HCI midterm mcqs Flashcards
1
Q
- Human computer interaction is a multidisciplinary field of study focusing on the design of computer
technology and, in particular, the interaction between ________
a) Human and gadgets
b) User and interface
c) Human and computer
d) User and interaction
A
c
2
Q
- When humans interact with ________, they bring to the encounter a lifetime of experience.
a)b)c)d)System
Interface
Application
Computer
A
d
3
Q
- ________ between users and computers occurs at the user interface which includes both software and
hardware.
a) Interface
b) Interaction
c) Design
d) Development
A
b
4
Q
- What are the four main framework of interaction?
a) The system, user, input, output
b) The user, computer, core, task
c) Input, task, output, human
d) None of the above
A
a
5
Q
- Which of the following are the first three stages of Norman’s cycle?
a) Requirement, analysis, coding
b) Requirement, analysis, integration
c) Requirement, coding, integration
d) Establishing goal, forming the intention, specifying the action sequence
A
d
6
Q
- ________ specifies the physical environment in which the interaction takes place, and the layout and
physical qualities of the screen.
a) Ergonomics
b) Arrangement of controls and displays
c) The physical environment of the interaction
d) None of the above
A
a
7
Q
- The factors in the physical environment that directly affect the quality of the interaction and the user’s
performance are ________.
a) Physical position, Time
b) Temperature, lightning
c) Noise
d) All of the above
A
d
8
Q
- Which of the following are important in the design focus of HCI?
a) Thinking of the user
b) Testing the HCI
c) Involving the users
d) All of the above
A
d
9
Q
- HCI is based on psychological factors of humans?
a) True
b) False
A
a
10
Q
- Which of these is not an interface style?
a) Command line/command prompt
b) Menus
c) Natural Language
d) Voice Recognition
A
d
11
Q
- Which of the following are examples of paradigms for interaction?
a) Personal computing
b) Hypertext
c) Multi-modality
d) All of the above
A
d
12
Q
- What is a semantic network?
a) A model of short-term memory
b) A model of long-term memory
c) A model of physical memory
d) A model of short and long-term memory
A
b
13
Q
- ________ derives the logically necessary conclusion from the given premises.
a) Deductive reasoning
b) Inductive reasoning
c) Abductive reasoning
d) Reasoning
A
a
14
Q
- ________ is generalizing from cases we have seen to infer information about cases we have not
seen.
a) Deductive reasoning
b) Inductive reasoning
c) Abductive reasoning
d) Reasoning
A
b
15
Q
- ________ is the method we use to derive explanations for the events we observe.
a) Deductive reasoning
b) Inductive reasoning
c) Abductive reasoning
d) Reasoning
A
c
