CS 4712 - Test_2
Summer 2016
When designers cannot create appropriate direct-manipulation strategies, __________ _________ are
attractive alternatives.
1) menu selection and form fillin
2) menu selection and dialog boxes
3) form fillin and dialog boxes
4) full-screen menus and form fillin
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Question 2
Menu systems can use a simple ________ menu (s) or a ________ menu (s).
1) tree-structured - breadth
2) depth - tree-structured
3) single - linear sequences of
4) linear - traversing deep trees
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Question 3
Tree-structures menus are the most common.
1) True
2) False
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Question 4
Traversing deep trees or more elaborate _________ or _________ menu structures can be difficult for some
users.
1) tree-structured - breadth and depth
2) depth complex - tree-structured
3) single - linear sequences of
4) acyclic network - cyclic network
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Question 5
The _______ , or number of levels, of a menu tree depends , in part, on the _______ , or number of items per
level.
1) sequence- multiple-tree
2) depth- breadth
3) breadth- network
4) breadth- depth
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Question 6
Several empirical studies have dealt with the depth-breadth tradeoff, and the evidence is strong that breadth
should be preferred over depth. For example, Kiger (1984) grouped 64 items in following menu-tree forms:
(questions 6-7)
(i)8 X 2 Eight items on each of two levels
(ii)4 X 3 Four items on each of three levels
(iii)2 X 6 Two items on each of six levels
(iv)4 X 1 + 16 X 1 A four-item menu followed by a 16-item menu
(v)16 X 1 + 4 X 1 A 16-item menu followed by a four-item menu. The Question 6. The deep narrow tree, 2
X 6, produced the _______, and ________ accurate version.
1) slowest - least
2) fastest - least
3) slowest - most
4) fastest - most
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Question 7
Several empirical studies have dealt with the depth-breadth tradeoff, and the evidence is strong that breadth
should be preferred over depth. For example, Kiger (1984) grouped 64 items in following menu-tree forms:
(questions 6-7).
The deep narrow tree, 2 X 6, produced the _______, and ________
(i) 8 X 2 Eight items on each of two levels
(ii) 4 X 3 Four items on each of three levels
(iii) 2 X 6 Two items on each of six levels
(iv) 4 X 1 + 16 X 1 A four-item menu followed by a 16-item menu. The Question 7. The 8 X 2 was among
those rated _______ for speed, accuracy, and preference
1) slowest
2) moderate
3) semi-moderate
4) highest
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Question 8
Ben Shneiderman sates five measurable human factors central to evaluation: Subjective satisfaction
1) True
2) False
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Question 9
Ben Shneiderman sates five measurable human factors central to evaluation: Rapid Prototyping.
1) True
2) False
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Question 10
Ben Shneiderman sates five measurable human factors central to evaluation: SDLC (System Development
Life Cycle)
1) True
2) False
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Question 11
Ben Shneiderman sates five measurable human factors central to evaluation: Retention over time.
1) True
2) False
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Question 12
Ben Shneiderman sates five measurable human factors central to evaluation: Rate of errors by users.
1) True
2) False
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Question 13
Ben Shneiderman sates five measurable human factors central to evaluation: Product and task compatibility.
1) True
2) False
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Question 14
An increasing fraction of computer use is dedicated to supporting human intellectual and creative
enterprises. An example is:
1) Educational packages and Power utilities
2) Military operations and Information retrieval
3) World Wide Web browsing and Collaborative writing
4) Scientific simulation and Insurance applications
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Question 15
Accommodation of Human Diversity - Accommodating the diverse human perceptual, cognitive and motor
abilities is a challenge to every designer. To show your skills, match the following terms with each
categories: (questions 15-17) - Questions 15: The National Standard for Human Factors Engineering of
Visual Display Terminal Workstations (1988) lists the concerns about physical abilities and physical
workplace. Which of the following are directly related to these concerns? .
1) Etiquette, policies, tone, formality and metaphors
2) Fatigue and Sleep deprivation
3) Use of chair casters, sensory deprivation and anxiety
4) Work-surface and display support height; Work-surface width and depth
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Question 16
Accommodation of Human Diversity - Accommodating the diverse human perceptual, cognitive and motor
abilities is a challenge to every designer. To show your skills, match the following terms with each
categories: (questions 15-17) - Questions 16: There is no simple taxonomy of user personality types. A
popular technique is to use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) (Shneiderman, 1980), which is based
on Carl Jung's theories of personality types. Jung conjectured that there were four dichotomies. Which of the
following belongs to these personality types:
1) Left-to-right versus right-to-left and Felling versus thinking
2) Extroversion versus introversion and Sensing versus intuition
3) Perceptive versus judging and Polarization versus manipulation
4) Left-to-right versus right-to-left and attention versus decision making
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Question 17
Another perspective on individual difference has to do with cultural, ethnic, racial or linguistic background
(Fernandes, 1995). User-interface designs concerns for internationalization include all the following:
• Capitalization and punctuation
• Arousal and vigilance
• Left-to-right versus right-to-left
• Etiquette, policies, tone, formality and metaphors
• Anxiety and fear
1) True
2) False
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Question 18
Theories, Principles and Guidelines - Successful designers of interactive systems know that they can and
must go beyond intuitive judgments made hastily when a design problem emerges. Fortunately, guidelines
for designers are beginning to emerge in the form of high-level theories and models, middle-level principles,
and specific and practical guidelines. Note that these underlying principles must be interpreted, refined and
extended for each environment. (questions 18-21) - Question 18: A taxonomy is a part of an explanatory
theory, which is the result of someone trying to put order on a complex set of phenomena.
1) True
2) False
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Question 19
Theories, Principles and Guidelines - Successful designers of interactive systems know that they can and
must go beyond intuitive judgments made hastily when a design problem emerges. Fortunately, guidelines
for designers are beginning to emerge in the form of high-level theories and models, middle-level principles,
and specific and practical guidelines. Note that these underlying principles must be interpreted, refined and
extended for each environment. Questions 19: By definition, a theory, taxonomy or model is an abstraction
of reality and therefore must be complete.
1) True
2) False
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Question 20
Ben Shneiderman provides us with specific golden rules of interface design. Which of the following are
golden rules:
1) Strive for consistency, offer informative feedback, and reduce short-term memory load
2) Permit easy reversal of actions, minimize input actions by user, and provide product compatibility
3) Offer error prevention and simple error handling, design dialogs to yield closure and strive for conformity and
4) Support internal locus of control, provide efficient information assimilation by the user and enable frequent us
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Question 21
Since substantial information may be presented to users for the normal performance of their work. Multiple
techniques are used to get their attention (Wickens, 1992). Which of the following are correct techniques:
1) Color, marking, intensity, color blinking, control, consistency, and size
2) Audio, color blinking, graphics, data display, matching pairs, and choice of fonts
3) Choice of fonts, sequencing, preventing errors, size, color, and intensity
4) Size, inverse video, marking, intensity, color blinking, and audio
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Question 22
Designers of interfaces must be aware of design trade-offs. The following questions deals with interface
design factors described in class with handouts. Match the definition with the appropriate term. (questions
22-28) - Qestion 22: Different interfaces for different types of users.
1) Product Compatibility
2) Flexibility
3) User Compatibility
4) WYSIWYG
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Question 23
Designers of interfaces must be aware of design trade-offs. The following questions deals with interface
design factors described in class with handouts. Match the definition with the appropriate term. (questions
22-28) Qestion 23: Different interfaces for different types of users. Similar interface across products.
1) Consistency
2) Ease of Learning
3) Work-flow Compatibility
4) Product Compatibility
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Question 24
Designers of interfaces must be aware of design trade-offs. The following questions deals with interface
design factors described in class with handouts. Match the definition with the appropriate term. Question 24:
An interface that supports users tasks.
1) User Compatibility
2) Task Compatibility
3) Product Compatibility
4) Work-flow Compatibility
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Question 25
Designers of interfaces must be aware of design trade-offs. The following questions deals with interface
design factors described in class with handouts. Match the definition with the appropriate term. Question 25:
An interface that allows users to manipulate objects directly.
1) Direct Manipulation
2) Responsiveness
3) Flexibility
4) Ease of Use
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Question 26
Designers of interfaces must be aware of design trade-offs. The following questions deals with interface
design factors described in class with handouts. Match the definition with the appropriate term. Question 26:
An interface that allows easy switching between tasks.
1) Simplicity
2) Invisible Technology
3) Work-flow Compatibility
4) Robustness
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Question 27
Designers of interfaces must be aware of design trade-offs. The following questions deals with interface
design factors described in class with handouts. Match the definition with the appropriate term. Question 27:
.Similar interfaces for similar actions or similar objects.
1) Consistency
2) Familiarity
3)
Product Comp ability
c. WYSIWYG
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Question 28
Designers of interfaces must be aware of design trade-offs. The following questions deals with interface
design factors described in class with handouts. Match the definition with the appropriate term. Question 28:
Provide users choices.
1) Control
2) Responsiveness
3) Flexibility
4) Robustness
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Question 29
Design is a process; it is not a state and it can be adequately represented statically.
1) True
2) False
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Question 30
The design process in nonhierarchical; it is neither strictly bottom-up nor strictly top-down.
1) True
2) False
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Question 31
The process is radically transformational; it involves the development of partial and interim solutions that
may ultimately play a role in the final design.
1) True
2) False
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Question 32
Design intrinsically does not involve the discovery of new goals.
1) True
2) False
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Question 33
Considering guidelines documents and processes pillar of successful user-interface development described
by Ben, each project has different needs, but guidelines should be considered for:
1) Words and Icons; Screen-Layout Issues
2) Input and Output Devices
3) Action Sequences; Training
4) All the above (a, b, and c)
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Question 34
Theatrical producers know that previews to critics and extensive rehearsals are necessary to ensure a
successful opening night. Similarly, interactive-system designers are now recognizing that they must carry
out the following:
1) Variety of expert review methods and Tests with the intended users
2) Surveys of social process and Automated analysis and user-interface tools
3) Enforcement of rigid standard and Completeness
4) Variety of expert review methods and Enforcement of standard
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Question 35
The goal of observation research method is to obtain the necessary data to influence interface redesign.
Unfortunately, it is easy to misinterpret observations, to disrupt normal practice and to overlook important
information. Thus Rose et al., 1995, provided guidelines as follows:
1) Preparation, design, field study, analysis, and reporting
2) Investigation, analysis, design, implementation, and reporting
3) Preparation, field study, analysis, and reporting
4) Investigation, preparation, design, field study, and reporting
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Question 36
Many researchers have urged participatory design strategies, but the concept is controversial. The arguments
in favor suggest that more user involvement brings more accurate information about tasks, an opportunity
for users to influence design decisions, the sense of participation that builds users ego investment in
successful implementation and the potential for increased user acceptance of the final systems.
1) True
2) False
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Question 37
Following up the previous question (question 36 above), on the other hand, other researchers claim that
extensive user involvement may be costly and may shorten the implementation period, build antagonism
with people who are involved or whose suggestions are accepted, force designers to not compromise their
design to satisfy competent participants and simply build opposition to implementation.
1) True
False
Expert Reviews, Usability Testing, Surveys, and Continuing Assessments - Designers can become so entrance
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creations that they may fail to evaluate these objectives adequately. Experienced designers have attained the w
to know that extensive testing is a necessity. (questions 38-44)
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Question 38
Nielson, Hix and et al. have suggested some determinants of the evaluation plan, which includes the
following:
1) (i) Stage of design; (ii) novelty of project; and (iii) number of expected users
2) (i) Experience of the design and evaluation team; and (ii) criticality of the interface
3) (i) Costs of product and finances allocated for testing; and (iii) time available
4) All the above (a, b, and c)
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Question 39
While informal demos to colleagues or customers can provide some useful feedback, more formal expert
reviews have proved to be effective (Nielsen and Mack, 1994). There are a variety of expert-review methods
from which to choose. Which of the following is the exact answer?
1) Heuristic evaluation, guidelines review, consistency inspection, cognitive walkthrough, and informal relaxed
2) Formal usability inspection, heuristics evaluation, guidelines review, consistency inspection, cognitive walkth
3) Formal training, formal usability inspection, heuristics evaluation, guidelines review, and consistency inspecti
4) Heuristic evaluation, guidelines review, consistency inspection, cognitive walkthrough, and design tools evalu
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Question 40
The dangers with expert reviews are that the experts may not have an adequate understanding of the task
domain or user communities. Experts come in many flavors, and conflicting advice can further confuse the
situation.
1) True
2) False
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Question 41
To strengthen the possibility of a successful expert review, it helps to choose knowledgeable experts who
are not familiar with the project situation and who have a long-term relationship with the organization.
1) True
2) False
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Question 42
The informal atmosphere of a thinking-aloud session is pleasant and often leads to many spontaneous
suggestions for improvements.
1) True
2) False
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Question 43
Rather than the vague and misleading criterion of "user friendly," exact measurable criteria for the user
interface can be established for the following:
1)
(i) Time for users to learn specific functions; (ii) Speed of task performance; (iii) Rate of errors by users; (iv)
satisfaction; and (v) Direct manipulation.
2)
(i) Time for users to learn specific functions; (ii) Users short-term memory; (iii) Speed of task performance; (i
users; and (v) Subjective user satisfaction.
3)
(i) User retention of command over time; (ii) Training for users to learn specific functions; (iii) Speed of task
Rate of errors by interface developers; (v) Subjective user satisfaction.
4)
(i) User retention of command over time; (ii) Time for users to learn specific functions; (iii) Speed of task per
of errors by users; (v) Subjective user satisfaction.
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Question 44
__________ system dissemination is useful so that problems can be repaired with minimal disruption.
1) Rapid
2) Specific
3) General
Gradual
Academic and industrial researchers are discovering that the power of the traditional scientific method can be
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in the study of interfaces (Barnard, 1991). They are conducting numerous experiments that are applied to hum
interaction, which might include these tasks: (questions 45-53)
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Question 45
Deal with a practical problem and consider the theoretical framework.
1) True
2) False
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Question 46
State a lucid and testable hypothesis at the last stage of research.
1) True
2) False
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Question 47
Identify a large number of independent variables that are to be manipulated. Also, carefully choose many
dependent variables that will be measured.
1) True
2) False
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Question 48
Judiciously select subjects, and carefully or sequentially assign subjects to groups. Control for biasing
factors (nonrepresentative sample of subjects or selection of tasks, inconsistent testing procedures).
1) True
2) False
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Question 49
Apply statistical methods to data analysis, resolve the practical problem, refine the theory, and give advice
to future researchers
1) True
2) False
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Question 50
The method described in Part 10 above is called:
1) Participatory
2) Experimental
3) Survey
4) Observation
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