Critical Thinking Questions Case 2 You and Ellen Are Cramming

question 46

Multiple Choice

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2 You and Ellen are cramming for your exam about the second phase of the program development life cycle, the design of the user interface. Ellen tells you the percentage of program design time that developers spend on the user interface. You think that she is exaggerating but then you double-check and see that she is right. What range does she give you?

• A) 25% to 40%
• B) 30% to 50%
• C) 35% to 60%
• D) 40% to 70%

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