HF 300 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

HF 300 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

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1. What is the definition of Human Factors?
Answer:
Scientific knowledge; Limitations and capabilities; analysis and design of systems so system is optimized

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2. What is the simple definition of Human Factors?
Answer:
Humans interacting with technology

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3. What are some other terms for Human Factors?
Answer:
The limitations and capabilities of people

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4. How is Human Factors similar to other disciplines?
Answer:
Large components from psychology

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5. How is Human Factors different from other disciplines?
Answer:
Involves knowledge of the user and behavior

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6. What is a "system", according to Human Factors?
Answer:
A set of components working together toward the same goal, objective, or purpose with inputs (I),
processes (P), and outputs (O) IE: Person + Machine + Environment

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7. Maintainability
Answer:
The support of a system

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8. Reliability
Answer:
The robustness of a system

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9. Effectiveness
Answer:
The productiveness of a system

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10. Efficiency
Answer:
The waste of a system

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11. Safety
Answer:
The risk or hazard of system

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12. Comfort
Answer:
The ease of use of the system

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13. Learnability
Answer:
The ease of learning of the system

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14. What are some examples of why Human Factors is important as a discipline?
Answer:
Medicine; Manufacturing; Computers; Aviation/Aerospace; Everyday items; Voting processes;
Automation

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15. Limit and capabilities: Perception
Answer:
How we sense

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16. Limit and capabilities: Cognition
Answer:
How we think

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17. Limit and capabilities: Attention
Answer:
How we focus