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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Information Technology Engineering (IT) .
Chapters
| 901. |
Which of the following is a better example of a user experience goal than a usability goal? |
| A. | Effectiveness |
| B. | Learnability |
| C. | Helpfulness |
| D. | Safety |
| Answer» C. Helpfulness | |
| 902. |
Which of the following is the most likely interface metaphor used by a smart phone calendar function? |
| A. | Restaurant menu |
| B. | Touchscreen interface |
| C. | A paper diary |
| D. | Mobile technology |
| Answer» C. A paper diary | |
| 903. |
When desk-checking an algorithm, you should set up a table that contains _____. |
| A. | One column for each input item |
| B. | One column for each output item |
| C. | One column for each processing item |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 904. |
Factors that effect speed of screen reading can be reduced using |
| A. | brightened displays |
| B. | less words per screen |
| C. | colorful display |
| D. | negative contrast |
| Answer» D. negative contrast | |
| 905. |
Which of the following is the estimated amount of time required to complete a task, based on a weighted average of pessimistic, optimistic, and expected duration? |
| A. | minimal duration |
| B. | earliest completion |
| C. | weighted average duration |
| D. | most likely duration |
| Answer» D. most likely duration | |
| 906. |
Regarding gear-up accidents: |
| A. | Pilots frequently lowered the landing gear instead of the flaps after take-off. |
| B. | Lt. Alphonse Chapanis dicovered the cause of the problem in 1975. |
| C. | The flap control knobs were replaced by beer tap handles. |
| D. | Shape-coded wheel and flap controls are still used today. |
| Answer» D. Shape-coded wheel and flap controls are still used today. | |
| 907. |
Human speed of reading text is higher at |
| A. | tablet screen reading |
| B. | mobile screen reading |
| C. | book reading |
| D. | computer screen reading |
| Answer» C. book reading | |
| 908. |
Which of the following is not a factor in the failure of the systems developments projects? |
| A. | failure of systems integration |
| B. | size of the company |
| C. | continuation of a project that should have been cancelled |
| D. | inadequate user involvement |
| Answer» B. size of the company | |
| 909. |
Positive testing is |
| A. | running the system with line data by the actual user |
| B. | testing changes made in an existing or a new program |
| C. | is checking the logic of one or more programs in the candidate system |
| D. | making sure that the new programs do in fact process certain transactions according to Specifications |
| Answer» D. making sure that the new programs do in fact process certain transactions according to Specifications | |
| 910. |
Which of the following steps is NOT the process of defining the interaction Framework? |
| A. | Defining form factor and input methods |
| B. | Defining Images and maps |
| C. | Defining functional and data elements |
| D. | Constructing key path scenarios |
| Answer» B. Defining Images and maps | |
| 911. |
_____________is the least technical way of collecting data, but it can be difficult and tiring to write and observe at the same time. |
| A. | Audio recording. |
| B. | Taking notes. |
| C. | Observation |
| D. | Video |
| Answer» B. Taking notes. | |
| 912. |
_______ is particularly useful early in design. It is excellent technique to use with the prototype, because it provides a wealth of diagnostic information |
| A. | Co-discovery |
| B. | Active intervention |
| C. | Splendid research |
| D. | None of the given |
| Answer» B. Active intervention | |
| 913. |
Evaluations done during design to check that product continues to meet user’s needs are known as _____________ evaluation. |
| A. | Formative |
| B. | Summative |
| C. | Relative |
| D. | None of the given |
| Answer» A. Formative | |
| 914. |
Desktop applications fit into _____________ categories of posture. |
| A. | Two |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Four |
| D. | Five |
| Answer» C. Four | |
| 915. |
Goal-oriented context scenarios are _____________ task-oriented than key path Scenario |
| A. | Less |
| B. | Alike |
| C. | More |
| D. | None of the given |
| Answer» A. Less | |
| 916. |
An observational study: |
| A. | provides insight into how hardware is used. |
| B. | . is a formative evaluation method. |
| C. | involves time-consuming manual analysis of user sessions. |
| D. | . can reach a wide subject group. |
| Answer» C. involves time-consuming manual analysis of user sessions. | |
| 917. |
Affordances are: |
| A. | the range of possible (physical) actions by a user on an artefact |
| B. | the costs of buying user interface components. |
| C. | . the completion times for a typical task |
| D. | what user wants. |
| Answer» A. the range of possible (physical) actions by a user on an artefact | |
| 918. |
A diary study: |
| A. | involves self-reporting of activities by users. |
| B. | provides insight into how hardware is used. |
| C. | is a summative evaluation method. |
| D. | involves time-consuming manual analysis of user sessions. |
| Answer» A. involves self-reporting of activities by users. | |
| 919. |
Paper prototypes: |
| A. | . describe choices and results verbally |
| B. | implement just simple algorithms. |
| C. | simulate screen and dialogue elements on paper. |
| D. | are manipulated during a thinking aloud test by the facilitator. |
| Answer» C. simulate screen and dialogue elements on paper. | |
| 920. |
Regarding Augment/NLS: |
| A. | It had the first practical implementation of hypertext links. |
| B. | It was the first use of the mouse. |
| C. | It used a pixel-based raster display |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» D. All of the above. | |
| 921. |
Concerning competitive analysis: |
| A. | . Two groups of usability testers compare their results for the same interface. |
| B. | It is used for usability benchmarking. |
| C. | It is an online between-groups experiment |
| D. | represents a particular type of user. |
| Answer» B. It is used for usability benchmarking. | |
| 922. |
In a heuristic evaluation: |
| A. | A group of usability experts judges an interface with a detailed checklist of guidelines. |
| B. | A group of test users conducts a formal experiment. |
| C. | A group of usability experts reviews a user interface according to a small set of general principles |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. A group of usability experts reviews a user interface according to a small set of general principles | |
| 923. |
Regarding a formal experiment: |
| A. | Objective measurements are made. |
| B. | A larger number of test users is needed. |
| C. | A fully implemented system is required. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 924. |
Thinking aloud testing: |
| A. | slows down the user by about 17% |
| B. | cannot provide performance data. |
| C. | is a formative evaluation method. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 925. |
Cognitive Walkthrough: |
| A. | is a summative evaluation method. |
| B. | is performed by a single evaluator, who walks through a typical task. |
| C. | focuses explicitly on learnability. |
| D. | not with action sequence |
| Answer» C. focuses explicitly on learnability. | |
| 926. |
In a co-discovery test: |
| A. | The user works togther with the facilitator |
| B. | Two users explore an interface together. |
| C. | Nothing shows issue. |
| D. | A structured walkthrough discovers problems. |
| Answer» B. Two users explore an interface together. | |
| 927. |
What are the pros (advantages) when using questionnaires as opposed to interviews? |
| A. | Easy to analyse and compare. |
| B. | Easy to repeat. |
| C. | Can reach a wide subject group. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 928. |
When conducting an investigation with human participants for research or commercial reasons, which provision(s) for consent must be made? |
| A. | Approval of the research by a properly constituted ethics committee independent of the researchers. |
| B. | Participants informed they do not have to take part if they do not want to |
| C. | Participants fully informed of their right to withdraw from the investigation without consequences to them |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» D. All of the above. | |
| 929. |
Rolf Molich’s Comparative Usability Evaluation (CUE) studies: |
| A. | show there is a large amount of overlap between findings from different teams. |
| B. | show that usability testing finds all known problems. |
| C. | show many teams found more problems than they chose to report. |
| D. | use the Common Industry Format (CIF) for usability reports. |
| Answer» C. show many teams found more problems than they chose to report. | |
| 930. |
akes to explain an interface to a new user. T F 4. Which of the following are advantages of using platform conventions during interface design: |
| A. | Users can run the same software on different platforms. |
| B. | Users can load documents created by different applications |
| C. | Users can transfer knowledge as they move between applications. |
| D. | Users can apply logical constraints between applications |
| Answer» C. Users can transfer knowledge as they move between applications. | |
| 931. |
Which statement best reflects interaction design? |
| A. | Interaction design is a new discipline |
| B. | Interaction design is multidisciplinary |
| C. | Interaction design combines the disciplines of software engineering and psychology |
| D. | Interaction design is an application of common sense |
| Answer» B. Interaction design is multidisciplinary | |
| 932. |
According to Quintanar (1982) how do users rate an interface/system that gives them personalised feedback? |
| A. | They rate it as more honest |
| B. | They rate it as less honest |
| C. | They rate it as more likeable |
| D. | They rate it as less likeable. |
| Answer» B. They rate it as less honest | |
| 933. |
Which of the following options best represents the core values of user-centred design, as originally articulated by Gould & Lewis (1985)? |
| A. | Focusing on users and their tasks in the design process |
| B. | Measuring progress towards usability goals throughout development |
| C. | Developing and testing in several cycles |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» D. All of the above. | |
| 934. |
User personas that are not primary or secondary are _____ personas. |
| A. | Served |
| B. | Supplemental |
| C. | Customer |
| D. | Negative |
| Answer» B. Supplemental | |
| 935. |
_____________ Research can tell you about what, how, many and why in rich, multivariate detail. |
| A. | Quantitative |
| B. | Qualitative |
| C. | SME |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Qualitative | |
| 936. |
____environments are environments that are user and context aware. |
| A. | Non-attentive |
| B. | Visual |
| C. | Sensing |
| D. | Attentive |
| Answer» D. Attentive | |
| 937. |
___________ suggests identifying goals and questions first before selecting techniques for the study |
| A. | RVM model |
| B. | DECIDE framework |
| C. | Usability testing |
| D. | Field study |
| Answer» B. DECIDE framework | |
| 938. |
______________ applications are great platforms for creating an environment rich, in visual feedback for the user. |
| A. | Sovereign |
| B. | Transient |
| C. | Auxiliary |
| D. | Daemonic |
| Answer» A. Sovereign | |
| 939. |
__________ is like the building name for a website. |
| A. | Site ID |
| B. | Navigation |
| C. | Section |
| D. | None of the given |
| Answer» A. Site ID | |
| 940. |
___________ is the process of selecting things to concentrate on, at a point in time, from the range of possibilities available. |
| A. | Perception and recognition |
| B. | Attention |
| C. | Learning |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Attention | |
| 941. |
The type of ganglion cells that enables the early detection of image movement are called |
| A. | X-cells |
| B. | Y-cells |
| C. | Z-cells |
| D. | A-cells |
| Answer» B. Y-cells | |
| 942. |
Which of the following are recognised kinds of prototype: |
| A. | Interactive sketches. |
| B. | Conceptual models. |
| C. | Beta versions. |
| D. | Easy understanding |
| Answer» A. Interactive sketches. | |
| 943. |
Regarding the knowledge required for precise behaviour: |
| A. | It can be distributed partly in the constraints of the head. |
| B. | It can be distributed partly in the head & world. |
| C. | It can only be distributed using instructions |
| D. | It can only be distributed using labels. |
| Answer» B. It can be distributed partly in the head & world. | |
| 944. |
The standard line length given by scientists for equally legible is |
| A. | 2.1 to 5.3 inches |
| B. | 2.3 to 5.2 inches |
| C. | 2.2 to 5.3 inches |
| D. | 2.5 to 3.2 inches |
| Answer» B. 2.3 to 5.2 inches | |
| 945. |
The human machine processor include some rules that governs the system behavior under certain constraints is called |
| A. | principles of control |
| B. | principles of operation |
| C. | principles of management |
| D. | principles of behavior |
| Answer» B. principles of operation | |
| 946. |
The optical illusion used in designs effects page |
| A. | borders |
| B. | composition |
| C. | symmetry |
| D. | asymmetry |
| Answer» C. symmetry | |
| 947. |
In the following data set, which number is the mode? 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 5.5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. 5 | |
| 948. |
Which of the following' is NOT a characteristic of good test data? |
| A. | should be comprehensive |
| B. | every statement should be executed |
| C. | users do not participate at this preliminary stage |
| D. | expected output from the module\s execution should be determined manually |
| Answer» C. users do not participate at this preliminary stage | |
| 949. |
Which of the following are not the components of the HCI approach to design? |
| A. | Tasks |
| B. | Humans |
| C. | Usability |
| D. | Technology |
| Answer» B. Humans | |
| 950. |
Which one of these would not be found in a good HCI? |
| A. | Icons that can have specific meanings |
| B. | Common shortcuts, like CTRL+Z for undo. |
| C. | Sounds that convey meanings. |
| D. | A long command line to achieve a function |
| Answer» D. A long command line to achieve a function | |
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