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Lesson Tool 1: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
1.1 Introduction
Q. What does the term human-computer interaction (HCI) that was
adopted in the mid-1980s mean?
A. A new field of study concerned with studying and improving the
effectiveness and efficiency of computer use.
1.2 The Historical Context
1.2.1 The Middle Ages
Q. The early history of computing can be traced back to the narrow
aims of mathematicians, logicians, and astronomers who had particular
calculations that needed to be performed.
True or False
A. True
Q. What did the Persian astrologer Al-Kashi (1393–1449) build?
A. a device to calculate the conjunction of the planets.
Q. Who developed a much less sophisticated tool to perform simple
addition and subtraction?
A. The German mathematician Wilhelm Schickard (1592–1635)
Q. Who replicated much of Schickard’s work and only succeeded in
building an even more simplified version of that machine?
A. The French mathematician Blaise Pascal (1612–1662)
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Q. War, famine and the plague never interrupted the development of
mechanical computing devices.
True or False
A. False - War, famine and the plague interrupted the development
of mechanical computing devices.
1.2.2 The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century
Q. The agricultural and industrial revolutions in Western Europe created
the need for external markets and external sources of raw materials.
True or False
A. True
Q. As a result, there was an increasing need to produce accurate maps
and navigation charts. These involved the calculation of precise
distances and longitudes needed for navigation.
True or False
A. True
Q. The demand for navigational aids did not fuel the development of
computing devices.
True or False
A. False - The demand for navigational aids fueled the development
of computing devices.
Q. Who was a British mathematician and inventor whose early attempts
were funded by the Navy Board?
A. Charles Babbage (1791–1871)
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INF1520 Summary 2023
Lesson Tool 1: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
1.1 Introduction
Q. What does the term human-computer interaction (HCI) that was
adopted in the mid-1980s mean?
A. A new field of study concerned with studying and improving the
effectiveness and efficiency of computer use.
1.2 The Historical Context
1.2.1 The Middle Ages
Q. The early history of computing can be traced back to the narrow
aims of mathematicians, logicians, and astronomers who had particular
calculations that needed to be performed.
True or False
A. True
Q. What did the Persian astrologer Al-Kashi (1393–1449) build?
A. a device to calculate the conjunction of the planets.
Q. Who developed a much less sophisticated tool to perform simple
addition and subtraction?
A. The German mathematician Wilhelm Schickard (1592–1635)
Q. Who replicated much of Schickard’s work and only succeeded in
building an even more simplified version of that machine?
A. The French mathematician Blaise Pascal (1612–1662)
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Q. War, famine and the plague never interrupted the development of
mechanical computing devices.
True or False
A. False - War, famine and the plague interrupted the development
of mechanical computing devices.
1.2.2 The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century
Q. The agricultural and industrial revolutions in Western Europe created
the need for external markets and external sources of raw materials.
True or False
A. True
Q. As a result, there was an increasing need to produce accurate maps
and navigation charts. These involved the calculation of precise
distances and longitudes needed for navigation.
True or False
A. True
Q. The demand for navigational aids did not fuel the development of
computing devices.
True or False
A. False - The demand for navigational aids fueled the development
of computing devices.
Q. Who was a British mathematician and inventor whose early attempts
were funded by the Navy Board?
A. Charles Babbage (1791–1871)
