ITPEC IP April 2018 Question 49

Predetermined form design rules, such as title position and item layout — common rules make every form look and read the same way.

When all forms follow the same rules (where the title, date and page number go, how items are ordered and aligned), users know where to look on any form, and new forms are quicker to design and check. Good form design also groups related items, orders them the way the reader uses them, right-justifies numbers and left-justifies text.

Answer (b)

Why not others:

• •(a) — items are grouped by meaning and use, not by data type; splitting numbers from text separates related items such as a product name and its quantity
• •(c) — numbers are right-justified so their digits line up and characters are left-justified; one justification for everything makes one kind hard to read
• •(d) — a form is designed for the person who reads it, not for the convenience of the program that prints it

Key rule: Design output for the reader: consistent standards across forms, related items together, numbers aligned right and text aligned left.

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