INF2611
MultiChoice-
Questions.
, MultiChoice Questions:
No. Questions Answers Exam
M&Y
1 Consider the following statement about • Punched cards were used and Oct/Nov
user interfaces in the early computer became perhaps the first solution to 2017
machines a user interface problem. 201/1/2014
• Colossus (1943) was perhaps the
first truly interactive computer.
• Before the 1980s, personal
computers were used by enthusiasts.
Consider the following statements • The user population of early 201/1/2012
regarding user interfaces in early personal computers consisted
computing machines. mostly of enthusiasts and experts
who built their own systems, so
there was little incentive to design
for the casual end-user.
• The term „computer‟ was originally
used in the early twentieth century
to describe the people who
manually performed calculations.
• ENIAC, the first truly electronic
digital computer (1946), was
programmed by physically
manipulating plugs and relays.
An access service that uses radio waves • WiFi 201/1/2012
to broadcast an internet signal from a 201/2/2012
wireless router to the immediate
surrounding area is known as:
1 The internet was originally a: • Local area network (LAN) at MIT May/June
2014
201/2/2012
1 The indicator lights of some cars are Oct/Nov
controlled with a lever situated to the 2012
left of the steering wheel, while in other
cars the lever is placed on the right-hand
side of the steering wheel. The fact that
the lever that is positioned on the left is
pushed upwards to indicate a right turn,
while the lever placed on the right-hand
side is pushed down to indicates a right
turn, is an example of
1 Which of the following are advantages • It is less labour intensive than May/June
of using questionnaires for evaluation? interviews 2011
• Results can be analysed rigorously 201/2/2014
1 Consider the following statement about • The user population consisted Oct/Nov
user interfaces in the early history of mainly of experts 2015
computer machines • The Colossus was regarded as the May/June
first truly interactive computer 2015
• Herman Hollerith developed a Oct/Nov
punched card tabulating machine 2013
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, that could sort more than 200 cards
a minute.
Consider the following definitions / • Generalizability relates to support 203/1/2018
descriptions on principles: for the user to extend specific
knowledge within and across other
similar applications.
• Consistency involves likeness in
input-output behaviour arising from
similar situations or task objectives.
• Design rules can be classified
according to their authority and
generality.
• The best user interface guidelines
are high-level, widely applicable
directing principles, rather than
explicit instructions.
Applying means that user interface • Heuristic evaluation 201/2/2014
design experts evaluate the user
interface according to usability
principles.
Maps use a set of generally accepted • Consistency 203/1/2018
markings and notations. This
demonstrates the principle of:
Dix et al suggest principles to support • Learnability 203/1/2018
usability. These principles are: • Flexibility
• Robustness
System-initiated modification to • Adaptivity 203/1/2018
customize a user interface is termed: •
1 “The effectiveness, efficiency and Oct/Nov
satisfaction with which specified users • Usability 2011
achieve specified goals in particular May/June
environments.” This the definition of 2011
_____ given by International Standards
Organisation (ISO)
1 ________ has traditionally involved the • Ergonomics Oct/Nov
design of the ‘total working 2011
environment’.
According to the ISO standard 9241, • Effectiveness 201/1/2012
usability involves effectiveness,
efficiency and satisfaction. Which of
these can be described as the accuracy
and completeness with which users can
achieve specified goals in particular
environments?
1 ___________ and acquired colour • Congenital Oct/Nov
deficits make it difficult to discriminate 2014
between colours on the basis of hue, May/June
lightness or saturation. 2014
Oct/Nov
2011
201/1/2012
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, Which of the following makes it • Congenital and acquired colour 201/1/2014
difficult to discriminate between colours deficit
on the basis of hue, lightness and
saturation?
1 Human information processing consists • Physiology Oct/Nov
of the following three interacting • Perception 2011
systems: • Cognition
Which factors affect perception? • Field of perception 201/1/2014
• Background noise
• Fatigue and circadian
• Change in output
Factors which affect perception are: • Change in output 201/1/2012
• The field of perception
• Background noise
• Fatigue and circadian rhythms.
1 The ‘human’ in human-computer • Whoever is trying to accomplish Oct/Nov
interaction is defined as including something using the technology 2011
• An individual user 201/1/2016
• A group of users working together 201/1/2012
• A sequence of users in an
organization, each dealing with
some part of the task or process
1 Major transformations in computing in • Increasing dependency on Oct/Nov
computing that will affect the field of technology. 2011
HCI in the next decade are • The changing notion of ‘the May/June
interface’. 2011
• Increased creativity through 201/1/2012
technology. 201/2/2012
Which of the following are major • Increasing dependency on 201/1/2016
transformations in computing that will technology
affect the field of HCI? • Increased creativity through
technology
• Changes in the means of and
recording of information
• The changing notion of the interface
1 Laptop and notebook computers can use • Cellular broadband technology Oct/Nov
the following types of wireless access 2011
services when away from home or
office?
1 Which of the following statements about • Email and WWW were the two Oct/Nov
the Email, the internet and the World major developments built on the 2011
Wide Web (WWW) are altogether internet May/June
TRUE? • Until the late 1980s the growth in 2011
electronic mail was largely 201/1/2012
restricted to academic communities, 201/2/2012
i.e. universities and colleges.
1 ____________ developed a • Herman Hollerith Oct/Nov
computational device, using punched 2011
cards, to calculate census statistics 201/1/2012
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MultiChoice-
Questions.
, MultiChoice Questions:
No. Questions Answers Exam
M&Y
1 Consider the following statement about • Punched cards were used and Oct/Nov
user interfaces in the early computer became perhaps the first solution to 2017
machines a user interface problem. 201/1/2014
• Colossus (1943) was perhaps the
first truly interactive computer.
• Before the 1980s, personal
computers were used by enthusiasts.
Consider the following statements • The user population of early 201/1/2012
regarding user interfaces in early personal computers consisted
computing machines. mostly of enthusiasts and experts
who built their own systems, so
there was little incentive to design
for the casual end-user.
• The term „computer‟ was originally
used in the early twentieth century
to describe the people who
manually performed calculations.
• ENIAC, the first truly electronic
digital computer (1946), was
programmed by physically
manipulating plugs and relays.
An access service that uses radio waves • WiFi 201/1/2012
to broadcast an internet signal from a 201/2/2012
wireless router to the immediate
surrounding area is known as:
1 The internet was originally a: • Local area network (LAN) at MIT May/June
2014
201/2/2012
1 The indicator lights of some cars are Oct/Nov
controlled with a lever situated to the 2012
left of the steering wheel, while in other
cars the lever is placed on the right-hand
side of the steering wheel. The fact that
the lever that is positioned on the left is
pushed upwards to indicate a right turn,
while the lever placed on the right-hand
side is pushed down to indicates a right
turn, is an example of
1 Which of the following are advantages • It is less labour intensive than May/June
of using questionnaires for evaluation? interviews 2011
• Results can be analysed rigorously 201/2/2014
1 Consider the following statement about • The user population consisted Oct/Nov
user interfaces in the early history of mainly of experts 2015
computer machines • The Colossus was regarded as the May/June
first truly interactive computer 2015
• Herman Hollerith developed a Oct/Nov
punched card tabulating machine 2013
1|Page
, that could sort more than 200 cards
a minute.
Consider the following definitions / • Generalizability relates to support 203/1/2018
descriptions on principles: for the user to extend specific
knowledge within and across other
similar applications.
• Consistency involves likeness in
input-output behaviour arising from
similar situations or task objectives.
• Design rules can be classified
according to their authority and
generality.
• The best user interface guidelines
are high-level, widely applicable
directing principles, rather than
explicit instructions.
Applying means that user interface • Heuristic evaluation 201/2/2014
design experts evaluate the user
interface according to usability
principles.
Maps use a set of generally accepted • Consistency 203/1/2018
markings and notations. This
demonstrates the principle of:
Dix et al suggest principles to support • Learnability 203/1/2018
usability. These principles are: • Flexibility
• Robustness
System-initiated modification to • Adaptivity 203/1/2018
customize a user interface is termed: •
1 “The effectiveness, efficiency and Oct/Nov
satisfaction with which specified users • Usability 2011
achieve specified goals in particular May/June
environments.” This the definition of 2011
_____ given by International Standards
Organisation (ISO)
1 ________ has traditionally involved the • Ergonomics Oct/Nov
design of the ‘total working 2011
environment’.
According to the ISO standard 9241, • Effectiveness 201/1/2012
usability involves effectiveness,
efficiency and satisfaction. Which of
these can be described as the accuracy
and completeness with which users can
achieve specified goals in particular
environments?
1 ___________ and acquired colour • Congenital Oct/Nov
deficits make it difficult to discriminate 2014
between colours on the basis of hue, May/June
lightness or saturation. 2014
Oct/Nov
2011
201/1/2012
2|Page
, Which of the following makes it • Congenital and acquired colour 201/1/2014
difficult to discriminate between colours deficit
on the basis of hue, lightness and
saturation?
1 Human information processing consists • Physiology Oct/Nov
of the following three interacting • Perception 2011
systems: • Cognition
Which factors affect perception? • Field of perception 201/1/2014
• Background noise
• Fatigue and circadian
• Change in output
Factors which affect perception are: • Change in output 201/1/2012
• The field of perception
• Background noise
• Fatigue and circadian rhythms.
1 The ‘human’ in human-computer • Whoever is trying to accomplish Oct/Nov
interaction is defined as including something using the technology 2011
• An individual user 201/1/2016
• A group of users working together 201/1/2012
• A sequence of users in an
organization, each dealing with
some part of the task or process
1 Major transformations in computing in • Increasing dependency on Oct/Nov
computing that will affect the field of technology. 2011
HCI in the next decade are • The changing notion of ‘the May/June
interface’. 2011
• Increased creativity through 201/1/2012
technology. 201/2/2012
Which of the following are major • Increasing dependency on 201/1/2016
transformations in computing that will technology
affect the field of HCI? • Increased creativity through
technology
• Changes in the means of and
recording of information
• The changing notion of the interface
1 Laptop and notebook computers can use • Cellular broadband technology Oct/Nov
the following types of wireless access 2011
services when away from home or
office?
1 Which of the following statements about • Email and WWW were the two Oct/Nov
the Email, the internet and the World major developments built on the 2011
Wide Web (WWW) are altogether internet May/June
TRUE? • Until the late 1980s the growth in 2011
electronic mail was largely 201/1/2012
restricted to academic communities, 201/2/2012
i.e. universities and colleges.
1 ____________ developed a • Herman Hollerith Oct/Nov
computational device, using punched 2011
cards, to calculate census statistics 201/1/2012
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