Question 1

Input devices are machines designed to:
A) feed food to animals
B) water plants
C) provide power supply
D) feed data into a computer
E) contain food for cooking

Accepted Answer

Input devices are specifically designed to feed data into a computer, allowing users to interact with and control it. Examples include keyboards, mice, and scanners.

Question 2

A task that can be done using input devices is:
A) measuring room temperature
B) entering data into a database
C) sing a song
D) printing a project report
E) stopping a sneeze

Accepted Answer

Entering data into a database is a task that involves using input devices such as keyboards, mice, or scanners to input information.

Question 3

Interactive input devices pertains to human sensory perception in:
A) convenience, speed and happiness
B) sweet, sour and bitter
C) vision, audition and touch
D) color, light, space
E) distance, movement, and destination

Accepted Answer

Interactive input devices are designed to engage with human sensory perceptions such as vision (seeing), audition (hearing), and touch (feeling), allowing for more intuitive and natural interactions with technology.

Question 4

Input devices are designed to feed data into computers relying on human senses such as vision, audition and ___.
A) smell
B) taste
C) nature
D) height
E) touch

Accepted Answer

Input devices like keyboards, mice, and touchscreens rely on human touch to operate, allowing users to interact with and input data into computers.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about keyboard is correct?
A) A keyboard is a typewriter that is placed together with a computer;
B) One HCI concern with keyboard design is to minimize finger movement during use;
C) There is only one keyboard layout that has been designed in the world;
D) A standard computer keyboard only has keys for letters and numbers;
E) A keyboard can be used to receive audio information.

Accepted Answer

B) One HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) concern with keyboard design is to minimize finger movement during use. This is to enhance efficiency and reduce strain or injury, such as repetitive strain injury (RSI).

Question 6

On a common computer keyboard, you can see the key of:
A) "power level"
B) "Menu"
C) "backspace"
D) "mode"
E) "calendar"

Accepted Answer

The "backspace" key is a standard key on a common computer keyboard, used to delete the character to the left of the cursor.

Question 7

Which of the following tasks can be performed by pointing devices:
A) selecting an object
B) playing music
C) displaying a picture
D) cooking food
E) typing text

Accepted Answer

Pointing devices, such as a mouse or trackpad, are used to select objects on a computer screen.

Question 8

Pointing devices are designed to:
A) record sound information
B) receive electronic files
C) control cursor movement on a display screen
D) magnifying the dots in a picture
E) control the network speed

Accepted Answer

Pointing devices, such as a mouse or trackpad, are primarily used to control cursor movement on a computer's display screen, allowing users to interact with graphical elements on the interface.

Question 9

Pointing devices can be used to:
A) displaying a picture
B) positioning the cursor
C) lighting a room
D) typing text
E) playing music

Accepted Answer

Pointing devices, such as a mouse or trackpad, are primarily used for positioning the cursor on a computer screen.

Question 10

Among all the following tasks, ___ can be done by pointing devices.
A) typing text
B) cooking food
C) scrolling a Web page
D) lighting a room
E) displaying a chart

Accepted Answer

Scrolling a Web page can be done by pointing devices such as a mouse or a touchpad, allowing users to navigate through content on the screen.

Question 11

An example of pointing devices is:
A) keyboard
B) speaker
C) touch pad
D) scanner
E) microphone

Accepted Answer

Touch pads are a type of pointing device commonly used on laptops to move the cursor on the screen.

Question 12

Speech recognition devices has the ability to:
A) talk
B) pronounce a word
C) imitate human speech
D) recognize and understand human speech
E) modify human speech

Accepted Answer

Speech recognition devices are designed to recognize and understand human speech, converting spoken words into text or commands.

Question 13

Speech recognition devices are designed to narrow the gap between HCI and HHI, where HHI stands for:
A) hardware-hardware interaction
B) human-hardware interaction
C) human-hardware interface
D) human-human interface
E) human-human interaction

Accepted Answer

Speech recognition devices aim to make interactions with computers more like interactions between humans, thus narrowing the gap between human-computer interaction (HCI) and human-human interaction (HHI).

Question 14

In the development of successful speech recognition interfaces, an important job for HCI developers is to know and understand:
A) user characteristics (e.g. age, education level, etc.)
B) speed of the computer that he/she will use in designing the interface
C) the person(s) he/she will work with
D) the deadline for completing the interface development
E) the budget for developing the speech recognition interfaces

Accepted Answer

Understanding user characteristics is crucial for designing interfaces that are accessible and effective for the intended audience.

Question 15

Speech recognition devices utilize human sense of ___ to help realize the interaction between human and computer.
A) vision
B) audition
C) touch
D) smell
E) taste

Accepted Answer

Speech recognition devices use the human sense of audition, or hearing, to facilitate interaction between humans and computers by recognizing and interpreting spoken language.

Question 16

Which of the following tasks performed by human beings are supported by speech recognition devices?
A) taking a picnic in a park on a weekend
B) watching a movie in a theater
C) taking a walk in the neighborhood
D) transcribing a speech transcript into a digital file
E) observing the growth of a small tree planted in front of a house

Accepted Answer

Speech recognition devices are designed to understand and process human speech, allowing them to transcribe spoken words into digital text, as in the case of transcribing a speech transcript into a digital file.

Question 17

The interface design of a speech recognition device depends on many factors, for example:
A) organizational structure of a company
B) wage rate of the device designers
C) materials used in manufacturing the device
D) advertising investment on promoting the device
E) age of the device users

Accepted Answer

The interface design of a speech recognition device would be influenced by the age of the device users because different age groups may have varying abilities and preferences in using such devices, impacting how the interface should be designed for ease of use and accessibility.

Question 18

Speech recognition technology helps make human computer interaction:
A) easier
B) slower
C) more expensive
D) more cumbersome
E) more painful

Accepted Answer

Speech recognition technology is designed to make human-computer interaction easier by allowing users to communicate with devices using natural language, eliminating the need for typing or manual input.

Question 19

An appropriate statement about speech recognition in the following is:
A) Speech recognition relies on visual information;
B) Speech recognition devices are used for delivering output of a computer;
C) Speech recognition systems can receive input from human body movement;
D) The physical and social context of use for speech recognition systems is an important HCI concern in the design of such systems;
E) Speech recognition devices can be used to modify users' speech.

Accepted Answer

Speech recognition systems' effectiveness can be significantly influenced by the physical and social context in which they are used. This includes factors such as background noise, the user's location, and the presence of other people, which can affect the system's ability to accurately recognize speech. Therefore, considering these contexts is crucial in the design of speech recognition systems to ensure they are user-friendly and effective in various environments.

Question 20

Haptic devices rely on human sensory perception of:
A) vision
B) audition
C) touch
D) taste
E) smell

Accepted Answer

Haptic devices are designed to simulate touch or tactile sensations, allowing users to feel virtual objects or receive feedback through the sense of touch.

Quiz 3: Interactive Technologies

Input devices are machines designed to:

A task that can be done using input devices is:

Interactive input devices pertains to human sensory perception in:

Input devices are designed to feed data into computers relying on human senses such as vision, audition and ___.

Which of the following statements about keyboard is correct?

On a common computer keyboard, you can see the key of:

Which of the following tasks can be performed by pointing devices:

Pointing devices are designed to:

Pointing devices can be used to:

Among all the following tasks, ___ can be done by pointing devices.

An example of pointing devices is:

Speech recognition devices has the ability to:

Speech recognition devices are designed to narrow the gap between HCI and HHI, where HHI stands for:

In the development of successful speech recognition interfaces, an important job for HCI developers is to know and understand:

Speech recognition devices utilize human sense of ___ to help realize the interaction between human and computer.

Which of the following tasks performed by human beings are supported by speech recognition devices?

The interface design of a speech recognition device depends on many factors, for example:

Speech recognition technology helps make human computer interaction:

An appropriate statement about speech recognition in the following is:

Haptic devices rely on human sensory perception of: