Wireframe Study Guide

📖 Core Concepts Disambiguation Page – A special wiki page that lists multiple articles sharing the same title or term, guiding readers to the exact article they need. Internal Link – A hyperlink that points to another page within the same website or wiki, not to an outside site. 📌 Must Remember Purpose of a disambiguation page: helps readers locate the specific article they intend to read when a term is ambiguous. Definition of an internal link: links only to pages on the same site (no external URLs). 🔄 Key Processes Not enough information in source outline. 🔍 Key Comparisons Disambiguation Page vs. Regular Article Disambiguation Page: only a list of links to other articles with the same title/term. Regular Article: contains substantive content about a single, specific topic. Internal Link vs. External Link Internal Link: points to another page inside the same wiki. External Link: points to a page outside the wiki (not covered in the outline). ⚠️ Common Misunderstandings Assuming a disambiguation page provides detailed information about the term itself – it only lists possible articles. Treating an internal link as an external URL – internal links stay within the wiki. 🧠 Mental Models / Intuition Think of a wiki as a library: a disambiguation page is the catalog that tells you which books (articles) share the same title, while an internal link is a shelf‑to‑shelf shortcut that never takes you out of the library. 🚩 Exceptions & Edge Cases Not enough information in source outline. 📍 When to Use Which Use a disambiguation page when multiple wiki articles could be reached by the same search term. Use an internal link when you want readers to jump to another page inside the same wiki without leaving the site. 👀 Patterns to Recognize Repeated title/term across articles → expect a disambiguation page. Link syntax that starts with the wiki’s base URL or a relative path → indicates an internal link. 🗂️ Exam Traps Distractor: Selecting an article that explains the term on a disambiguation page. Why it’s tempting: The page mentions the term, so students think it’s the answer. Why it’s wrong: Disambiguation pages contain no substantive content, only navigation links. Distractor: Mistaking an external hyperlink for an internal link. Why it’s tempting: Both appear as clickable text. Why it’s wrong: An internal link must stay within the same wiki; external links point outside.