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