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Human Machine Interaction MCQ Set 1
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1. The simplest version of Contextual Tools is to use
Hover-Reveal Tools
Always-Visible Tools
Toggle-Reveal Tools
Multi-Level Tools
2. Total time period taken by the fixations in reading process is approximately?
0.94
0.9
0.8
0.7
3. Scrolling menus are _______________.
An attempt to replace menus and toolbars with one-inch tabs grouping commands by task.
A type of menu that displays all of the menu items on the screen at once but shows only items near the cursor at full size.
A type of menu that displays the first portion of the menu and an additional menu item, typically an arrow that leads to the next set of items in the menu sequence.
Another name for adaptive menus.
4. Assist in navigation through a screen by____________.
a newly created concept
an expert rule
an organizational rule
Aligning elements
5. It is the rich stories of the design.
program
criteria
scenario
iteration
6. A slider box is sometimes called ..................
container
scroll area
handle
box
7. Which of the following interface design principles does not allow the user to remain in control of the interaction with a computer?
allow interaction to interruptible
allow interaction to be undoable
hide technical internals from casual users
only provide one rigidly defined method for accomplishing a task
8. What screen navigation used for?
Prevent distraction
Encourage distraction
Maximize distraction
Optimize power usage
9. _______is the process of encoding in long-term memory informa-tion that is contained in short-term memory.
Mental models
Eyes movement tracking
Learning
test
10. Which of the following is one of the layers of mobile ecosystem-
Operators
Presentation
Data link
Session
11. Which is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program
Operating environment
Operating system
System environment
Virtual environment
12. User with an intermediate skills applies which of the following technique to choose item from menus?
Read all options, then decide
Scan to the desired item then select
Jump to item (knows where it is)
Will never locate the item
13. Web system must refrain from
haphazard use of leading-edge technology.
Understand the current level of Web technology
Design for system configuration used by most users
Design based on human behaviour
14. Which one of these would not be found in a good HCI?
Icons that can have specific meanings
Common shortcuts, like CTRL+Z for undo.
Sounds that convey meanings.
A long command line to achieve a function
15. which of the following is not considered as an element of mobile design:
Typography
Layout
Color
Jargon
16. Which of the following factor does not affect colour?
Grayscale display
Display angle
Variation in display unit
constant display unit
17. ocrates is a man, Socrates is mortal, therefore, all men are mortal. This statement is an example of
Deductive reasoning
Abductive reasoning
Inductive reasoning
Empirical reasoning
18. Which of the Following is not a component of window-
Frame
Title Bar
Navigation Bar
Menu Bar
19. PQR is looking at how interface designers went about their work. He identified two different modes of activity: one is _________ and other is ___________.
Analytic mode, synthetic mode
Evaluation mode, testing mode
Analyze mode, feedback mode
Implementation mode, task mode
20. Property inspectors are for
for presenting the complete set of properties for an object
displaying only the most common or frequently accessed object properties
for presenting brief messages
for presenting constantly used window components and controls
21. What the user interacts with is a collection of elements referred to as _______.
Object
Pointer
Action
User interface
22. Working memory is best thought of as:
an alternative to long term memory
a set of memory procedures
a type of procedural memory
an adjunct to sensory memory
23. Which of the following is an advantage of graphical presentation of information?
enhances a person’s information processing capability
increases requirement of perceptual and mental information coding
increases load on memory
Makes the interface look clumsy
24. Interface design is also affected and constrained by_____
Characteristics of the hardware being used and the interface’s controlling software
Characteristics of the software being used and the interface’s controlling software
Characteristics of the design
Characteristics of the graphs
25. Which of the following is not an interaction style
Command Line
Menu Selection
Form fill in
Dialogue Box
26. The designing process which considered all the aspects of destined user such as interests, behaviour, likes and dislikes, skill set, experiences , challenges etc is called as :
Mapping
Signifiers
Human-Centered Design
Conceptual Design
27. he ability to reverse unwanted actions also increases user confidence and hastens system mastery means _____ .
actions can be easily reversible
more attractive
immediate feedback
low typing requirements
28. An abstract image representing somthing falls into which of the following kind of icon?
symbolic
arbitrary
resemblance
Exemplar
29. Graphical version of IBIS has been defined by Conklin and Yakemovic called as
cIBIS
gIBIS
yIBIS
pIBIS
30. Which of the following statement or statements are true about Colors? Statement 1: The long-wavelength colors (red) are commonly referred to as warm Statement 2 : The short-wavelength colors (blue) are referred to as cool.
Only Statement 1
Only Statement 2
Both the Statements
Both are False
31. Design phase is followed by______
Coding
Testing
Maintenance
Prototyping
32. Successful virtual environments will depend on smooth integration of what technologies?
Global positioning
Head-position and hand position sensing
Touch screen
Camera
33. It is the design of the interaction between users and products.
Intervention Design
speaking
System Design
Design Protocol
34. What is false about generic software product design process?
It begins with SRS
It ends with Product Design P roblem
Analysis is done and end product is project mission statement
It ends with SRS
35. Mental Model is also known as:
Conceptual Model
Implementation Model
System Model
Represented Model
36. Which implications in screen design relates to "Bigger/closer the target is, the faster it will be reached.
Provide big buttons for users to access screen pointer
Provide large set of menus
Provide fast moving screen elements
Provide small buttons for fast moving objects on screen
37. what is GDD
goal directional data
goal direct data
Goal directed design
goal design directed
38. Ali requires access via a navigational portal relatively infrequently that provides clear, simple navigational control. Which of the following posture is appropriate in this case?
Auxiliary
Transient
Information
Sovereign
39. ____ is particularly useful early in design. It is excellent technique to use with the prototype, because it provides a wealth of diagnostic information.
Co-discovery
Active intervention
Splendid research
Deliberation
40. licensed, proprietary, and open source are categories of _____
platform
aggregator
operator
services
41. isual or special representation of information has been found to be easier to retain and manipulate and leads to _____ .
immediate feedback
faster use and problem-solving
more natural
more attractive
42. Which of the following is not a top-ten mistake of web page presentation of information?
Burying information too deep in a web site
Overloading pages with too much material
Providing awkward or confusing navigation
Usability testing
43. Which type of user interface provides input by typing a string in the keyboard ?
Graphical user interface
ommand line user interface
Natural language interface
Menu interface
44. Which color is produced by RGB(255,0,255)?
Magenta
Purple
Yellow
Green
45. How many different colors are possible for each pixel with 3 bits for each pixel ?
3
8
128
16
46. Identify the odd term in the following.
Widget
Application
Games
Operating system
47. Screen design must be compatible with the capability of the system, including-
Screen size
System architecture
System hardware
System software
48. Which of the following is not true about pie charts?
They provide no means of absolute measurement.
They cannot represent totals greater than 100 percent
They can only represent a fixed point in time
Human estimation of relationships is more accurate with angular than with linear representations
49. In a web page, place critical or important information at the ____ so it is always viewable when the page is opened.
Center
Very Top
Left
Bottom
50. ________is a text entry device.
Mouse
Joystick
Keyboard
Trackball
51. _____ is the information that explains why a computer system is the way it is, including its structural or architectural description and its functional or behavioral description
Design Rationale
Documentation
Software Lifecycle
Prototype
52. What combines the outward manifestation of the computer-based system , coupled with all supporting information that describe system syntax and semantics?
Mental image
Interface Design
System Image
Interface validation
53. Interactivity is also critical in dealing with
Understanding
Design Style
Errors
Sequentiality
54. ------------ involves seeking specific answers to specific questions or needs
Information gathering
Information finding
Information retrieval
Information scanning
55. What quality a designer must consider to achieve a pleasing design?
Complement
Emphasize
Functionality
Sequentially
56. Company name and logo gives the impression of
Branding
messaging
reliability
efficiency
57. which of the following color has the highest wavelength?
Blue
Red
Green
Yellow
58. Physical environment factor that directly affect the quality of the interaction and the user’s performance
Humidity
Noise
Wind
Climate
59. __ is a program that helps us to manage our files and folders
Windows
Help
DOS
Windows Explorer
60. Which of the following is not a type of Mobile application media ?
SMS
Native Application
Games
Utility
61. The within-text links should always be
Placed at the end of the page
Place them at the beginning or end of paragraphs or sections of text
Placed within the text
Placed above the text
62. The concept by which the understandability of written materials can be measured is
writability
acceptability
adjustability
readability
63. A subset of a human-computer interaction field
User interface design
Screen principles
Business functions
Users psychology
64. It is the intervention, part of the goal and constraints when creating a software.
Good design
design
users
scenario
65. When users are involved in complex tasks, the demand on __________ can be significant.
short-term memory
shortcuts
objects that appear on the screen
lined
66. ------ is a standardized rectangular frame that surrounds a control or group of controls
Control box
Group box
Cluster
Header control
67. By default, Windows XP Professional locks the ___
Taskbar
Start menu
Program menu
Explorer menu
68. Which of the following is not golden rule for interface design?
Divide and Conquer
Place the user in control
Reduce the user’s memory load
Make the interface consistent
69. What establishes the profile of end-users of the system
design model
user’s model
mental image
system image
70. Which one of the following is not the major element of Mobile Design
Context
Look and Feel
Colour
Climate
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