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651.

"Using model of how a human would use a proposed system to obtain predict usability measure by calculation or simulation." Choose the evaluation technique to describe the above statement

A. Heuristic evaluation
B. Cognitive walkthrough
C. Model-based evaluation
D. Review-based evaluation
Answer» D. Review-based evaluation
652.

Identify the evaluation technique that evaluates design on how well it support user in learning task

A. Heuristic Evaluation
B. Cognitive walktrough
C. Model-based evaluation
D. Review-based evaluation
Answer» B. Cognitive walktrough
653.

Advantages: question can be varied to suit context Disadvantages Time consuming Choose the Evaluation query technique based on above statement

A. Questionnaire
B. Protocol analysis
C. Interview
D. Review-based evaluation
Answer» D. Review-based evaluation
654.

Error rate will increase as font size decrease" The above statement is

A. Participants
B. Hypothesis
C. Dependent variables
D. Independent variables
Answer» C. Dependent variables
655.

Independent variables is characteristic changed to produce different condition. Choose the example of Independent variables i. Gender ii. Interface style iii. Task completion time iv. Background noise

A. i, ii and iii
B. i, ii and iv
C. i, iii and iv
D. ii, iii and iv
Answer» C. i, iii and iv
656.

According to Rogers et al. (2011) what was the primary reason for the success of the iPod?

A. Powerful functionality
B. User experience
C. Access to content
D. Conceptual design
Answer» C. Access to content
657.

A question format that collects users opinions on a verbal scale (eg. strongly disagree to strongly agree) is called what?

A. A psychometric scale
B. A Likert scale
C. A questionnaire
D. An open-response questionnaire item.
Answer» C. A questionnaire
658.

Which of the following techniques can teach you a few things about a thousandpeople?

A. Cognitive walkthrough
B. Market Researchy
C. Affinity Diagram
D. Contextual inquir
Answer» C. Affinity Diagram
659.

Panes, frames and other containers on screen is a kind of ______

A. Functional and data elements
B. View
C. Input method
D. None of the given
Answer» B. View
660.

What is a principal limitation of multimedia as a means for presenting educational material, according to Rogers and Aldrich (1996)?

A. Learners may fixate on just one medium, such as text, and not process further information available in other media.
B. Learners may hop between media and only partially process the information in each one.
C. Learners may feel that they are being patronised
D. Learners may need tools to help them keep track of the information with which they have and have not yet engaged.
Answer» B. Learners may hop between media and only partially process the information in each one.
661.

If the user wants to _________ place the document somewhere in the file system hierarchy, he can request this function from the menu.

A. Explicitly
B. Implicitly
C. Habitually
D. Properly
Answer» B. Implicitly
662.

Regarding font sizes and styles:

A. 1 pt = 1/32 inch.
B. Examples of serif fonts include Times Roman and Helvetica.
C. A serif is a slight embellishment at the end of a letter stroke.
D. evaluation method.
Answer» D. evaluation method.
663.

What are the elements of the Gulf of Execution?

A. Information processing elements involved in working out what the system did
B. Information processing elements involved in working out how to interact with the system
C. Forming intentions, specifying right action, selecting appropriate interface mechanism.
D. Processing the interface, interpreting interface information, and assessing information meaning.
Answer» D. Processing the interface, interpreting interface information, and assessing information meaning.
664.

When brainstorming, which of the following are recognised techniques for getting unstuck:

A. Pretend it’s magic.
B. Pretend it’s human.
C. Renaming
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
665.

& are the main functions of GUI.

A. pointing & selecting
B. selecting & executing
C. pointing & editing
D. none of these
Answer» B. selecting & executing
666.

Providing accelerators (e.g. keyboard

A. efficiency
B. learnability
C. attitude
D. utility
Answer» B. learnability
667.

Conventional wisdom says that …………….. tell the user when he has made some mistake. How do you identify the user in the usability engineering lifecycle?

A. program crash
B. system stuck
C. error messages
D. metadata
Answer» D. metadata
668.

Concerning the legibility of text:

A. . if lines are too long, the text is hard to read
B. all upper case improves reading speed.
C. a good font size for flowing text is 10 pt.
D. all upper case improves reading speed.
Answer» B. all upper case improves reading speed.
669.

Which of the following is general term for the technology capable of creating a virtual world with intense

A. vr
B. ir
C. ar
D. or
Answer» B. ir
670.

Which of the following is a problem with low-level prototyping?

A. testers tend to comment on superficial aspects and not content.
B. they take too long to build.
C. user expectations can be set too high.
D. none of the above.
Answer» E.
671.

A task of developing a technical blueprint and specifications for a solution that fulfills the business requirements is undertaken in the following phase of the system development process

A. system initiation
B. system implementation
C. system analysis
D. system design
Answer» E.
672.

What are web analytics?

A. online methods for performing usability tests through the cloud.
B. web-based methods for performing analysis of video records and electronic logs of user interaction
C. web-based methods for performing statistical analysis of data, using tools such as spss
D. online methods for analysing and visualising patterns of visiting a website, viewing
Answer» E.
673.

Which professional groups are most appropriately involved in preparation and performance of the classic kind of cognitive walkthrough?

A. end users and designers
B. designers and usability experts
C. usability experts and marketing personnel
D. designers and marketing personnel.
Answer» C. usability experts and marketing personnel
674.

The following are examples of placing “knowledge in the world”:

A. showing an example of the required date format.
B. using previously entered values as defaults.
C. using shape coding for aircraft controls
D. all of the above.
Answer» E.
675.

Pressing the mouse button in the       ?       object allows you to drag the document within the window boundaries.

A. button
B. text
C. label
D. header
Answer» C. label
676.

Which of these are usability inspection methods?

A. action analysis
B. heuristic evaluation
C. cognitive walkthrough
D. all of the above.
Answer» E.
677.

In general, a pilot test is intended to:

A. discover gear-up accidents with aircraft landing gear.
B. discover unrealistic time estimates for tasks.
C. discover effective equipment.
D. determine an alternative set of tasks for testing
Answer» C. discover effective equipment.
678.

Conventional wisdom says that …………….. tell the user when he has made some mistake.

A. program crash
B. system stuck
C. error messages
D. metadata
Answer» D. metadata
679.

How do you identify the user in the usability engineering lifecycle?

A. draw up a user profile
B. run a thinking aloud test
C. assume the role of an apprentice learning from the master craftsman
D. observe representative users
Answer» E.
680.

Conventional wisdom says that                  tell the user when he has made some mistake.

A. program crash
B. system stuck
C. error messages
D. metadata
Answer» D. metadata
681.

is the remarkable facility that lets us reverse a previous action.

A. redo
B. undo
C. repeat
D. delete
Answer» C. repeat
682.

applications are great platforms for creating an environment rich, in visual feedback for the user.

A. sovereign
B. transient
C. auxiliary
D. daemonic
Answer» B. transient
683.

refers to how good a system at doing What it is supposed to do?

A. safety
B. usability
C. efficiency
D. effectiveness
Answer» E.
684.

                     plays a role to bridge up the gape between the interfaces of machines and human understanding.

A. human
B. computer
C. human computer interaction
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
685.

A is usually a collection of icons those are reminiscent of the purpose of the various modes.

A. button
B. pointer
C. title bar
D. palette
Answer» E.
686.

What are the most common things you do with the product is a type of                 .

A. goal-oriented question.
B. system-oriented question.
C. workflow-oriented question.
D. attitude-oriented question.
Answer» C. workflow-oriented question.
687.

Waterfall model is basically a                    model in which each step must be completed before the next step can be started

A. incremental
B. linear
C. iterative
D. analytical
Answer» C. iterative
688.

Backup and recovery procedures are primarily implemented to

A. to provide data redundancy
B. to show different versions of data and programs
C. handle the contingency when a file gets corrupted
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
689.

What is the disadvantage of using focus groups to elicit user requirements?

A. diverse or sensitive issues may be raised
B. user may not be able to articulate what their requirements are?
C. differences opinion may emerge that confuse the requirements gathering process
D. people don\t necessarily respond the same way in a test as they would do in real life
Answer» D. people don\t necessarily respond the same way in a test as they would do in real life
690.

The design of a keyboard layout reflects the                   _ concern in HCI

A. cognitive
B. physical
C. usefulness
D. usability
Answer» C. usefulness
691.

The field of HCI                   _

A. is a brunch of computer engineering
B. involves very little applied knowledge
C. focuses on the study of human behavior on the basis of pschology
D. attempts to understand and shape the way people interact with computers
Answer» E.
692.

Given a scenario where you have a very small user base, which evaluationstrategy would you select:

A. between groups
B. within groups, fixed order tasks
C. within groups, randomised tasks
D. within groups, a combination of fixed and random tasks
Answer» D. within groups, a combination of fixed and random tasks
693.

Mental model is a/ an                      of a device or a system

A. summary of the characteristics of users
B. estimate of mental level of users
C. human representation of the conceptual structure
D. investigation results about mental characteristics of users
Answer» D. investigation results about mental characteristics of users
694.

In user experiments, we have a Control Group to:

A. deal with extra people
B. establish a baseline
C. evaluate the default behaviour of people
D. distract people
Answer» D. distract people
695.

What is the principal interaction mode for a Wii system?

A. gesture and body movements
B. haptic (touch) interface
C. exploring and browsing
D. infrared position detection
Answer» B. haptic (touch) interface
696.

The design of a system must be developed

A. integrally with each part of system
B. at the end
C. at the start
D. never
Answer» B. at the end
697.

The term "physical reception" of stimulus actually describes the

A. infinite capabilities of human
B. skills of human vision
C. unlimited human vision
D. limitation of human vision
Answer» E.
698.

A technique that organizes data into groups to form non-redundant, stable, flexible, and adaptive entities is:

A. optimization
B. normalization
C. randomization
D. requirements analysis
Answer» C. randomization
699.

Which of these factors influence a user’s conceptual model?

A. familiarity with similar devices.
B. constraints.
C. instructions.
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
700.

Which of the following is a better example of a user experience goal than ausability goal?

A. effectiveness
B. learnability
C. helpfulness
D. safety
Answer» D. safety