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