980+ Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Solved MCQs

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Chapter: Unit 3
1.

Impressing moving icons in a system design can be

A. appealing
B. attractive
C. distracting
D. attentive
Answer» C. distracting
2.

Subsystem of human machine processor that handles actions of system is called

A. Cognitive System
B. Motor System
C. Perceptual System
D. Autonomic System
Answer» B. Motor System
3.

Simple model of human interaction was proposed by

A. Stuart K. Card
B. Thomas P. Moran
C. Allen Newell
D. Card, Moran And Newell
Answer» D. Card, Moran And Newell
4.

A negative contrast on display screen result in to increasing the

A. Reusability
B. Quality
C. Legibility
D. Interactivity
Answer» C. Legibility
5.

Relationship among vision and distance from point of focus is

A. Conversely
B. Indirectly
C. Directly
D. Inversely
Answer» D. Inversely
6.

Human perception in reading process is part of

A. Saccades
B. Fixations
C. Regressions
D. Suppression
Answer» B. Fixations
7.

Delicate hair cells in cochlea is called

A. Cilia
B. Cochlea
C. Ossicles
D. Tympanic Membrane
Answer» A. Cilia
8.

By using capitalized words, reading speed and accuracy

A. Increased
B. Improved
C. Declined
D. Levelled
Answer» C. Declined
9.

Sensitivity of cones to blue light results into

A. Lower Red Acuity
B. Lower Red Acuity
C. Higher Blue Acuity
D. Lower Blue Acuity
Answer» D. Lower Blue Acuity
10.

Relationship among flicker and luminous is

A. Directly Proportion
B. Inversely Proportion
C. Conversely Proportion
D. Indirectly Proportional
Answer» A. Directly Proportion
11.

The hawthorne studies are of utmost significance as they form an honest and concerted attempt to understand:

A. The Human Factor
B. Employee Attitudes
C. The Workers Social Situations
D. All of the above.
Answer» D. All of the above.
12.

Work attitudes can be reflected in an organization through

A. Job Satisfaction
B. Organizational Commitment
C. Both ‘A’ And ‘B’
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both ‘A’ And ‘B’
13.

All the unique traits and patterns of adjustment of the individual is known as

A. Personality
B. Responsibility
C. Creativity
D. Authority
Answer» A. Personality
14.

Organization’s using ________ model are very successful in the era of Globalisation.

A. Delegative
B. Authorative
C. Supportive
D. Responsive
Answer» C. Supportive
15.

Fundamental concepts of organizational behaviour revolve around:

A. The Nature Of Human Beings
B. The Working Of Human Beings
C. Both ‘A’ And ‘B’
D. None Of The Above
Answer» A. The Nature Of Human Beings
16.

Select the developer-specific requirement ?

A. Portability
B. Maintainability
C. Availability
D. Both portability and maintainability
Answer» C. Availability
17.

Which is one of the most important stakeholder from the following?

A. Entry Level Personnel
B. Middle Level Stakeholder
C. Managers
D. Users Of The Software
Answer» D. Users Of The Software
18.

The internet has allowed employees to collaborate on work from any location, across different time zones and national borders. What is regarded as the defining feature of a dispersed collaboration apart from the use of communication technology?

A. Each colleague does not work face-to-face
B. Each work group has its own task to complete
C. Dispersed collaborations lack the social cues that profile traditional working relationships
D. Colleagues are spread across different locations
Answer» D. Colleagues are spread across different locations
19.

As would be common with many business strategies, which is regarded as the crucial stage in designing dispersed collaborations?

A. Have a clear identification of the mission and how it will be achieved
B. Conduct a skills analysis of potential members to validate their membership
C. Establish the size of the collaborative team required and then consider which tasks can besuccessfully completed
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Have a clear identification of the mission and how it will be achieved
20.

what is multimedia file?

A. Is same as any other regular file
B. Must be accessed at specific rate
C. Store on remote server can not be delivered to its client
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Must be accessed at specific rate
21.

In which type of streaming multimedia file is delivered to the client but not shared?

A. Real time sharing
B. Progressive download
C. Compression
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Real time sharing
22.

A ________ displays a list of commands and usually appears in the toolbar at the top of the screen.

A. View
B. Menu
C. Kit
D. List
Answer» B. Menu
23.

Changing the appearance of your slide _________ can alter the slide’s color, shade, pattern, or texture.

A. Background
B. Foreground
C. Watermark
D. Design
Answer» D. Design
24.

A ____________ can be added to your presentation and then used to go to a variety of locations ---- for example, a web address, an e-mail address, a custom show or document, just to name a few.

A. Menu link
B. Hyperlink
C. Toollink
D. Slide link
Answer» B. Hyperlink
Chapter: Unit 1
25.

Why are people less able to distinguish fine detail in blue?

A. There are fewer cones in the center of the retina that are sensitive to blue light.
B. There are more cones in the center of the retina that are sensitive to blue light.
C. There are fewer cones in the center of the retina that are sensitive to red light.
D. There are more cones in the center of the retina that are sensitive to blue light.
Answer» A. There are fewer cones in the center of the retina that are sensitive to blue light.
26.

For a product to be successful, it must be:

A. Useful by humans
B. Usable by humans
C. Used by humans
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
27.

____ derives the logically necessary conclusion from the given premises.

A. Deductive reasoning
B. Inductive reasoning
C. Abductive reasoning
D. Reasoning
Answer» A. Deductive reasoning
28.

____ 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
Answer» B. Inductive reasoning
29.

____ is the method we use to derive explanations for the events we observe.

A. Deductive reasoning
B. Inductive reasoning
C. Abductive reasoning
D. Reasoning
Answer» C. Abductive reasoning
30.

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
Answer» B. A model of long-term memory
31.

What does ASCII stand for?

A. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
B. American Scientific Code for Information Interchange
C. American Scientific Code for Interchanging Information
D. American Standard Code for Interchanging Information
Answer» A. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
32.

Statement 1 Speech technology is a small area of commercial interest. Statement 2 Courier is a fixed-pitch font.

A. Only Statement 1 is True
B. Only Statement 2 is True
C. Both statements are True
D. Both statements are False
Answer» C. Both statements are True
33.

Statement 1 Fitts' Law uses the formula movement time = a + b log2 (distance/size + 1) where a and b are empirically determined constants. Statement 2 Studies of keyboard operators have shown that, although the faster operators were up to twice as fast as the others, the slower ones made 10 times the errors.

A. Only Statement 1 is True
B. Only Statement 2 is True
C. Both statements are True
D. Both statements are False
Answer» C. Both statements are True
34.

Statement 1 Recognition is easier than recall. Statement 2 The main strength of the Problem Space Framework as a model of human problem solving is that it allows ill-defined problems to be solved.

A. Only Statement 1 is True
B. Only Statement 2 is True
C. Both statements are True
D. Both statements are False
Answer» A. Only Statement 1 is True
35.

Statement 1 The fovea of the human eye is just behind the cornea. Statement 2 The blind spot of the eye is just under the lens.

A. Only Statement 1 is True
B. Only Statement 2 is True
C. Both statements are True
D. Both statements are False
Answer» D. Both statements are False
36.

The term human-computer interaction has only been in widespread use since the early

A. 2000s
B. 1950s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s
Answer» D. 1980s
37.

Which of the following is a long-term individual difference?

A. Weight
B. Color
C. Sex
D. Height
Answer» C. Sex
38.

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
Answer» D. All of the above
39.

Which of the following are examples of paradigms for interaction?

A. Personal computing
B. Hypertext
C. Multi-modality
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
40.

You receive an email message, and a flag immediately appears in your electronic mailbox to indicate that you have a new message. This is an example of:

A. Persistence
B. Guidance
C. Existence
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Persistence
Chapter: Unit 2
41.

If requirements are easily understandable and defined then which model is best suited?

A. Spiral model
B. Waterfall model
C. Prototyping model
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Waterfall model
42.

Which of these describes stepwise refinement?

A. Nicklaus Wirth described the first software engineering method as stepwise refinement
B. Stepwise refinement follows its existence from 1971
C. It is a top down approach
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» D. All of the mentioned
43.

What is followed by the design task?

A. Choosing specific classes, operations
B. Checking model’s completeness
C. Following design task heuristics
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» D. All of the mentioned
44.

Design phase is followed by ______ .

A. Coding
B. Testing
C. Maintenance
D. None of the above.
Answer» A. Coding
45.

Where is the prototyping model of software development well suited?

A. When requirements are well defined.
B. For projects with large development teams.
C. When a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
D. None of the above.
Answer» C. When a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
46.

Project risk factor is considered in which model?

A. Spiral model.
B. Waterfall model.
C. Prototyping model
D. None of the above.
Answer» A. Spiral model.
47.

What is the meaning of requirement elicitation in software engineering?

A. Gathering of requirement.
B. Understanding of requirement.
C. Getting the requirements from client.
D. All of the above.
Answer» D. All of the above.
48.

Selection of a model is based on

A. Requirements
B. Development team & Users
C. Project type and associated risk
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» D. All of the mentioned
49.

Which two models doesn’t allow defining requirements early in the cycle?

A. Waterfall & RAD
B. Prototyping & Spiral
C. Prototyping & RAD
D. Waterfall & Spiral
Answer» B. Prototyping & Spiral
50.

Which of the following life cycle model can be chosen if the development team has less experience on similar projects?

A. Spiral
B. Waterfall
C. RAD
D. Iterative Enhancement Model
Answer» A. Spiral
51.

If you were a lead developer of a software company and you are asked to submit a project/product within a stipulated time-frame with no cost barriers, which model would you select?

A. Waterfall
B. Spiral
C. RAD
D. Incremental
Answer» C. RAD
52.

Which two of the following models will not be able to give the desired outcome if user’s participation is not involved?

A. Waterfall & Spiral
B. RAD & Spiral
C. RAD & Waterfall
D. RAD & Prototyping
Answer» D. RAD & Prototyping
53.

A company is developing an advance version of their current software available in the market, what model approach would they prefer ?

A. RAD
B. Iterative Enhancement
C. Both RAD & Iterative Enhancement
D. Spiral
Answer» C. Both RAD & Iterative Enhancement
54.

Choose the correct option from given below:

A. Prototyping Model facilitates reusability of components
B. RAD Model Model facilitates reusability of components
C. Both RAD & Prototyping Model facilitates reusability of components
D. None
Answer» C. Both RAD & Prototyping Model facilitates reusability of components
55.

Which one of the following models is not suitable for accommodating any change?

A. Build & Fix Model
B. Prototyping Model
C. RAD Model
D. Waterfall Model
Answer» D. Waterfall Model
56.

Which of the following is golden rule for interface design?

A. Place the user in control
B. Reduce the user’s memory load
C. Make the interface consistent
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» D. All of the mentioned
57.

Which of the following is not a design principle that allow the user to maintain control?

A. Provide for flexible interaction
B. Allow user interaction to be interrupt-able and undo-able
C. Show technical internals from the casual user
D. Design for direct interaction with objects that appear on the screen
Answer» C. Show technical internals from the casual user
58.

Which of the following is not a user interface design process?

A. User, task, and environment analysis and modeling
B. Interface design
C. Knowledgeable, frequent users
D. Interface validation
Answer» C. Knowledgeable, frequent users
59.

When users are involved in complex tasks, the demand on __________ can be significant.

A. short-term memory
B. shortcuts
C. objects that appear on the screen
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» A. short-term memory
60.

Which of the following option is not considered by the Interface design?

A. the design of interfaces between software components
B. the design of interfaces between the software and human producers and consumers of information
C. the design of the interface between two computers
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» C. the design of the interface between two computers
61.

A software might allow a user to interact via

A. keyboard commands
B. mouse movement
C. voice recognition commands
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
62.

You have to address a usability issue pertaining to a software interface. You will provide solutions after understanding:

A. How the developer uses the software?
B. How the users use the software?
C. How you use the software?
D. How your friends use the software?
Answer» B. How the users use the software?
63.

When should a developer apply usability principles?

A. After selling the product
B. None of the above
C. While developing the product.
D. Early in the SDLC
Answer» D. Early in the SDLC
64.

Which of the following interface design principles does not allow the user to remain in control of the interaction with a computer ?

A. allow interaction to interruptible
B. allow interaction to be undoable
C. hide technical internals from casual users
D. only provide one rigidly defined method for accomplishing a task
Answer» D. only provide one rigidly defined method for accomplishing a task
Chapter: Unit 4
65.

Genetically different population with the same physical features is known as ____________

A. Ecosystem
B. Ecads
C. Community
D. Ecotype
Answer» D. Ecotype
66.

Name the group of species which exploit the abiotic and biotic resources in a similar way?

A. Guild
B. Ecads
C. Biomes
D. Community
Answer» A. Guild
67.

Who proposed the term ecosystem?

A. Grinnel
B. Turesson
C. A.G. Tansley
D. Lindeman
Answer» C. A.G. Tansley
68.

Android applications signed at the time _____.

A. Before installed
B. After installed
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Answer» A. Before installed
69.

In android application Which file holds to use the internet_____

A. Create file
B. Manifest file
C. system file
D. None of these
Answer» B. Manifest file
70.

Specifies the layout of android screen use_____file.

A. R
B. Manifest
C. Layout
D. None of these
Answer» C. Layout
71.

______ contains the R.java file.

A. Src
B. Gen
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Answer» B. Gen
72.

In memory, Activity doesn’t exist Thatis____state.

A. Initial
B. Running
C. Starting
D. All of these
Answer» C. Starting
73.

Mobile cloud computing at its simplest refers to an __________

A. Intervention
B. Internet
C. Infrastructure
D. Intervention & Internet
Answer» C. Infrastructure
74.

To use the Android menu system what method you should override?

A. on Create Menu()
B. on Create Options Menu()
C. Both A & B
D. on Menu Created()
Answer» B. on Create Options Menu()
75.

Which is not an Android component of the following?

A. Layout
B. Service
C. Activity
D. Both A & C
Answer» A. Layout
76.

_____is the first callback method invoked by the system during an Activity life-cycle,?

A. on Stop()
B. Both A & B
C. on Create()
D. on Restore()
Answer» C. on Create()
77.

Which is not a valid Android resource file name of the following?

A. my_layout.xml
B. mylayout.xml
C. myLayout.xml
D. Both B & C
Answer» C. myLayout.xml
78.

______is the parent class of all Activity widgets?

A. View
B. ViewGroup
C. Layout
D. Both A & C
Answer» A. View
79.

______is not included in the Android application framework?

A. Notification Manager
B. Window Manager
C. Both A & B
D. Dialer Manager
Answer» D. Dialer Manager
80.

The Android project folder “res/” contain_____?

A. Resource files
B. Java Activity classes
C. Both A & B
D. Java source code
Answer» A. Resource files
81.

Which piece of code used in Android is not open source?

A. Power management
B. Audio driver
C. Wi-Fi driver
D. Keypad driver
Answer» C. Wi-Fi driver
82.

In a cellular system, the same frequency is used for other users using the technique — ——-

A. Frequency planning
B. Frequency hopping
C. Frequency reuse
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Frequency reuse
83.

Which of the following mobile platform support hundreds of thousands of third-party applications?

A. iPhone
B. Symbian
C. Windows Mobile Phone
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» A. iPhone
84.

In which of the following computing, mobile device serves as the presentation platform or the display?

A. Soft
B. Mobile
C. JVS
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» B. Mobile
85.

Which of the following was built to serve as a mobile platform for Internet computing?

A. Windows Phone
B. Android
C. Symbian
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» B. Android
86.

IMT-2000 is a digital mobile system that functions as

A. Pager
B. Cordless
C. Low earth orbit satellites
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
87.

What is the parent class of all Activity widgets?

A. ViewGroup
B. Layout
C. View
D. Widget
Answer» C. View
88.

Which of the following programming medium is used by MobileMe to create the appearance of a desktop application inside a browser?

A. HTML
B. DHTML
C. Jquery
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» B. DHTML
89.

Which of the following is a photo and video sharing service by MobileMe?

A. iDisk
B. Find My iPhone
C. iWeb Publish
D. MobileMe Gallery
Answer» D. MobileMe Gallery
Chapter: Unit 5
90.

What are the designing rich web interface.

A. Make it Direct
B. Stay on the Page
C. Use Transitions
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
91.

A drag lens provides,

A. a view into a different part of data
B. a view into a different part of the list
C. a view into a different part of record
D. a view into a different part of objects
Answer» B. a view into a different part of the list
92.

Dragging the insertion bar while editing text on the iPhone is an example of,

A. Drop lens
B. Drag lens
C. Drag object
D. Drop object
Answer» B. Drag lens
93.

In Drag lens, the lens will be made visible,

A. Before Dragging
B. During Dragging
C. After Dragging
D. All of the above
Answer» B. During Dragging
94.

Checkbox or control-based selection is,

A. Collected Selection
B. Object Selection
C. Toggle Selection
D. Hybrid Selection
Answer» B. Object Selection
95.

Selection that spans multiple pages is,

A. Collected Selection
B. Object Selection
C. Toggle Selection
D. Hybrid Selection
Answer» A. Collected Selection
96.

Combination of Toggle Selection and Object Selection is,

A. Collected Selection
B. Multiple Selection
C. Hybrid Selection
D. Non of the Above
Answer» C. Hybrid Selection
97.

................ is a pattern for keeping track of selection as it spans multiple pages

A. Collected Selection
B. Object Selection
C. Toggle Selection
D. Hybrid Selection
Answer» A. Collected Selection
98.

................ is when selection is made directly on objects within the interface

A. Instant Selection
B. Direct Selection
C. Object Selection
D. Interface Selection
Answer» C. Object Selection
99.

The time to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and size of the target,

A. Richard Feynman Law
B. Bruce Tognazzini Law
C. Fitts's Law
D. d.Rolf O. Peterson Law
Answer» B. Bruce Tognazzini Law
100.

A master switch to toggle on/off Contextual Tools for the page,

A. Multi-Level Tools
B. Hover-Reveal Tools
C. Always-Visible Tools
D. Toggle-Reveal Tools
Answer» D. Toggle-Reveal Tools
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