Deck 10: HCI and Design Principles

Question 1

Data can be collected in database for analysis Present result clearly Responses are usually received quickly

A)interview
B)questionnaire
C)research
D)observation

Answer 1

questionnaire

Question 2

"Using model of how a human would use a proposed system to obtain predict usability measure by calculation or simulation." Choose the evaluation technique to describe the above statement

A)heuristic evaluation
B)cognitive walkthrough
C)model-based evaluation
D)review-based evaluation

Answer 2

model-based evaluation

Question 3

Panes, frames and other containers on screen is a kind of              

A)functional and data elements
B)view
C)input method
D)none of the given

Answer 3

functional and data elements

Question 4

Which is the best definition of an interface metaphor?

A)in broad terms, the kind of technical and software framework within which human system interaction takes place (e.g., wimp, mobile, tangible)
B)is used in the interface to help the user understand what to do (e.g., click on tabs to change window
Contents, use shopping cart
C)inputs and receive information from the system (e.g., click and drag an object, talk to an object, move self closer to an object, converse with
D)the conceptual model used to guide the design of the interface.

Question 5

Regarding paper prototypes:

A)low-fidelity paper prototypes are hand- drawn sketches and designed to be thrown away
B)high-fidelity paper prototypes look too much like a finished design.
C)high-fidelity paper prototypes are designed on-screen and then printed out in colour.
D)all of the above.

Question 6

Regarding font sizes and styles:

A)1 pt = 1/32 inch.
B)examples of serif fonts include times roman and helvetica.
C)a serif is a slight embellishment at the end of a letter stroke.
D)evaluation method.

Question 7

Regarding constraints:

A)they are based on the idea that the difficulty of dealing with a novel situation is related to the number of possibilities.
B)they can be divided into physical, semantic, political, and logical constraints.
C)the trash can was used to eject a diskette.
D)they describe the range of possible actions

Question 8

What is a principal limitation of multimedia as a means for presenting educational material, according to Rogers and Aldrich (1996)?

A)learners may fixate on just one medium, such as text, and not process further information available in other media.
B)learners may hop between media and only partially process the information in each one.
C)learners may feel that they are being patronised
D)learners may need tools to help them keep track of the information with which they have and have not yet engaged.

Question 9

If the user wants to____________place the document somewhere in the file system hierarchy, he can request this function from the menu.

A)explicitly
B)implicitly
C)habitually
D)properly

Question 10

Which of the following is the comparison of what happened in the world with what we wanted to happen?

A)action
B)evaluation
C)execution
D)none of these

Question 11

The communication problem involves the

A)manager and the analyst
B)operate and the computer
C)analyst and the programmer
D)programmer and the computer

Question 12

What are the elements of the Gulf of Execution?

A)information processing elements involved in working out what the system did
B)information processing elements involved in working out how to interact with the system
C)forming intentions, specifying right action, selecting appropriate interface mechanism.
D)processing the interface, interpreting interface information, and assessing information meaning.

Question 13

What was an important early drawback of the Clearboard system by Ishii et al. (1993).

A)it required people to move to a dedicated video conferencing facility at their workplace
B)as people moved closer to the board to talk with a remote colleague, the video system no longer picked them up
C)people found it uncomfortable to interact “looking down” at a colleague.
D)all of the above.

Question 14

When brainstorming, which of the following are recognised techniques for getting unstuck:

A)pretend it's magic.
B)pretend it's human.
C)renaming
D)all of the above

Question 15

Which of the following are not the components of the HCI approach to design?

A)tasks
B)humans
C)usability
D)technology

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true?

A)a good ui design doesn't save money as it is expensive
B)bad ui design doesn't really affect the reputation of the company
C)a good ui design saves time and effort
D)the ui design doesn't matter as long as the product is great

Question 17

Select the heuristic principle to describe the given statementbelow:Always keep user informed about what is going on, through appropriate feedback within reasonable time.

A)error prevention
B)help and documentation
C)visibility of system status
D)consistency and standard

Question 18

Choose the suitable method to apply the criteria below:Data can be collected in database for analysis Present result clearlyResponses are usually received quickly

A)interview
B)questionnaire
C)research
D)observation

Question 19

Advantages:question can be varied to suit context DisadvantagesTime consumingChoose the Evaluation query technique based on above statement

A)questionnaire
B)protocol analysis
C)interview
D)review-based evaluation

Question 20

What is an affinity diagram?

A)a diagram showing the degree of connection between people in social networks
B)a diagram used to show people\s cultural affinities or sense of belonging to groups.
C)a diagram that organises individual ideas and insights into a hierarchy showing themes
D)a variant of a tag cloud that is generated from think-aloud protocols.

Question 21

Which is the best definition of an interaction paradigm?

A)in broad terms, the kind of technical and software framework within which human system interaction takes place (e.g., wimp, mobile, tangible)
B)an idea from the world that is used in the interface to help the user understand what to do (e.g., click on tabs to change window contents, use shopping cart to store items to purchase)
C)what the human does to make inputs and receive information from the system (e.g., click and drag an object, talk to an object, move self closer to an object, converse with an entity, etc)
D)the conceptual model used to guide the design of the interface.

Question 22

Which is the best definition of an interaction mode?

A)in broad terms, the kind of technical and software framework within which human system interaction takes place (e.g., wimp, mobile, tangible)
B)an idea from the world that is used in the interface to help the user understand what to do (e.g., click on tabs to change window contents, use shopping cart to store items to purchase)
C)what the human does to make inputs and receive information from the system (e.g., click and drag an object, talk to an object, move self closer to an object, converse with an entity, etc)
D)the conceptual model used to guide the design of the interface.

Question 23

What are the pros (advantages) when using questionnaires as opposed to interviews?

A)easy to analyse and compare.
B)easy to repeat.
C)can reach a wide subject group.
D)all of the above

Question 24

In the following data set, which number is the mode?
4 5 5 5 6 7 8 8

A)5
B)5.5
C)6
D)none of the above.

Question 25

Which of the following is a design implication of our understanding of human attention?

A)tactile feedback should make the same kinds of distinctions that a
person would feel in the world (e.g. pushing vs. pulling)
B)text should be legible and distinguishable from its background under
different lighting conditions.
C)avoid cluttering the interface with more information than is needed at
the present moment for the user.
D)none of the above.