HCI-Midterm1

Design is a practical and creative activity with the aim of developing a product that helps its user achieve their goals.

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Which engineering involves specifying quantifiable measures of product performance, documenting them in a usability specification, and assessing the product against them?

Usability engineering

filters that transverse a design space and are manifestations of design ideas that concretize and externalize conceptual ideas

Anatomy of prototypes

What evaluation consist of consultants and researchers critique, predict, and model aspects of the interface in order to identify the most obvious usability problem?

Any settings not involving users

Technique used to generate, refine, and develop ideas

Brainstorming

What represent the activity of social network, where the communication system of a group of people need to act or interact together? A) Social translucence B) Reflection table C) Collaborative task D) Social phenomena

Collaborative task

Allowing the design team to establish a set of terms that can be understood and agree upon, reducing the chance of misunderstandings and confusion arising later on

Common ground

Designing interfaces to have similar operations and use similar elements for achieving similar tasks.

Consistency

User should not have to wonder whether different words, situations, or actions means the same thing. Follow platform conventions.

Consistency and standards

Determining ways of restricting the kinds of user interaction that can take place at a given moment

Constraints

Describe interactions in terms of how information is propagated through different models

Distributed Cognition

Which Theory is about people, environment & artifacts regarded as one reasoning system? A) Activity B) Distributed Cognition C) Grounded D) Framework

Distributed Cognition

The design principle to represent the activity of social network, where the communication system to enable participants and their activities to be visible to on another is known as A) Reflection table B) Collaborative task C) Social phenomena D) Social translucence

Social translucence

What is mainly used to investigate an existing situation, not to envision new products?

Task analysis

Focus on user goals, but emphasizes on a user-system interaction rather than the user's task itself

Use cases

User often choose system functions by mistake and will need a clearly marked emergency exit to leave unwanted state without having to go through an extended dialog. Support undo and redo

User control and freedom

What is a state of mind in which we perceive, act, and react to events around us effectively and effortlessly? A) Perception B) Experiential cognition C) Reflective cognition D) Informal presentation

Experiential cognition

Which High-fidelity prototype is not a disadvantage?

User-driven

The three forms of language processing that have similar and different properties mention in the book as below except one? A) Speaking B) Expressing C) Reading D) Listening

Expressing

Which Low-fidelity prototype is not an advantage?

Facilitator-driven

Involve sending information about what action has been done

Feedback

What law is an example of a predictive model that can be used to predict performance involving the selection of virtual or physical objects

Fitts'

The system should always keep users informed about what is going on, through appropriate feedback within reasonable time

Visibility of systems status

Which of the following is a data gathering techniques that collects multiple viewpoints? A) Direct Observation B) Questionnaires C) Interviews D) Focus Groups

Focus Groups

A data gathering technique that are good for gaining a consensus view and highlighting areas of conflict and disagreement during the requirement activity

Focus group

What is called computer-generated graphics of complex data that are typically interactive and dynamic? A) Information Visualization B) Abstraction Environment C) Virtual Realization D) Data Generation

Information Visualization

Provides the basis from which to make predictions about human performances

Information processing

Issuing commands and selecting options

Instructing

What type the user is doing when interacting with a system, e.g. instructing, talking, browsing or other? A) Metaphor B) Interface C) Conceptual D) Interaction

Interaction

Interacting with objects in a virtual or physical space by manipulating them

Manipulating

The system should speak the user language, with words, phrases, and concepts familiar to the user, rather than system-oriented terms

Match between system and the real world

The process involves recalling various kinds of knowledge that allows us to act appropriately. A) Memory B) Learning C) Perception D) Attention

Memory

Used by people to reason about a system and in particular, to try to fathom out what to do when something unexpected happens with the system or when encountering unfamiliar systems

Mental models

NUI enables us to interacts with a computer stands for? A) Human User Interface B) Natural User Interface C) Neutral User Interaction D) Human User Interaction

Natural User Interface

Which one of the following statements is FALSE? A) An important concern that underlies the design of any kind of interface is how information is represented to the user B) A range of design and research questions need to be considered when deciding which interface to use and what features to include C) Natural interfaces are always as natural as graphical user interfaces D) Many interfaces have emerged post the WIMP/GUI era, including speech, wearable, mobile, and tangible

Natural interfaces are always as natural as graphical user interfaces

What evaluation where there is little or no control of users' activities in order to determine how the product would be used in the real world?

Natural settings involving users

Preventing the design team from becoming narrowly focused early on

Open-mindedness

Enabling the design team to ask specific kinds of questions about how the conceptual model will be understood by the targeted users.

Orientation

Select which one is not considered reasonable to do. A) People would not mind paying a lot more for a new 3D-enabled TV screen B) People will be happy carrying around their own special glasses C) People would not mind wearing the glasses that are needed to see in 3D in their living rooms D) People would really enjoy the enhanced clarity and color detail provided by 3D

People would not mind paying a lot more for a new 3D-enabled TV screen

Refers to people's emotional and cognitive reaction to a product

Phycho-pleasure

Refers to bodily pleasure connected to sensory experience

Physio-pleasure

What is refer to as how much the findings from an evaluation can be generalized?

Scope

A fundamental aspect of everyday life is being? A) Informed B) Mental C) Present D) Social

Social

WIMP stands for_______ A) Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointing device B) Windows, Instance, Mouse, Pointer C) Windows, Interface, Menu, Perfection D) Windows, Image, Menu, Pixels

Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointing device

Initial conceptual models may be captured as a set of documents that show structure, content and controls of the product is known as what?

Wireframes

What is a web-based method that provides the opportunity to enable potentially hundreds, thousands, or even millions of people to evaluate a product or take part in an experiment?

crowdsourcing

What captures design experience, but they can have a different structure and a different philosophy from other forms of guidance or specific methods?

design patterns

What is the most common way for UX designers to capture and communicate their design has been through what?

documentation

What does the text describe this design to determine which participants to involve for which condition where one condition will affect the performance of those participants if asked to participate in another condition?

experimental

What software refers to source code for components, frameworks, or whole systems that is available for reuse or modification free of charge?

open source

What evaluation is users activities organized in order to test hypotheses and measure or observed certain behaviors?

Controlled settings involving users

the best one is in the simplest and most efficient way, makes the possibilities and limitation of a design idea visible and measureable

Economics principle of prototyping

an activity with the purpose of creating a manifestation that, in its simplest form, filters the qualities in which designers are interested, without distorting the understanding of the whole

Fundamental prototyping principles

A data gathering technique that are good for exploring issues and semi-structured, and unstructured that often used on to elicit scenarios

Interview

What is concerned with transforming requirements into an abstract model?

conceptual

What is a method for evaluating user traffic through a system? Most system that involve selling a product or service so knowing what customers do and want is important for improving the product or service

analytics

What is refers to examining large volumes of raw data with the purpose of drawing inferences about the information?

analytics

. What is a set of usability principles that evaluate whether user-interface elements, such as dialog boxes, menus, navigation structure, online help, and so on?

heuristic

What evaluation method that applies knowledge of typical users guided by rules of thumb and walkthroughs that involve stepping through a scenario or answering a set of questions for a detailed prototype?

heuristic

What does the test describe that involves examining a relationship between two things, called variables that make prediction about the way users will perform with an interface?

hypotheses

Field studies that involve the deployment of prototypes or technologies in natural settings may also be referred to as?

in the wild

Experimenters control what type of variable(s) in order to measure this type of variable(s)

independent/dependent

What can be used for evaluating a range of representation including requirements, mockups, functional prototype, or systems?

inspections

What interface combines familiar knowledge with new knowledge in a way that will help the user understand the product?

metaphor

Assumptions can be expressed as hypotheses and put to the test through research or by building what that can be released to the user group?

minimal viable product (MVP)

Field studies are evaluation studies that are carried out in what settings; they aim to discover how people interact with technology in the real world

natural

What is the key concern regarding what of users that should be involved in a usability study?

number

What model requires neither users being present nor usability experts to be present, but the evaluation must be skilled in applying the models?

predictive

One manifestation of a design that allows stakeholders to interact with it and to explore its suitability

prototype

What method is how well it produces the same results on separate occasions under same circumstances?

reliability

What testing systems have been developed that are more affordable and more portable labs? Many contain mobile eye-tracking and other devices.

remote

What data gathering technique method in order to generate alternative products

research

What is an "informal narrative description"?

scenarios

Represents a sequence of actions or events that the user and the product go through to achieve the task

storyboard

What type of statistics that can be used to test the probability of a result occurring by chance and are the most widely used statistical test in HCI and related field, such as psychology?

t-test

What testing involves measuring user performance on various tasks?

usability

What testing take place in this type of lab or temporary labs. These labs enable evaluators to control the test center?

usability

What is the term that refers to the data collection and analysis activities necessary to characterize the users, their tasks, and the context of use before product development begins?

user research

What is concerned with whether the evaluation method measures what it is intended to measure?

validity

What is used by system developers for many years for inspecting code and the concept offers an alternative approach to heuristic evaluation?

walkthrough

A diversity of technologies is increasing being used to draw people's attention to certain kinds of information in attempt to change what they do or think. Is called? A) increasing technology B) re-engineering technology C) persuasive technology D) feeble technology

persuasive technology

Which of the following value do we learn through a very effective role-paying exercise

prototyping

What is a statement about an intended product that specifies what it should do or how it should perform?

requirements

The common form of data gathering includes all of the following except

Brainstorming

Interacting with a system as if having a conversation

Conversing

What interfaces provide tactile feedback, by applying vibration and forces to the persons? A) Haptic B) Vibrotic C) Jedi D) Darkside

Haptic

Refers to the enjoyment of being in the company of others, such as loved ones, friends, and colleagues

Socio-pleasure

What technique is called a useful way of understanding what is going on in a person's head? A) voice-opinion B) free-thinking C) think-aloud D) talk-openly

think-aloud

What is approach to development do we emphasize the need for?

user-centered

Which Theory explains human behaviour in terms of our practical bustle in the world? A) Distributed Cognition B) Framework C) Grounded D) Activity

Activity

An attribute of an object that allows people to know how to use it

Affordance

What is the propensity people have to attribute human qualities to animals and objects? A) Virtual world B) Zoomorphism C) Anthropomorphism D) Deceptive technology

Anthropomorphism

The process of selecting things on, at a point in time, from the range of possibilities available. A) Perception B) Memory C) Attention D) Learning

Attention

Involves knowing who is around, what is happening, and who is talking with whom. A) Coordinating B) Telepresence C) Informative D) Awareness

Awareness

BCI provides a communication pathway between a person's brain waves and external device stands for? A) Brain Computer Interface B) Brain Communication Interface C) Brain Communication Interaction D) Brain Computer Interaction

Brain Computer Interface

CSCW stands for________? A) Cooperative Supported Communication work B) Computer Standard Communication work C) Communication Supported Computer work D) Computer-Supported Cooperative work

Computer-Supported Cooperative work

What has become an increasingly popular form of visualizing information? A) Folders B) Dashboards C) Screenshoots D) Abstraction

Dashboards

What is one of the four basic activities of Interaction Design that is the core activity that can be viewed as two sub-activities: conceptual design and concrete design>?

Designing Alternatives

The process of interaction design involves the following basic activities except one: A) Establishing requirements B) Design alternatives C) Developing D) Prototyping

Developing

What term is used for type of observation performed in the field such as structuring frameworks or degrees of participation (insider or outsider)? A) Viewer B) Indirect C) Direct D) Oversee

Direct

A term for continuous representation of objects and actions of interest, physical actions and button pressing instead of issuing commands with complex system, and rapid reversible actions with immediate feedback on object of interest? A) Direct Manipulation B) Computer Manipulation C) Physical Manipulation D) Indirect Manipulation

Direct Manipulation

Which of the following is a data gathering techniques that understands the context of user activities? A) Interviews B) Direct Observation C) Focus Groups D) Questionnaires

Direct Observation

Gould and Lewis (1985) laid down three principles they believed would lead to a useful and easy to use computer system. Which one means the first understanding who the users will be by directly studying their cognitive, behavioral, anthropomorphic, and attitudinal characteristics. This requires observing users doing their normal tasks, studying the nature of those tasks, and then involve users in the design process? A) Early focus on user and tasks B) Empirical measurement C) Interaction design D) Superior design

Early focus on user and tasks

Understood in terms of practical engagement with the social and physical environment

Embodied Interaction

What is concern with how we feel and react when interacting with technology? A) Carefree Interaction B) Emotional Interaction C) Feeling Interaction D) Love Interaction

Emotional Interaction

Gould and Lewis (1985) laid down three principles they believed would lead to a useful and easy to use computer system. Which one is early in development, the reactions and performance of intended users to printed scenarios, manuals, etc., are observed and measured. Later on, users interact with simulations and prototypes and their performance and reactions are observed, recorded, and analyzed. A) Interaction design Correct Response B) Empirical measurement C) Superior design D) Early focus on user and tasks

Empirical measurement

What is one of the four basic activities of Interaction Design that in order to design something to support people, we must know who our target users are and what kind of support an interactive product could usefully provide?

Establish Requirements

What is the philosophy with a set of techniques that include participant observation and interviews? A) Cartography B) Ethnography C) Obserography D) Bethonography

Ethnography

What is one of the four basic activities of Interaction Design that is the process of determining the usability and acceptability of the product or design that is measured in terms of variety of usability and user experience criteria

Evaluating

Moving through a virtual environment or a physical space

Exploring

What is a set of interrelated concepts and/or specific questions for 'what to look for'? A) Framework B) Conceptual C) Phenomenon D) Theory

Framework

Which Theory aims to derive theory from systematic analysis of data? A) Grounded B) Framework C) Activity D) Distributed Cognition

Grounded

Describe the gaps that exists between the user and the interface

Gulfs of execution and evaluation

Refers to people's value and is akin to the reflective level of Norman's model

Ideo-pleasure

What term is used for type of observation tracking users' activities such as diaries, interaction logging, or video and photographs? A) Indirect B) Oversee C) Viewer D) Direct

Indirect

Some of the Interdisciplinary Overlapping Fields are listed below except one A) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) B) Cognitive Ergonomics C) Industrial Design D) Human Factors (HF)

Industrial Design

Some of the Design Practices are listed below except one: A) Artist-Design B) Informatics C) Film Industry D) Graphic Design

Informatics

Designing interactive products to support the way people communicate and interact in their everyday working lives is known as: A) Psychology B) Data Structure C) Software Engineering D) Interaction Design

Interaction Design

Gould and Lewis (1985) laid down three principles they believed would lead to a useful and easy to use computer system. Which one when problems are found in user testing, they fixed and then more tests and observations are carried out to see the effects of the fixes. This means that design and development is iterative, with cycles of design-test-measure-redesign being repeated as often as necessary

Interaction design

What type is used to support the mode, e.g. speech, menu-based, gesture? A) Interface B) Conceptual C) Interaction D) Metaphor

Interface

________ is one that is instantiated as desktop or search engine as part of the user interface and they are intended to provide familiar entities that enable people to readily understand the underlying conceptual model A) Conceptualizing B) Convergence C) Interface metaphors D) Framework

Interface metaphors

Which of the following is a data gathering techniques that explore issues? A) Focus Groups B) Interviews C) Direct Observation D) Questionnaires

Interviews

Match the best selection for understanding what a product is for and how to use it for an activity A) Metaphors and Analogies B) Concept and Design C) Relationship and Mapping D) Component and Task

Metaphors and Analogies

Information acquired from the environment, via the different sense organs- eyes, ears, fingers-and transformed into experience of objects, events, sounds, and taste is identified as A) Perception B) Recognition C) Assumption D) Actions

Perception

Some of the Academic Disciplines are listed below except one: A) Ergonomics B) Engineering C) Social Science D) Product Design

Product Design

What is one of the four basic activities of Interaction Design that involves designing interactive product?

Prototyping

What is the term for expresses the nature of elements and is represented as themes, patterns, stories? A) Quantitative analysis B) Numerative analysis C) Qualitative analysis D) Quadratic analysis

Qualitative analysis

What is difficult to measure sensibly as numbers, e.g. count number of words to measure dissatisfaction? A) Quantitative data B) Numerative data C) Qualitative data D) Quadratic data

Qualitative data

What is term for numerical methods to ascertain size, magnitude, and amount? A) Qualitative analysis B) Numerative analysis C) Quantitative analysis D) Quadratic analysis

Quantitative analysis

What is the term that expressed as numbers? A) Quantitative data B) Quadratic data C) Numerative data D) Qualitative data

Quantitative data

A data gathering technique that may be used for getting initial responses that can that can be analyzed to choose people to interview?

Questionnaires

Which of the following is a data gathering techniques that Answers specific questions? A) Questionnaires B) Direct Observation C) Focus Groups D) Interviews

Questionnaires

What term use to the design of objects that gives the illusion of behaving and looking like the real-world like real-world counter parts? A) Abstraction B) Rendition C) Environment D) Realism

Realism

New technologies designed to allow a person to feel as if they were present in the other location A) Co-presence B) Telepresence C) Remote conversation D) Face-Face Conversation

Telepresence

There are three easy to remember parts of the structure frameworks to guide observation. Which one is not one of them? A) The place: Where? B) The thing: What? C) The person: Who? D) The reason: Why?

The reason: Why?

Which one is not an example of new paradigms? A) Attentive computing B) Unique computing C) Wearable computing D) Pervasive computing

Unique computing

Which Interview is open-ended interview that are exploratory more like a conversation around particular topics? A) Focus Group B) Unstructured C) Structured D) Semi-structured

Unstructured

What is the term that uses computer-generated simulations to create "the illusion of participation in a synthetic environment rather than external observation of such environment"? A) Virtual Environment B) Simulation World C) Virtual Reality D) Interactive World

Virtual Reality

More likely the user would be able to know what to do

Visibility

What is the shaping of an object or design in animals form? A) Deceptive technology B) Zoomorphism C) Anthropomorphism D) Virtual world

Zoomorphism

In addition to creating user experiences that elicit, avoid, or encourage certain kinds of emotional reaction, another approach is called what? A) affective computing B) reactive computing C) ineffective computing D) effective computing

affective computing

One does not describe the basic rules on conversation analysis A) another person decides to start speaking B) another person interrupt the speaker to start talk C) the current speaker chooses the next speaker by asking an opinion, question, or request D) the current speaker continues talking

another person interrupt the speaker to start talk

Another way that physical and digital worlds have been bridged include _________ reality. A) tangible B) augmented C) mixed D) imaginary

augmented

What is an online chat website that pairs strangers from around the world together for webcam-based conversations who are chosen at random? A) chanceroulette B) cycleroulette C) chatroulette D) commsroulette

chatroulette

What is a transparent board that shows other person's facial expressions on your board you draw? A) designboard B) clearboard C) mirrorboard D) personboard

clearboard

What forms like emotions, sounds, icons, and virtual agents used at a interface to convey emotional states and/or elicit certain kinds of emotional responses in users, such as feeling at ease, comfort, and happiness? A) responsive B) reactive C) fortifying D) expressive

expressive

What allows people to feel as if they are in the same virtual place even though in different physical spaces? A) mirrormirror B) imposedmirror C) togethermirror D) hypermirror

hypermirror

What is the term when the average add up values and divide by number of data points? A) mean B) mode C) median D) mid

mean

What is the term when average is the middle value of data when ranked? A) median B) mode C) mean D) mid

median

What is the term when average figure that appears most often in the data? A) mode B) median C) mean D) mid

mode