Interactive Systems (H)
1. Which of the following describes external consistency?
Rules about consistency that are mandated by third parties
Aspects of an interface that are similar to other interfaces
Architecture of an interface that is not visible to the user
The outwardly visible parts of a layout that a visible to the user
2. Which of the following is not a technique for developing contrast in a colour scheme?
Warm-Cool Contrast
None of the above
Saturated Contrast
Complementary Contrast
3. The shift from electrical interactions to symbolic interactions:
Used interactions more easily recognisable by humans
Required less natural forms of expressions
Required machines to change the way they function to suit human needs
Required a greater understanding of machine construction
4. In the context of two dimensional interactions, Pattern Recognition and Spatial Reasoning refers to:
the availability to use visual metaphors
ways that information is conveyed using familiar metaphors
the ability of the user to attend only to specific features
the density of information that can be shown to a user
5. Fixations and saccades describe aspects of:
Memory
Haptics
Hearing
Vision
6. Two categories of skilled behaviour relevant for HCI are:
Sensory Motor Skills and Mental Skills
Soft Skills and Hard Skills
Natural Skills and Developed Skills
Attention Skills and Distraction Skills
7. Which of the following is not a band of the scale of human action?
Social Band
Temporal Band
Cognitive Band
Biological Band
8. When discussing affordances, physical constraints depend on:
Only visible constraints
None of the above
Physical strength and skill
Knowledge of the real world
9. Semantic constraints rely on:
existing cultural knowledge
developing new tactile skills
none of the above
developing new knowledge
10. Rationalism describes an approach that believes:
good design cannot be predicted
design can be completed with thought alone
design requires creativity
experimental work is necessary in design
11. Which of the following was not a major design flaw with JCL?
The language used assembler style syntax
The syntax was too similar to others like S/360 Assembler
Elegant design did not accurately reflect complexity of use
Missing functionality required complex workarounds in parameters
12. Buxton’s model for graphical input includes how many states?
5
3
2
4
13. Fitts Law can be used to measure:
Difficultly of pointing tasks
Perceived workload of pointing tasks
User satisfaction with pointing tasks
Error rates with pointing tasks
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