Question

Revisit Shneiderman’s 8 Golden Rules and answer the following questions.

1. Which rules still apply?
2. Which rules apply but require modification?
3. Do any rules no longer apply?
4. Do we need new rules for Mobile Apps?

Answer 1

Scheiderman's 8 Golden Rules:

1. Strive for consistency

2.Enabling frequent users to use shortcuts

3. Offering informative feedback

4. Design dialogs to yield closure

5. Offering error prevention and simple error handling

6. Permiting easy reversal of actions

7. Supporting internal locus of control

8. Reducing short-term memory load

1)All the 8 rules still apply in Scheiderman's 8 golden rule

2)8th rule ie..,Reducing short-term memory load requires modification

3)All the rules apply in Scheiderman's 8 golden rule

4)yes we need new rules for creating mobile apps,They are

• we have to show the user of mobile where he did mistake.
• Helping users to make them understand the requirements of app,also dont allow them to insert wrong data
• showing whether the application is working or not.
• Show confirmation to users  when action was accomplished successfull