Bugs in Software Flashcards

(30 cards)

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What are input controls?

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Checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdown lists, list boxes, buttons, toggles, text fields, date field

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What are navigational components?

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Breadcrumb, slider, search field, pagination, tags, icons

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What are Information components?

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Tooltips, icons, progress bar, notifications, message boxes, modal windows

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What’s a container?

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Accordion

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Input controls, navigational components, information components, and containers are examples of what?

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Interface elements

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What are the most popular interface elements?

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checkbox, radio button, drop-down list, toggle button, text fields, breadcrumbs, icons, a slider, search box, pagination, tags, tooltips, progress bars, cards, notifications, modal windows, message boxes, accordion

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What is a checkbox?

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An interface element that allows the user to select one of more options from a set, either in columns or a vertical list

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What is the term used to describe a graphical control element that allows the user to choose only one of a predefined set of mutually exclusive options?

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radio button

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What is a drop-down list?

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a user interface that allows a user to select one item at a time similar to a radio button, but is in a more compact form allowing the developer to save space

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What kind of control displays checked/unchecked (On/Off) state as a button?

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Toggle button

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What is a text field?

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a place where user can enter and edit text

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What is the name for the clickable trail of pages that displays a user’s current location?

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breadcrumbs

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What is an icon?

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a simplified image serving as an intuitive symbol that helps a user navigate a system or software

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What is another name for a track bar?

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Slider

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What is a slider?

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a user interface control that allows a user to set or adjust a value. this does not change the format of the interface or any other info on the screen

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This is a style of text box which is optimized for text-based searches in large collections of values

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What is pagination?

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A way to divide content up between pages, and allow users to skip between pages, or go in order through the content.

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What do tags do?

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Allow users to find content in the same category

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What is the purpose of a tooltip?

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To allow the user to see hints when they hover over an item, usually the name a purpose of the item

20
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What indicates where a user is in a process, as they advance through the series of steps to complete that process?

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What’s a notification?

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An update message that announces something new for the user to see, such as a completed task or an error

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Which interface element contains content and actions about a single subject, usually serving as an overview or entry point for more detailed information?

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What is a modal window?

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A web page element that displays in front of all the other page content, turning off everything else until an action is performed or the window is closed. A request to sign up for a website’s newsletter would be an example of a modal window

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What element is a small window that provides information and requires users to take an action before moving forward?

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What's an accordion, other than a musical instrument?
A vertically-stacked list that uses show/hide functionality. When a label in an accordion is clicked, that section expands to show content
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What is ad hoc testing?
A method of software testing that uses no planning or documentation. Tests are conducted randomly and informally
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How is ad hoc testing performed?
The tester improvises the steps and arbitrarily executes them
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Monkey testing and Random testing are other terms for what process?
Ad hoc testing
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What are some of the disadvantages to ad hoc testing?
The results are often harder to reproduce, and the method relies on the creativity and tenacity of the tester
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What are the advantages of ad hoc testing?
Interesting bugs can be found which might otherwise not have been detected