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What Does HCI Stand For?: Human Computer Interaction

HCI stands for Human Computer Interaction. A long command line interface would NOT be considered good HCI design as not every user is a computer expert. Well designed HCIs allow all users to use the system effectively. Touch, sight and hearing are human senses involved in HCI. Minority Report is a film that depicts futuristic HCI using gestures and voice commands.

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What Does HCI Stand For?: Human Computer Interaction

HCI stands for Human Computer Interaction. A long command line interface would NOT be considered good HCI design as not every user is a computer expert. Well designed HCIs allow all users to use the system effectively. Touch, sight and hearing are human senses involved in HCI. Minority Report is a film that depicts futuristic HCI using gestures and voice commands.

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What does HCI stand for?

Human Computer Interface

Human Computer Interaction

Human Computer Implementation

Human Computer Industry

2. Which one of these would NOT be found in a good HCI?

Common short cuts, like CTRL+Z for undo.

Icons that can have specific meanings.

A long command line to achieve a function

Sounds that convey meanings

3. Which one of these is a good reason for taking care to design a good
computer human interface?

Not every user is a computer expert

Well designed HCIs allow the software to be sold at a better price.

Well designed HCIs use less computer resources.

Well designed HCIs allow the computer to run faster

4.
Touch

Hearing

Sight

Smell

5. HCI is based on psychological factors of humans?

True

False

6. Which of these is not a interface style?

Command line/command prompt

Menus

Natural Language

Voice Recognition

7. Which one of these is a good reason to include sounds in an


HCI?
Users react more quickly to sounds than to visual signals
Users react more slowly to sounds than to visual signals
There is no preference. People just like sounds
The computer reacts to sounds in the same way as a human

8. All countries read from left to right?

True
False

9. 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?

It will be welcomed by all staff.


All staff will enjoy using it after mastering the skills of command
lines.
Most staff will want to become computer experts to use it.
Most staff will feel demoralised and will not want to use the
system.

10.
Which of these films uses futuristic HCI
Speed
Minority Report
Terminator
Bambi

11. What is the primary interactive method of communication used by humans?


a) reading
b) writing
c) speaking
d) all of the mentioned

12. A mouse device may be _____________


a) electro-chemical
b) mechanical
c) optical
d) both mechanical and optical

13. Natural language understanding is used in _____________


natural language interfaces
b) natural language front ends
c) text understanding systems
d) all of the mentioned

14.  A search engine depends on _______to find information on the web.


resturants
computers
humans
grocery stores

15. A directory, unlike a search engine, is organized by __________ who discover new
sites and relevant information by exploring the web themselves.
restaurants
computers
humans
grocery stores

16. A computer device, such as a keyboard or printer, that is not part of the essential
computer
CPU
Software
Hardware
Peripherals

17. The part of the a computer system that is commonly referred to as the "brains" of the
computer

CPU
Hardware
Software
Peripherals

18. information processing, capabilities, limitations, cooperative working ,performance


prediction These are
Cognitive Psychology
Social Psychology
Ergonomics/Human Factors
Computer Science

19. Switches, Bridges, Routers ,Gateways ,Network interface cards These are
Network Hubs
Interaction models
Memory
Processing

20. WIMP stands for


windows, icons, menus and pointers
windows, ios, micro soft and pointers
windows, IBM, menus and PC
windows, IBM, mics and PC

21. Identify from among the following the attribute of usability.


Learnability
Usefulness
Generalizability
Subjective satisfaction

22. A persona in the context of goal-oriented interaction design ………..


is used to role-play through an interface design
is a real person
represents a particular type of user
should represent an average user

23. The name of the document should be shown on the application’s ……………...
A.menu bar
B.title bar
C.tool bar
D.status bar

24.The Visual angle measurement given by 1degree equivalent to


60 Sec of arc
600 Sec of arc
60 min of arc
360 Sec of arc

25. The ear of a human is furthered categorized into


Three Section
Two Section
Four Section
Five Section
26. The size of Spectral wavelength of the light defines as
Hue
Intensity
Saturation
Contrast

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