Topic 1

Question 1

• Is a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.
• Focuses on understanding the academics study of the way people interact with technology

Answer 1

Human-Computer Interaction(HCI)

Question 2

Humans are the _______

Answer 2

Users

Question 3

Users usually(6):

Answer 3

• have lousy memory
• don’t always see everything
• get confused of too many things
• get tired and bored
• don’t pay attention always
• get easily distracted

Question 4

• Is an electronic data processing device which accepts and stores data input, processes the data input, and generates the output in a required format.

Answer 4

Computer

Question 5

Various Applications of Computers(9):

Answer 5

• Business
• Banking
• Insurance
• Education
• Marketing
• Health Care
• Military
• Government
• Communication

Question 6

• A computer has high speed of calculation, diligence, accuracy, reliability or versatility which made it an integrated part in all business organizations.

Answer 6

Business

Question 7

• Provide online accounting facility, which includes current balances, deposits, overdrafts, interest charges, shares and trust records.

Answer 7

Banking

Question 8

• Are keeping all records up-to-date with the help of computers.

Answer 8

Insurance

Question 9

Major fields of health care in which computers are used are(4):

Answer 9

Diagnostic System
– computers are used to collect data and identify cause of illness

Lab diagnostic system
– all tests can be done and reports are prepared by computer.

Patient Monitoring system
– these are used to check patient’s sign for abnormality such as in cardiac arrest, ECG etc

Pharma Information System
– computer checks drug labels, expiry dates, harmful drug’s side effect etc.

Question 10

Provides creation and modification of images.

Answer 10

CAD(Computer Aided Design)

Question 11

Major fields in Engineering Design(3):

Answer 11

Structural Engineering
– requires stress and strain analysis for design of ships, buildings, budgets and airplanes

Industrial Engineering
– computers deal with the design, implementation and improvement of integrated systems of people, materials and equipments.

Architectural engineering
– computers help in planning towns, designing building, determining a range of buildings on a site using both 2D and 3D drawings.

Question 12

In Military Computers are largely used in(4):

Answer 12

• Defence
• Modern tanks
• Missiles
• Weapons

Question 13

Major fields in Communication(3):

Answer 13

• Email
• Chatting
• Video Conferencing

Question 14

How people interact with computers(8):

Answer 14

• Dashboards
• Wearables
• Sensing Affect
• Speech
• Mobile
• Augmented Interaction
• Virtual Reality
• Interactive Workspaces