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CBAP Question #107: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D. Horizontal prototype. A horizontal prototype shows the breadth of a system's interface and features at a surface level without implementing the underlying functional logic or depth.
Question
Yolanda is the web designer for your company and you are the business analyst. You are working with Yolanda on a new website that your company will host. You'd like for her to create a mock-up of the website without spending much time on the actual workings behind the web interface. You'd like for her to show the customer how the website will look, some idea of the functionality of the website, and some basic graphics and colors so the customer can see the direction of the project. What type of prototype are you asking Yolanda to create?
Options
- AMock-up prototype
- BVertical prototype
- CStoryboard prototype
- DHorizontal prototype
Explanation
A horizontal prototype shows the breadth of a system's interface and features at a surface level without implementing the underlying functional logic or depth.
Common mistakes.
- A. Mock-up prototype is not a recognized standard prototype classification in business analysis - horizontal and vertical are the accepted categories used to distinguish breadth-focused from depth-focused prototypes.
- B. A vertical prototype implements full functionality for a narrow, specific feature or section of the system in depth, which is the opposite of showing broad surface-level features across the entire site.
- C. A storyboard prototype uses a sequence of static images or frames to illustrate a user's journey through a process or workflow, rather than showing a broad interface with graphics and color direction.
Concept tested. Horizontal vs vertical prototype types in BA
Reference. https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/
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