220-802 · Question #21
Which of the following features allows for easier navigation of long lists on a tablet device?
The correct answer is D. Touch flow. Touch flow (also called momentum or kinetic scrolling) provides a natural, inertia-based scrolling experience that makes navigating long lists on a tablet significantly easier.
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Which of the following features allows for easier navigation of long lists on a tablet device?
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- APinch-zoom
- BMultitouch
- CScrollbars
- DTouch flow
How the community answered
(44 responses)- B5% (2)
- C2% (1)
- D93% (41)
Why each option
Touch flow (also called momentum or kinetic scrolling) provides a natural, inertia-based scrolling experience that makes navigating long lists on a tablet significantly easier.
Pinch-zoom is a two-finger gesture used to zoom in or out on content and does not assist with scrolling through a list.
Multitouch is the general capability of a screen to detect multiple simultaneous touch points; it is the underlying technology, not the specific navigation feature.
Scrollbars are a traditional GUI element that require precise tapping or dragging on a small target, which is less efficient and less natural than gesture-based touch flow on a tablet.
Touch flow allows a user to flick a list and have it continue scrolling with decreasing speed, simulating physical momentum. This enables rapid traversal of long lists with a single gesture and is a core usability feature of tablet and touchscreen interfaces.
Concept tested: Touch flow kinetic scrolling on tablet devices
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