Hf 300 Exam 1 Updated Questions And Correct Answers

HF 300 EXAM 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
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1. What is the defini-tion of Human Fac-tors?
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 Hu-man Factors?
Answer:
Humans interacting with technology

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

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4. How is Human Fac-tors similar to oth-er disciplines?
Answer:
Large components from psychology

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

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6. What is a "system", according to Hu-man 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 ex-amples of why Hu-man Factors is im-portant as a disci-pline?
Answer:
Medicine; Manufacturing; Computers; Aviation/Aerospace; Everyday items; Vot-ing processes;
Automation

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15. Limit and capabili-ties: Perception
Answer:
How we sense

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16. Limit and capabili-ties: Cognition
Answer:
How we think

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17. Limit and capabili-ties: Attention
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How we focus

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18. Limit and capabili-ties: Decision-mak-ing