Test your basic knowledge |

Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






2. They only involve the elements that you have written on the cards - They suggest solutions that imply structure - They become difficult to navigate with more categories






3. They require knowledge of problem space - They can lead beyond the problem space - There is no formal semantics for defining symbol meaning






4. They can be used early and often - They are inexpensive and easy to create - They make design idea visual - No special knowledge is required - all team members can create them






5. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






6. Gulfs of execution relate to the effectiveness principle - Gulfs of evaluation relate to the efficiency principle






7. 1.rapid and inflexible navigation 2.inefficient for large menu navigation 3.inefficient use of screen real estate 4. slow for expert






8. Use multiple independent evaluators - Use observer to record evaluator - Go through interface several times - Compare interaction against list of heuristics - Use heuristics specific to design - List heuristic problems and how the heuristic is violat


9. They are quick and easy to perform - They can be done before any preliminary designs have been made - They will let you know how people organize information - They will expose underlying structures






10. Intention formation - specification of the action - and the execution stages are complex - Require a rather accurate mental model of the computer's internal processing






11. We respond first to the intensity of a stimulus and only then do we begin to process its meaning






12. 1. suitable for repetitive tasks 2. sdvantageous for expert users 3.offer direct access to system functionality 4.efficient and powerful 5.not encumbered with graphic controls - low visual load - not taxing on system resource 6. scriptable






13. 1.low memory requirement 2. self- explanatory 3. simple linear presentation 4.easy for beginner






14. 1.low command retention 2. steep learning curve 3.high error rates 4.heavy reliance on memory 5.frustrating for novice users






15. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






16. Articulatory distance is large because we are presented with the command prompt - no indication of functionality






17. Low- fidelity prototypes - Evaluations - Wireframes - Functional prototypes






18. Minimize help desk calls - increase product loyalty - Provide benchmarks for future products






19. 1. speech recognition 2. semantic - grammar issues - vague meanings - contradictory statement






20. Comprehensibility and learnability






21. Participants - design - tester






22. 1.free phase 2.captive phase 3. termination phase






23. They are not interactive - They cannot be used to calculate response timings - They do not deal with interface issues such as color or font size






24. Speech input 1.hands - free operation 2.poor lighting situations 3.mobile application 4.in the home - speech output 5.on - board navigational systems






25. 1. the people who are involved with the work 2. the things they use to do the work - 3. the process that are involved in the work - 4. the information required to do the work - 5. the constraints imposed on the work - 6. the inputs required by the wo






26. 1.ease of learning - 2.low memory requirement - 3.flexible interaction - 4.low screen requirement - 5. sppropriate for beginner






27. 1. Visibility of System Status 2. Match between System and the Real World 3. User Control and Freedom 4. Consistency and Standards 5. Error Prevention 6. Recognition Rather Than Recall 7. Flexibility and Efficiency of Use 8. Aesthetic and Minimalist


28. 1. low memory requirements 2. self- explanatory 3.easy to undo errors 4. sppropriate for beginners






29. Easy and inexpensive to make - Flexible enough to be constantly changed and rearranged - Complete enough to yield useful feedback about specific design questions






30. 1.require valid input in valid format 2.require familiarity with interface control 3.can be tedious to correct mistakes






31. 1.language is ambiguous 2.meaning depends on context 3.dependent on visual cues






32. Establishing the goal - Forming the intention - Specifying the action sequence - Execute the action sequence - Perceiving the world state - Interpreting the perception - Evaluate the interpretation






33. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






34. 1.not self- explanatory 2.inefficient use of screen real estate 3.high graphical system requirements






35. They can be difficult to create f the target audience is international - Having too many personas will make the work difficult - There is a risk of incorporating unsupported designer assumption






36. They increase productivity - They offer constraint and consistency checks - They facilitate team approaches - They ease maintenance






37. Menu constraints can help the user to form the proper intentions and specify the proper action sequence - provide a context to evaluate the output language






38. Ease of Learning - Efficiency of use - Memorability - Error frequency and severity - Subjective satisfaction






39. Artificial context - Not definitive od product acceptance - Skewed sample of uses - Not always efficient






40. Structuring the information space - Creating of alternative solutions - Determining which design concept to purse






41. Effectiveness/Usefulness 1.Utility 2.Safety(Recovery) 3.Flexibility(Customization) 4.Stability - Efficiency/Usability






42. Menu options create small articulatory distance






43. Brainstorming - Card sort - Semantic Networks - Personas - Scenarios - Flowcharts - Cognitive walkthrough - Use cases






44. 1.run out of metaphors 2.mixed metaphors 3.carry connotations and association






45. 1.low memory requirements 2. self- explanatory 3.can gather a great deal of information in little space 4.present a context for input information






46. Determine the function of the device - Determine what actions are possible - Determine mapping from intention to physical movement - Perform the action - Determine whether the system is in the desired state - Determine the mapping from system state t






47. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






48. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






49. They make it possible to try out ideas very early - They make it possible to test - revise - test - revise...They engage end users -- managers and customers






50. User interface independence 1.They separate interface design from internals 2.They enable multiple user interface strategies 3. They enable multiple platform support 4. They establish the role of the user interface architect 5. They enforce standards