1 of the term in 1 Down: ________ ______