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HCIQUIZ Flashcards

1
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True or False. The human is the one whom computer systems are designed to assist.

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True

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2
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There are five major senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Which among the five major senses are the most important to HCI. Check all the apply.

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Sight

Hearing

Touch

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3
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Part of the eye responsible for color vision

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CONE

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4
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TRUE or FALSE.A low frequency produces a high pitch, a high frequency, a low pitch.

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False

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5
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Stimulus received via receptors in the skin for heat and cold

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thermoreceptors

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6
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The process of finding solution to unfamiliar task using knowledge

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Problem Solving

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7
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It act as a “scratch-pad” for temporary recall

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Short Term Memory

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8
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Repository for all our knowledge

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Long term memory

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9
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A long term memory that is astructured memory offacts, concepts, skills

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semantic

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10
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True or False. Abductive reasong are often unreliable because it can lead to false explanation

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True

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11
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is when information is lost gradually but very slowly

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decay

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12
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Information reproduced from memory can be assisted by cues. (categories, imagery)

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Recall

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13
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It is structured in some way to allow access to information, representation of relationships between pieces of information, and inference

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Semantic Memory

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14
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What are Long Term Memory Models. Choose 3.

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Semantic Network

Frames

Production rules

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15
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It is affected by both the size of the object and its distance from the eye

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Visual Angle

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16
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True or False.The auditory system performs some filtering of the sounds received, allowing us to ignore background noise and concentrate on important information.

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True

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17
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True or False.The Maltron Left-handed keyboard is not designed to reduce fatigue for Repetitive Strain Injury.

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False

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18
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True or False.Designers tend to assume fast processors, and make interfaces more and more complicated.

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True

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19
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It converts bitmap back into text.

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OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION

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20
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TRUE or FALSE.Direct view storage tube (DVST) are used in analogue storage oscilloscopes

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True

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21
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The simpler version of SGML for web applications

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XML

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22
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It uses lasers to read and sometimes write, and it is more robust than magnetic disk

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Optical Disks

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23
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It use dictionary to ‘guess’ the right word.

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T9 predictive entry

24
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A type of scanner, the paper is placed on a glass plate and the whole page converted into bitmap.

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Flat-bed scanner

25
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A type of printer that use inked ribbon (like a typewriter)

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Dot-matrix printer

26
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Type of memory that is usually volatile;its contents are lost when the power is turned off.

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RAM

27
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A pointing device consisting of a ball held by a socket containing sensors to detect a rotation of the ball about two axes.

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Trackball

28
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It softens the edges of line segments, blurring the discontinuity and making the jaggies less obvious.

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ANTI-ALIASING

29
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Used in desktop publishing for incorporating photographs and other images.

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Scanner

30
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Diagonal lines that have discontinuities in due to horizontal raster scan process.

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JAGGIES

31
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It composed of vast number ofcoloredor pixels in a rectangular grid.

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SCREEN

32
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It can be used to reduce the amount of storage required for text, bitmaps and video.

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COMPRESSION

33
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It is the most common text input device

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KEYBOARD

34
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These are screen/monitor that are smaller, lighter, and no radiation problems.

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LCD

35
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True or False.The interface designer does not need to be aware of the properties of the devices with which a system is built.

A

False

36
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True or False.Electrostatic field leaks out through tube to user. Intensity dependant on distance and humidity and can cause rashes.

A

True

37
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It involves at least two participants, the user and the system

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INTERACTION

38
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It defines the area of work under study.

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domain

39
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True or False.Goal is what you want to achieved or the desired output from a performed task.

A

True

40
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These are operations or actions that you performed to achieve your goal.

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TASK

41
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What are the two major phases of interactive cycle?

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EXECUTION AND EVALUATION

42
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The study of the physical characteristics of interaction

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Ergonomics

43
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True or False.Menus are set of options displayed on the screen.

A

True

44
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The way of expressing instructions to the computer directly.

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Command Line Interface

45
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True or False.The first spreadsheet is Lotus 1-2-3 followed by VISICALC.

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False

46
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A sophisticated variation of form-filling, it has grid of cells contain a value or a formula

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SPREADSHEET

47
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Default style for majority of interactive computer systems, especially PCs and desktop machines

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WIMP Interface

48
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It is used in multimedia, web browsers, hypertext and has minimal typing.

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POINT AND CLICK INTERFACES

49
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The area of the screen that behave as if they were independent, it can contain text or graphics.

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WINDOWS

50
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True or False.Slip is if you don’t know the system well and you may not even formulate the right goal.

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False

51
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It allows the user to move the contents of the window up and down or from side to side.

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Scrollbars

52
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True or False.Icons are small picture or image that represents some object in the interface.

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True

53
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These are key combinations from the keyboard that has same effect as menu item.

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KEYBOARD ACCELERATORS

54
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True or False.The physical design must look good (aesthetic) but it not cost too much (economic)

A

True

55
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Information windows that pop up to inform an important event or request information.

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DIALOGUE BOXES

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