NPTEL Online Certification Course

Design & Implementation Of Human-Computer Interfaces

Assignment 1: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. While we talk about the evaluation phases of the computer, ___________ is called the
modern age of computer.
a. 1985 onwards
b. 1998 onwards
c. 2007 onwards
d. 2011 onwards
Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 1
2. Which among the following is NOT a generic category of users?
a. Novice
b. Super knowledgeable
c. Intermittent
d. Expert
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 1
3. What is the full form of the acronym WIMP?
a. Windows Interfaces Menus Pointers
b. Window Icons Menus Pointers
c. Wizards Interfaces Mouse Pointers
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 1
4. Feeds of the social networking sites such as the Facebook and Twitter are the example of
a. Synchronous remote interactive system
b. Asynchronous remote interaction
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 1
5. Which one of the following is NOT a computer?
 a. Desktop
b. Digital Pedometer
c. Smartphone
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 1
6. Interactive software development is _________ in nature.
a. sporadic
b. iterative
c. variable
d. discrete
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 4 from week 1
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the five quality components of usability proposed by
Jacob Nielsen?
a. Learnability
b. Efficiency
c. Satisfaction
d. Memorization
Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 1
8. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Waterfall model?
a. Feasibility study
b. Learnability study
c. System integration and testing
d. Maintenance
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 3 from week 1
9. ‘Identify objectives’ and 'customer evaluation and planning'is in the _______ and ________
quadrant of the spiral model respectively.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
 Correct Answer: a and d
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 3 from week 1
10. Which of the following statements best describes System Centered Design (SCD)?
a. Design based on user abilities, context, and goals/needs
b. Design focused on what can be easily built using available tools
c. Design considering programmer's convenience and interests
d. Design focused on system reliability and performance
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 5 from week 1
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Design & Implementation Of Human-Computer Interfaces
Assignment 2: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. Contextual inquiry is also known as ________.

a. Interview
b. Observation
c. Semi-structured interview

Correct Answer: Semi-structured interview

Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 2

2. In SRS, functions are represented as

a. Function name
b. Input
c. Output
d. Description
e. Motivation

Correct Answer: a, b, c, d
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 2

3. Contextual inquiry can be done in _______ and passive mode.

a. active
b. semi-active
c. neutral

Correct Answer: a. active

Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 2

4. There are _______ stages in contextual inquiry.

a. Two
b. Five
c. Six
d. Eight

Correct Answer: b. Five

Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 2
5. Which stage in the Contextual Inquiry process involves arranging for recording
observations and scripting the procedure?
a. Plan Stage
b. Initiate Stage
c. Execute Stage
d. Reflect Stage

Correct Answer: a. Plan Stage

Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 2

6. Affinity diagram method consists of _______ steps.

a. Three
b. Two
c. Six
d. Five

Correct Answer: d. Five

Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 2

7. Usability requirements is one type of ______

a. Functional Requirement
b. Non-functional requirement

Correct Answer: b. Non-functional requirement

Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 2

8. What is the primary objective of Contextual Inquiry?

a. To watch and observe users perform tasks in their natural work setting
b. To conduct semi-structured interviews with users
c. To develop design recommendations
d. To study user behavior using physical note-taking

Correct Answer: a. To watch and observe users perform tasks in their natural work
setting
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 1

9. What is the purpose of the "Reflect" stage in the Contextual Inquiry process?
a. To contact the authorities for permission
b. To analyze the data collected and identify design goals
c. To script the procedure and rehearse for observations
 Correct Answer: b. To analyze the data collected and identify design goals
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 1

10. How long does the Contextual Inquiry process typically continue?
a. One to two weeks
b. One to two hours
c. One to two months

Correct Answer: b. One to two hours

Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 1
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Design & Implementation of Human-Computer Interfaces
Assignment 3: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. We can also add new functional requirements based on the observations made in contextual
inquiry.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a. True
Detailed Solution: From week 3 lecture 3

2. In user-centered design, we have two concerns: Interface design and _________________.

a. Machine design
b. Hardware design
c. Code design
d. System design
Answer: c. Code design
Detailed Solution: From week 3 lecture 4
3. Code design can be expressed in natural languages, semi-formal languages and
_______________.
a. Informal languages
b. Formal languages
c. Context sensitive languages
Answer: b. Formal languages
Detailed Solution: From week 3 lecture 4
4. DFD is a _________________ code design language ___
a. Natural
b. Semi-formal
c. Informal
d. Context sensitive
Answer: b. Semi-formal
Detailed Solution: From week 3 lecture 4

5. Shneiderman proposed _________________ rules that covers broad aspects of interactive

systems.
a. Five
b. Seven
c. Eight1
d. Nine
Answer: c. Eight
Detailed Solution: From week 3 lecture 4
6. Reduce short-term memory load was proposed by Gorge A Miller in the year
a. 1956
 b. 1986
c. 1988
Answer: a. 1956
Explanation: Shneiderman’s Golden Rule – the 8th rule, ‘reduce short term memory load’,
was proposed by Gorge A Miller in 1956.
7. What is the full form of the UCD
a. user-centered design
b. user-centered decision
c. user-centered development
d. user-centric development
Answer: a. user-centered design
Detailed Solution: From week 3 lecture 4
8. Which one is NOT related with affinity diagram method
a. display ideas
b. initiate ideas
c. create group header
Answer: b. initiate ideas
Detailed Solution: From week 3 lecture 1

9. Identification of data structures and algorithms for different modules is done on the
_________________ phase of code design
a. Preliminary (high-level design)
b. Detailed design
Answer: b. Detailed design
Detailed Solution: From week 3 lecture 4

10. Human interface guidelines for the apple systems are the _________________ design
guidelines.
a. Generic
b. Specific
Answer: b. Specific
Detailed Solution: From week 3 lecture 4
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Design & Implementation of Human-Computer Interfaces
Assignment 4: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. Norman’s Model of Interaction represents behavior of a user of interactive systems in terms

of a series of _________.
a. actions
b. selection
c. manipulation
Ans: a. actions
Detailed Solution: From week 4 lecture 2
2. In the Interactive system development life cycle, what is the purpose of the Empirical Study
stage?
a. To gather initial user requirements
b. To create and refine prototypes
c. To test the system's usability with respect to the end users
d. None of the above
Ans: c. To test the system's usability with respect to the end users
Detailed Solution: From week 4 lecture 1
3. According to Shneiderman, why is it important to reduce short-term memory load in
interface design?
a. To make the interface visually appealing
b. To increase the complexity of the tasks
c. To make the system easier to learn and use
Ans: c. To make the system easier to learn and use
Detailed Solution: From week 4 lecture 1
4. Which concept refers to the gap between the user's intentions and the actions supported by
the interface?
a. Gulf of execution
b. Gulf of evaluation
c. Evaluation cycle
d. Execution cycle
Ans: a. Gulf of execution
Detailed Solution: From week 4 lecture 2

5. Particularly in the context of errors during interaction is explained in terms of slips and
______.
a. error
b. mistakes
c. human error
Ans: b. mistakes
Detailed Solution: From week 4 lecture 2
6. Perceive system state comes under the _______ stage of interaction
a. execution
b. design
c. evaluation
d. interaction
Ans: c. evaluation
Detailed Solution: From week 4 lecture 2
7. Simplifying the structure of tasks is one of the principles in Norman's model of interaction.
a. True
b. False
Ans: a. True
Detailed Solution: From week 4 lecture 2
8. High fidelity prototypes often involve complex programming and sophisticated interactions
a. True
b. False
Ans: a. True
Detailed Solution: From week 4 lecture 3

9. Paper mock-ups are the example of __________ prototype.

a. Low fidelity
b. High fidelity
c. Medium fidelity
Ans: a. Low fidelity
Detailed Solution: From week 4 lecture 3

10. In this technique, a human subject believes to interact with an autonomous computer. But,
in reality, however, the computer is operated by an “unseen” human being. This technique
is called________ approach.
a. Medium fidelity
b. Vertical
c. Wizard of Oz
d. Incremental
Ans: c. Wizard of Oz
Detailed Solution: From week 4 lecture 3
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Design & Implementation of Human-Computer Interfaces
Assignment 5: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. Which one from the following is not a valid Jacob Nielson’s 10 heuristics
a. User control and error correction
b. Help and documentation
c. Consistency and standards
Answer: a. User control and error correction
Detailed Solution: From week 5 lecture 1
2. Figma is a prototype design tool
a. True
b. False
Answer: True
Detailed Solution: From week 5 lecture 3
3. Which are from the following are the valid prototype evaluation methods
a. Cognitive walkthrough
b. Affinity diagram
c. Heuristic evaluation
Answer: a. Cognitive walkthrough and c. Heuristic evaluation
Detailed Solution: From week 5 lecture 1
4. Post session questionnaire SUS consist of _____ statement
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 10
Answer: d. 10
Detailed Solution: From week 5 lecture 2
5. Post task questionnaire ASQ consist of _____ statement
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 10
Answer: a. 3
Detailed Solution: From week 5 lecture 2
6. What is the full form of SUS
a. Software usability score
b. Software usability scale
c. System usability score
d. System usability scale
Answer: d. System usability scale
Detailed Solution: From week 5 lecture 2
7. Full form of ASQ is ___________________.
a. After-Scenario Questionnaire
b. After-Sequence Questionnaire
c. Another Session Questionnaire
Answer: a. After-Scenario Questionnaire
Detailed Solution: From week 5 lecture 2
8. Feedbacks taken from open-ended questions are always reliable.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b. False
Detailed Solution: From week 5 lecture 2
9. For expert evaluation, an evaluation team of 3-5 members is necessary.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a. True
Detailed Solution: From week 5 lecture 1
10. In a heuristic evaluation, the items in the checklist are called __________
a. checkbox
b. heuristics
c. usability issues
d. Problems
Answer: b. heuristics
Detailed Solution: From week 5 lecture 1
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Assignment 6: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Good design

a. Coverage
b. Correctness
c. Understandability
d. Colorful
Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 6
2. ERD was proposed by Peter Chen in the year
a. 1967
b. 1986
c. 1976
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 3 from week 6
3. In DFD, the data stores are first shown at
a. Level 0 (context diagram)
b. Level 1 (overview diagram)
c. Level 1 (detailed diagram)
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 6
4. In a DFD data can flow from external entity to data store
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 6
5. What is the full form of the DFD
a. Data flow design
b. Data flow decision
c. Data flow development
d. Data flow diagram
Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 6
6. If all functions perform similar operations, it falls under ________ cohesion.
a. Logical
b. Temporal
 c. Procedural
d. Sequential
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 6
7. If two modules share code, it falls under __________ coupling.
a. Data
b. Control
c. Content
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 6
8. There are two basic design approaches: function oriented and _______ oriented.
a. Logic
b. Folder
c. Object
d. Class
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 6
9. Basic components of ER diagram are: Entity, _____ and Relationship
a. Object
b. User
c. Attribute
d. Class
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 3 from week 6
10. There are four types of relationships in ER diagram: one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one
and _______.
a. Many-to-binary
b. Many-to-many
c. Binary-to-many
d. Binary-to-one
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 3 from week 6
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Assignment 7: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. A class can have an association relationship with itself

a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 7
2. UML supports ______________ views of a system
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 7
3. What is the full form of the OOP?
a. Object oriented planning
b. Object oriented processing
c. Object oriented programming
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 7
4. In object-oriented design, operations is also called _____. Which is/are of the following is
true.
a. method
b. member function
c. member process
d. member procedure
Correct Answer: a and b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 7
5. What is the full form of UML?
a. User Modeling Language
b. Universal Modeling Language
c. Unified Modelling Language
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 7
6. ________ objects normally hold information (e.g. book, book registers etc).
 a. Boundary
b. Controller
c. Entity
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 1
7. Implementation view can be captured using ________.
a. Deployment diagram
b. Component diagram
c. Class diagram
d. Use case diagram
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 7
8. UML is a design methodology
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: UML is not a design methodology. It’s only a language to express OOD
obtained using some methodology. From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 7
9. ________ effectively denotes the behavior of class.
a. Data
b. Operations
c. Objects
d. Attributes
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 7
10. A class contains attributes and ___________.
a. Data
b. Operations
c. Objects
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 7
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Assignment 8: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. Following standard coding guidelines helps to improve _______.

a. Readability only
b. Understandability only
c. Teamwork only
d. Readability, understandability, and teamwork
Answer: d. Readability, understandability, and teamwork
Detailed Solution: From week 8 lecture 1

2. A function should have no longer than _____ lines of code.

a. 5
b. 16
c. 10
d. 8
Answer: c. 10
Detailed Solution: From week 8 lecture 1
3. What are some things to avoid when writing code? (Choose all that apply)
a. Using lengthy functions
b. Using the same identifier for multiple purposes
c. Using ‘goto’ (branching) statements indiscriminately
d. Using proper indentation
Answer: a, b, and c.
Detailed Solution: From week 8 lecture 1
4. Two broad categories of code testing methods are review-based method and __________
method.
a. Manual testing
b. Execution-based
Answer: b. Execution-based
Detailed Solution: From week 8 lecture 2

5. White-box testing refers to designing test cases using knowledge of internal structure of the
software.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a. True
Detailed Solution: From week 8 lecture 2
6. What are the two common methods for review-based testing? (Choose all that apply)
a. Code inspection
b. Code walkthrough
c. Unit testing
Answer: a and b.
Detailed Solution: From week 8 lecture 2
7. Code walkthrough allows to quickly identify logical errors
a. True
 b. False
Answer: a. True
Detailed Solution: From week 8 lecture 3
8. Uninitialized variable is one of the common errors in programming that can be identified
through code inspection
a. True
b. False
Answer: a. True
Detailed Solution: From week 8 lecture 3

9. How many members should be present in a code walkthrough team?

a. 2-3 members
b. 3-5 members
c. 5-7 members
d. 7-10 members
Answer: b. 3-5 members
Detailed Solution: From week 3 lecture 3

10. Test suite is a set of all test cases with which a given software is to be tested.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a. True
Detailed Solution: From week 8 lecture 2
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Design and Implementation of Human Computer Interface
Assignment 9: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. Functional testing is related to

a. Black-box testing
b. White-box testing
Correct Answer: a. Black-box testing
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL Week 9 lecture 1
2. Main approaches to design test cases are
a. Equivalence class partitioning
b. Equivalence value partitioning
c. Boundary object analysis
d. Boundary value analysis
Correct Answer: a. Equivalence class partitioning and d. Boundary value analysis
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL Week 9 lecture 1
3. In Black-box testing, the test cases are based on
a. input
b. knowledge of design
c. output
d. knowledge of code
Correct Answer: a. input and c. output
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL Week 9 lecture 1
4. Test cases designed using knowledge of internal structure of software are for
a. Black-box testing
b. White-box testing
Correct Answer: b. White-box testing
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL Week 9 lecture 1
5. Review based testing is good for early evaluation to ‘clean up’ the code before more
rigorous and formal testing is done.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a. True
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL Week 9 lecture 1
6. Which is/are from the following are valid review based testing
a. Code walkthrough
b. Code inspection
c. Code analysis
d. Code assessment
Correct Answer: a. Code walkthrough and b. Code inspection
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL Week 9 lecture 1
7. Programmers may improperly use < instead of <= or conversely <= for < in his/her code.
This is an example of _______.
a. Equivalence problem
b. Boundary value problem
Correct Answer: b. Boundary value problem
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL Week 9 lecture 2
8. Set of all test cases with which a given software is to be tested is known as ________.
a. Testcase
b. Test suite
Correct Answer: b. Test suite
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL Week 9 lecture 1

9. Testing code with any _____ value(s) of an equivalence class is as good as testing with ALL
input values belonging to that class.
a. One
b. Two
c. Five
d. Four
Correct Answer: a. One
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL Week 9 lecture 1
10. In black box testing, domain of input values partitioned into sets, each sets are called
_________.
a. Partition class
b. Equivalence class
c. Program class
Correct Answer: b. Equivalence class
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL Week 9 lecture 1
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Assignment 10: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. Friendly customers are recruited for

a. Alpha testing
b. Beta testing
c. Acceptance testing
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 3 from week 10
2. To do a white-box testing, knowledge of internal structure is required.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 10
3. To understand white-box testing strategies, program (flow) visualization helps. To visualize
the program we can take help of ________.
a. CFG
b. DFD
c. ERD
d. Class diagram
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 10
4. To construct a CFG we assign numbers to all statements of the program, create a node in
the CFG for each numbered statement and_____________.
a. Complement the CFG
b. Add edges
c. Sort the nodes
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 10
5. Branch coverage guarantees statement coverage.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 10
6. In path coverage, test cases should ensure all __________ in the code executed at least once
a. Linearly independent paths
b. Linearly dependent paths
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 10
7. To compute cyclomatic complexity, we can use ___________, where E=number of edges,
N=number of nodes
a. E-N+2
b. E-N+1
c. E+N-2
d. E+N-1
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 10
8. There are _____ stages of empirical research.
a. Three
b. Four
c. Five
d. Six
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 4 from week 10
9. Data we get from observation is ________ data
a. Reflective
b. Empirical
c. Authoritative
d. Experiential
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 4 from week 10
10. What is the full form of CFG
a. Code Free Graph
b. Code Flow Graph
c. Control Flow Graph
d. Control Free Graph
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 1
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Assignment 11: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1. When we perform a controlled experiment to collect and analyze data on user behavior, the
entire process is known as __________.
a. programmable research
b. hypothetical research
c. empirical research
d. theoretical research
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 11
2. There are broadly _____ stages of empirical research?
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 11
3. Suppose we formed two research questions:
RQ1: Is the new technique good?
RQ2: Does the new interface let me enter text “faster” than MS Word?
We call RQ3 ________ and RQ1 as ________.
a. testable, non-testable
b. non-testable, testable
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 11
4. When we form a hypothesis, essentially stating that the test condition is not going to affect
the outcome (judgment). This hypothesis is called _________.
a. null hypothesis
b. alternative hypothesis
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 11
5. In _______, we assign some (arbitrary) codes to attributes of observational data
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 11
6. Recording data from a thermometer is an example of interval scaled data.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 11
7. __________ are variables that influence both the independent and dependent variables in a
study, potentially leading to incorrect conclusions about the relationship between the two.
a. Dependant variables
b. Independant variables
c. Confounding variables
d. Control variables
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 11
8. For any pilot study (or small-scale studies), 5 is probably a good number.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 3 from week 11
9. To draw reliable conclusions from empirical data, we should use between _____ and _____
participants
a. 1, 5
b. 2, 5
c. 12, 25
d. 10, 12
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 3 from week 11
10. When we distribute the tasks to participants in the way explained above, we call the study
as __________.
 a. between-subject
b. within-subject
c. uni-subject
d. center-subject
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 3 from week 11
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Assignment 12: Detailed Solution
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1. With the significance test, we try to _______ the null hypothesis.

a. Accept
b. Refute
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 12
2. Type I error is also known as __________.
a. False positive
b. False negative
c. True positive
d. True negative
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 12
3. t-statistic is the ONLY way to test for statistical significance
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 12
4. There are broadly two categories of the techniques for significance test: ______ and
_______.
a. Parametric and Non-parametric
b. t-test and non t-test
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 1 from week 12
5. Project planning involves estimation of Project size, Cost, Duration and Effort.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 12
6. COCOMO stands for ________.
 a. Conducive Cost Estimation Model
b. Constructive Cost Estimation Model
c. Constructive Category Estimation Model
d. Conducive Category Estimation Model
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 12
7. According to Boehm, software cost estimation should be done through ________ stages.
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 12
8. Agile development ensure quick turn-around of projects
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 3 from week 12
9. Scrum is a _______ method.
a. Traditional SDLC
b. Agile
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 3 from week 12
10. In a gantt chart the length is proportional to _______ for activity
a. duration planned
b. effort
c. cost
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: From NPTEL lecture 2 from week 12