CHAPTER 1- IMPLICATIONS OF HCI ECONOMY

Question 1

Enumerate the 5 implications of HCI economy

Answer 1

Increase automation
Quicker and accurate inputs
Shop at ease
Mobile Communication
Specialized Interfaces

Question 2

-Machine can now work constantly without having a break producing more accurate outputs that manual labors.
-leads improving productivity.

Answer 2

Increase Automation

Question 3

-High technology devices can read date automatically making much easier, quicker, more accurate and reducing complexity than manual inputs.
- Speed up and an accurate input leads to quicker and correct outputs.

Answer 3

Quicker and accurate inputs

Question 4

Shopping online is more convenient for user since they can purchase whatever they want without needing to leave their home.

Answer 4

Shop at ease

Question 5

Allows different companies to make a deal or talk about the business over the internet or phone lines reducing both time and money for going manually

Answer 5

Mobile Communication

Question 6

Technologies like voice input, text to speech and thought input helps disable people to interact with the computer more efficiently and that affect to economy because ever disable people would useful person which in turns which in turns improve the productivity of the economy.

Answer 6

Specialized Interfaces

Question 7

3 Implication of HCI in society

Answer 7

Ease of communication
Improved usability
Specialized interface

Question 8

-Communication is no longer limited to letters or face to face.
-Mobile technology has enabled people to communicate to anyone, anywhere , whenever they want.

Answer 8

Ease of Communication

Question 9

• Electronics devices make sure the input and output process are as simple and easy user as possible.

Answer 9

Improved usability

Question 10

Give examples of user friendly devices

Answer 10

touch screen
voice recognition
and motion sensing controller

Question 11

High technology devices allow people with disabilities to help themselves, without much help anyone.

Answer 11

Specialized Interface

Question 12

4 Implications of HCI in culture

Answer 12

Improved social aspects
minimized language barriers
Developing living standards
Deskilling

Question 13

-Everyone gets a chance to learn about other cultures and traditions
-Being able to understand one another will prevent causing offense and will open up new relation to other countries.

Answer 13

Improved social aspect

Question 14

Computers and smartphones can now help to translate other languages and it will responds with translations in their chosen language.

Answer 14

Minimized language barriers

Question 15

HCI enabled people to communicate without having to be connected to something by a wire, people tend to surf on Internet for information rather that reading hardbound book, and even young children nowadays are expressed to a lot of technology

Answer 15

Developing living standards

Question 16

• one’s job is when one’s job is replaced with a machine which will be able to do the job quicker, faster for a lot cheaper.
  -As technology improves, people will dependent on machinery limitting their ability and thinking power to know how things will work.

Answer 16

Deskilling