HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION

BISE 2103

TUTORIAL
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

1. To reach HCI goals, managers and developers need to be knowledgeable about the
interplay among:
A. users.
B. tasks.
C. the environments in which systems are used.
D. All of the above.

2. In HCI, well-being means concern for the human's:

A. physical state, such as comfort, safety, and health.
B. physical and psychological state.
C. psychological state, such as system acceptance, technology-stress, and software
frustration.
D. physical environment, such as keyboard ergonomics and lighting.

3. Which of the following is not covered by usability standards?

A. the physical environment (work area, lighting)
B. the user interface and interaction
C. the capability of an organization to apply user-centered design
D. the process used to develop the product

4. Usability heuristics include which of the following?

A. user restrictions and limitations, including activity monitoring
B. recall rather than reconnection
C. the match between the system and the real world
D. diagnosis and recovery from disasters

5. Which of the following allow users to arrange data in any way they choose?
A. pivot tables
B. parameter queries
C. natural language queries
D. indirect manipulation interface

6. Which of the following is not a physical consideration in HCI design?

A. vision
B. hearing
C. touch
D. smell
7. A computer expert produces an solution with HCI which is very efficient in computer
resources, based on command-lines. Which one of the following is most likely to be the
result when the system is implemented?
A. It will be welcomed by all staff.

B. All staff will enjoy using it after mastering the skills of command lines.

C. Most staff will want to become computer experts to use it.

D. Most staff will feel demoralised and will not want to use the system.

8. Human Computer Interaction is based on psychological factors of humans?

A. True
B. False

9. All countries read from left to right?

A. True
B. False

10. Which of the following is NOT true about menu selection?

A. Encourage exploration
B. Shortens learning
C. Reduce keystrokes
D. Provides a clear structure to decision making

11. An important first step in designing a Web site interface is to:

A. Choose site colours

B. Identify target user groups
C. Prototype the home page
D. Determine widgets/controls
12. How do you get to know the user in designing interface process?
A. Draw up a user profile
B. Run an interview session
C. Observe representative users
D. All of the above

13. Detect the presence of finger or stylus on the screen known as

A. Touch sensitive screen

B. Joystick
C. Cursor keys
D. All of the above

14. The query method that uses a series of keywords and commands to select the rows and
columns for a query is called:
A. a parameter query.
B. SQL.
C. QBE.
D. Query design grid.

15. One important consideration is that data are made available in different forms so that users
with different ________ abilities can make sense of them.
A) Technological
B) Behavioral
C) Psychological
D) Cognitive