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Introduction to Human Computer Interaction

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____________ are easier to analyze, and may be distributed and analyzed by computer.

Closed questions Correct
Main body
Introduction
Warm-up

________________ among users and computers happens at the user interface which includes both software and hardware

Interaction Correct

________________ among users and computers happens at the user interface which includes both software and hardware.

Interaction Correct

1999, allowed people to interact from different offices in the same building

Xerox's Media Space Correct
physical interaction
virtual reality
Random Access Memory

40% response rate is good, 20% is often acceptable.

True Correct
False

A ____ software system is one that supports the effective and efficient completino of tasks in a given work context.

usable Correct

A careful design is even better than good error messages which prevents a problem from occurring in the first place. Either delete or test for error-prone conditions, and offer a validation choice to users before committing to the operation.

Error prevention Correct

A computer system is made up of various elements except?

output devices
input devices
physical interaction
pockets Correct

A grounded theory approach to analysis emphasizes the important role of empirical data in the derivation of the theory

True Correct
False

A mouse controlling the cursor as a point of entry to the windows, menus, and icons on the screen?

segmenting joined-up writing into individual letters
coping with different styles of handwriting
interpreting individual letters
pointing device Correct

A page that is 'under construction'?

example of a gimmick Correct
finger can mark screen
imprecise (finger is a fairly blunt instrument!)
lifting an arm can be tiring

A rapid reversible action with immediate feedback on object of interest refers to conversing.

True
False Correct

A researcher's degree of participation can vary along a scale from 'outside' to 'inside'

True Correct
False

A search engine depends on _______to find information on the web.

computers Correct

A simplification of an HCI phenomenon is intended to

Make it easier for designers to predict and evaluate alternative designs Correct
Ubiquitous computing
Relevant to the design and evaluation of interactive products
Information processing that explains how the mind

A software engineer trained in the development of user interfaces would have gained experience, learned about approaches and techniques and gained an understanding of its weaknesses

True Correct

A____ software system is one that supports the effective and efficient completino of tasks in a given work context.

usable Correct

Accelerators — unknown by the novice user — can often speed up the professional user interaction so the device can work for both new and seasoned users. Allow users to tailor frequent actions.

Flexibility and efficiency of use Correct

According to Norman (1999), An instruction on an interface flagging how to utilize the interface

True
False Correct

According to Strauss and Corbin (1998), there are seven aspects of "coding" in grounded theory

True
False Correct

Adaptability engineering involves specifying quantifiable measures of product performance, documenting them in a usability specification, and assessing the product against them

True
False Correct

Adaptability engineering involves specifying quantifiable product performance measures, documenting them in a usability specification, and assessing the product against them

True
False Correct

Affinity diagramming recurring patterns or themes, categorizing date (top-down or bottom-up), looking for critical incidents.

True
False Correct

All answers below is benefits of interface design from design rationale, except

not accurately or completely capture the rationale Correct

All design decisions were taken within the context of the users, their work, and the office.

True
False Correct

An accurate CAD - two dials for X-Y cursor position refers to?

thumbwheels Correct
Touchpad
stylus
trackball

An examples of interfaces designed to change behavior?

ecommender systems for hotels, restaurants, etc
All of the following Correct
Amazon One-Click interface
Beach scenes on travel sites

An optical method for detecting motions refers to?

detects fluctuating alterations in reflected light intensity Correct
Ball on the underside of the mouse turns as the mouse is moved
Can be used on almost any flat surface
Rotates orthogonal potentiometers

An optical methods for detecting motions refers to?

Ball on underside of mouse turns as mouse is moved
Can be used on almost any flat surface
Rotates orthogonal potentiometers
detects fluctuating alterations in reflected light intensity Correct

Are focus groups examples of the various degrees of user involvement?

No, they are not
I don't know
Yes, they are Correct
Maybe

Are focus groups used to?

Build a consensus view Correct
Reach a wider population
Understand the context of task performance
Target specific user groups

Are Foot controls common elsewhere except for?

car pedals
Computer manipulation Correct
sewing machine speed control
organ and piano pedals

Are interviews used to?

target specific user groups Correct
Reach a wider population
Understand the context of task performance
Build a consensus view

Are there prejudices that distort outcomes?

Biases Correct

Are they encouraged to draw on their own theoretical backgrounds to inform analysis?

Programmer
Interviewer
Researchers Correct
Interviewee

As it says - all design decisions are ultimately taken with the context of the users, their work, and the environment in mind

All design objective
All design conclusion
All design decisions Correct
need to understand self

Asking customers at a restaurant if pizza should be added to the menu?

Census
Sample Survey Correct
Experiment
Interview

At the beginning of the Requirements Activity, there is a lot to find out and clarify.

True Correct
False

At the end of the Requirements Activity, we will have a set of stable requirements that can be based on design activity

True Correct
False

Attention, perception, memory, learning Reading, speaking, and listening Problem-solving, planning, reasoning, and decision making

Experimental cognition
doing rather than thinking
Reflective Cognition
Cognition processes Correct

Attributing human-like qualities to inanimate objects (e.g. cars, computers)?

seeing in 3D
Anthropomorphism Correct
desktop VR
use stereoscopic vision

Basic activities in Interactive design EXCEPT

Testing the prototype Correct

Be able to commit these memories of the stimuli to a long term memory and reflect upon it (slow and deliberate)?

Emotional Design Mode
Emotional interaction
Claims from model
Emotional Design Model - Reflective Correct

Before development begins, a comprehensive study of the users, what they do, and what they are trying to achieve should be completed.

True
False Correct

Believability is showing up on our screens within the shape of Deals specialists, characters in videogames, learning companions, wizards, pets, newsreaders

True
False Correct

Brainstorming is the technique used to generate, refine, and develop ideas.

True Correct
False

Can the system measure what they are supposed to calculate?

Validity Correct

Cathode ray tube was used formerly to?

used in ROMs and secondary storage
used in TVs and computer monitors Correct
used in RAMs and ROM
used in CPUs and system units

Choose the correct statement:

Scenarios explicitly describe the use of software or other technical support to achieve a task
Use cases describe human activities in a story
Essential use cases represent abstractions from scenarios and try to avoid the assumptions of a use case Correct
Ball on the underside of mouse turns as the mouse is moved

Choose the one aspects of the environment that must be considered when establishing requirements?

Fatigue for SAP
Fatigue for YOU
Fatigue for CSP
Expressive Interface Correct

Cognition forms typically the method of selecting things to concentrate on, at a point in time, from the extend of conceivable outcomes accessible.

True
False Correct

Cognition may be a state of intellect where we see, act, and respond to occasions around us naturally and easily.

True
False Correct

Comment on the idea of 'too much involvement'?

Not at all
Heinbokel et al (1996) found that high user involvement projects tended to run less smoothly Svorgyman et al (2010) also identified that high levels of user involvement can generate un-neccessary conflics and increased reworking Correct
Both of them
Svorgyman et al (2010) also unidentified that high levels of user involvement can generate un-neccessary conflics and increased reworking

computer supported cooperative work is an umbrella under which falls CMC - computer mediated communication

CSCW Correct
Random Access Memory
physical interaction
virtual reality

Conceptual models refer to the experience of a successful brand because of its complexity.

True
False Correct

Concern of interaction design: Which products that are not USABLE?

A key questions Correct
Enjoyable
Easy to use
Effective

Context, partnership, and interpretations Contextual inquiry rest on main principles.

True
False Correct

Contextual (ctl +click to get commands relevant to the current task)

rapid feedback
the user in control
doing rather than thinking
Types of menus Correct

Continuous representation of objects and actions of interest.

iteration
analysis Correct
requirements
design

Controlled setting involving users, e.g. field experiments and seeing how the product is used in the real world in wild experiments.

False Correct

Conversing is a range from simple voice recognition menu-driven systems to more complex.

True Correct
False

Conversing is an aspect of the end user's interaction with the company, its services, and its products.

True
False Correct

Copyright covers the expression of an idea, not the idea itself ie there are numerous mp3 players on the market, and all have similar functionality This does not represent an infringement of copyright as the idea has been expressed in different ways, and it is the expression that has been copyrighted

True Correct
False

customer support costs

decreased Correct

Debate about differences between participant observation and ethnography.

True Correct
False

Those who interact directly with a product to achieve a task Correct
very fast for gaming
the relative motion moves the cursor
Ball on the underside of the mouse turns as the mouse is moved

Describe some methods of ongoing user involvement after product release

Imprecise (finger is a fairly blunt instrument!)
Error reporting systems ie online crash analysis Correct
Interaction between developer and customer service reps
Finger can mark screen

Designer introduces an element of the Design & Use scenarios in a cognitive walkthrough.

True Correct

Designing, drawing, flying, driving, sizing windows are an example of what conceptual model?

Direct manipulation is good for 'doing' types of tasks Correct
Information architects
Hybrid conceptual models
Issuing instructions are useful for repetitive tasks

Designing, drawing, flying, driving, sizing windows are example of what conceptual model?

Hybrid conceptual models
Issuing instructions is good for repetitive tasks
Information architects
Direct manipulation is good for 'doing' types of tasks Correct

Determine if not using car seat belts increases deaths in car accidents?

Census
Experiment
Observational Study Correct
Sample Survey

Developer's behaviour and context of use are studied, and the system is designed to support them.

True
False Correct

Developers must attempt to ______________________ in order to produce computer systems with good usability.

achieve efficient, effective and safe interaction Correct

Developing fix design that needs to meet requirements.

True
False Correct

Dialogs should not contain irrelevant or rarely needed information. Each extra information unit in a dialog competes with the related information units and diminishes their relative visibility.

Aesthetics and minimalist design Correct