Question 1

An example that demonstrates ubiquitous computing could be:

Accepted Answer

A)  a microwave with digital control panel 
B)  a bicycle 
C)  a desktop computer with multi-media function 
D)  a stove top pot 
E)  a drawing on the wall 
A)  a microwave with digital control panel 
B)  a bicycle 
C)  a desktop computer with multi-media function 
D)  a stove top pot 
E)  a drawing on the wall

Question 2

Nearshoring refers to the type of outsourcing in that

Accepted Answer

A)  business processes are relocated from one location to another close-by cheaper location 
B)  business processes are moved from a less populated location to a close-by more populated location 
C)  business processes are remodeled from producing one product to producing another better sold product 
D)  business processes are transferred from one department in a company to another close-by department in the same company 
E)  business processes are redesigned for newly enrolled employees working at a new location 
A)  business processes are relocated from one location to another close-by cheaper location 
B)  business processes are moved from a less populated location to a close-by more populated location 
C)  business processes are remodeled from producing one product to producing another better sold product 
D)  business processes are transferred from one department in a company to another close-by department in the same company 
E)  business processes are redesigned for newly enrolled employees working at a new location

Question 3

In the various outsourcing types, a US company's onshore outsourcing refers to businesses being outsourced to:

Accepted Answer

A)  other communities of the same city 
B)  smaller US cities 
C)  another sector of the same corporation 
D)  foreign cities 
E)  a neighbor country 
A)  other communities of the same city 
B)  smaller US cities 
C)  another sector of the same corporation 
D)  foreign cities 
E)  a neighbor country

Question 4

As a phenomenon that is roughly the opposite of ubiquitous computing, virtual reality is characterized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  every task being automated with computers; 
B)  relying on only one computer in the world; 
C)  putting people inside a computer-generated world; 
D)  being able to replace the world we are living in now; 
E)  people living in a world without any computer. 
A)  every task being automated with computers; 
B)  relying on only one computer in the world; 
C)  putting people inside a computer-generated world; 
D)  being able to replace the world we are living in now; 
E)  people living in a world without any computer.

Question 5

Social computing is a newly emerged computing, which is also called:

Accepted Answer

A)  socialized computing 
B)  multi-point computing 
C)  ubiquitous computing 
D)  community computing 
E)  humanized computing 
A)  socialized computing 
B)  multi-point computing 
C)  ubiquitous computing 
D)  community computing 
E)  humanized computing

Question 6

Which of the following software products is an open source one?

Accepted Answer

A)  RealOne Media Player 
B)  Adobe Photoshop 
C)  Windows XP 
D)  GNOME 
E)  Macromedia 
A)  RealOne Media Player 
B)  Adobe Photoshop 
C)  Windows XP 
D)  GNOME 
E)  Macromedia

Question 7

As a human value, environmental sustainability refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  people's physical, material, and psychological well-being 
B)  a peaceful and composed psychological state of people 
C)  the attitude of treating people with politeness and consideration 
D)  the ability of people to survive in very hard situations 
E)  sustaining ecosystems that meet the needs of the present without compromising future generations 
A)  people's physical, material, and psychological well-being 
B)  a peaceful and composed psychological state of people 
C)  the attitude of treating people with politeness and consideration 
D)  the ability of people to survive in very hard situations 
E)  sustaining ecosystems that meet the needs of the present without compromising future generations

Question 8

For a computerized medical records system, who are indirect stakeholders?

Accepted Answer

A)  insurance companies 
B)  hospitals 
C)  nurses 
D)  doctors 
E)  patients 
A)  insurance companies 
B)  hospitals 
C)  nurses 
D)  doctors 
E)  patients

Question 9

For system development that uses component-based software development (CBSD), usability and user experience evaluation should occur at the levels of:

Accepted Answer

A)  task and semantic 
B)  syntactic and lexical 
C)  mission and policy 
D)  task and context 
E)  component and complete user interface 
A)  task and semantic 
B)  syntactic and lexical 
C)  mission and policy 
D)  task and context 
E)  component and complete user interface

Question 10

Some scholars proposed that, in the future, we will have a world where microprocessors are embedded in everything and communicating with one another. This is a view about ___ as a new IT trend.

Accepted Answer

A)  social computing 
B)  communityware 
C)  value sensitive design 
D)  ubiquitous computing 
E)  freelancing 
A)  social computing 
B)  communityware 
C)  value sensitive design 
D)  ubiquitous computing 
E)  freelancing

Question 11

Value-sensitive design (VSD) seeks to be proactive, which implies

Accepted Answer

A)  employing conceptual, empirical and technical investigations 
B)  being iterative 
C)  going beyond the interface and usability level to enhance holistic human experience 
D)  starting consider human values early and throughout the entire process 
E)  including financial concerns 
A)  employing conceptual, empirical and technical investigations 
B)  being iterative 
C)  going beyond the interface and usability level to enhance holistic human experience 
D)  starting consider human values early and throughout the entire process 
E)  including financial concerns

Question 12

In ubiquitous computing, the task-centric evaluation techniques for usability test may become inappropriate because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the definition for tasks will be completely different; 
B)  people do not need to perform tasks anymore; 
C)  tasks will be less clear or continuous without beginning or ending; 
D)  everyone will be doing the same task; 
E)  all tasks will be completed quickly in a blink. 
A)  the definition for tasks will be completely different; 
B)  people do not need to perform tasks anymore; 
C)  tasks will be less clear or continuous without beginning or ending; 
D)  everyone will be doing the same task; 
E)  all tasks will be completed quickly in a blink.

Question 13

Ubiquitous computing refers to the trend of ___ in IT use.

Accepted Answer

A)  changing everything into a computer 
B)  integrating computation into the environment instead of having computers as distinct objects 
C)  assigning everyone a computer 
D)  relying everything on computers 
E)  turning using computers into the only way of interpersonal communication 
A)  changing everything into a computer 
B)  integrating computation into the environment instead of having computers as distinct objects 
C)  assigning everyone a computer 
D)  relying everything on computers 
E)  turning using computers into the only way of interpersonal communication

Question 14

The value of an object depends on

Accepted Answer

A)  the size of the population that utilize the object 
B)  market need of the object 
C)  availability of the object 
D)  cost of making the object 
E)  interests and desires of human beings within a cultural milieu 
A)  the size of the population that utilize the object 
B)  market need of the object 
C)  availability of the object 
D)  cost of making the object 
E)  interests and desires of human beings within a cultural milieu

Question 15

A characteristic of communityware users is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they gather physically every time they want to share information; 
B)  they aim at obtaining direct rewards by participating the community activities; 
C)  benefits of an activity they take are usually centralized; 
D)  they participate community activities by doing assigned tasks; 
E)  they are diverse and amorphous groups of people. 
A)  they gather physically every time they want to share information; 
B)  they aim at obtaining direct rewards by participating the community activities; 
C)  benefits of an activity they take are usually centralized; 
D)  they participate community activities by doing assigned tasks; 
E)  they are diverse and amorphous groups of people.

Question 16

Which of the following is a characteristic of outsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Outsourcing involves the transfer of a significant amount of management control from an organization to another; 
B)  Outsourcing involves two-way monetary transfer between two organizations; 
C)  Outsourcing involves turning employees of one organization into employees of another one; 
D)  Outsourcing involves establishing new sub-organizations to do the work that needs to be outsourced; 
E)  The outsourced services will be fully controlled by the service supplier without the need for any coordination. 
A)  Outsourcing involves the transfer of a significant amount of management control from an organization to another; 
B)  Outsourcing involves two-way monetary transfer between two organizations; 
C)  Outsourcing involves turning employees of one organization into employees of another one; 
D)  Outsourcing involves establishing new sub-organizations to do the work that needs to be outsourced; 
E)  The outsourced services will be fully controlled by the service supplier without the need for any coordination.

Question 17

While using value-sensitive design (VSD) to develop a new system, it is important to identify the explicitly supported values in the system, which refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  all human values that can be supported by the technologies that will be used in the new system; 
B)  all human values that stakeholders stated as important to them; 
C)  the common values that are emphasized by all stakeholders of the system; 
D)  the human values that will finally be incorporated into the system; 
E)  the values in an organization in which the new system will be installed. 
A)  all human values that can be supported by the technologies that will be used in the new system; 
B)  all human values that stakeholders stated as important to them; 
C)  the common values that are emphasized by all stakeholders of the system; 
D)  the human values that will finally be incorporated into the system; 
E)  the values in an organization in which the new system will be installed.

Question 18

People's understanding of who they are over time refers to the human value of:

Accepted Answer

A)  identity 
B)  trust 
C)  accountability 
D)  autonomy 
E)  courtesy 
A)  identity 
B)  trust 
C)  accountability 
D)  autonomy 
E)  courtesy

Question 19

When we say that an object has a value, it indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A)  this object has a specific structure; 
B)  this object has relation with other objects; 
C)  this object has a specific shape; 
D)  this object has certain functions; 
E)  this object may be important to someone. 
A)  this object has a specific structure; 
B)  this object has relation with other objects; 
C)  this object has a specific shape; 
D)  this object has certain functions; 
E)  this object may be important to someone.

Question 20

According to the usability maturity model, if a company already has some investment in HCI consultants and/or HCI training, this company is at the ___ level of this model.

Accepted Answer

A)  unrecognized 
B)  recognized 
C)  implemented 
D)  considered 
E)  integrated 
A)  unrecognized 
B)  recognized 
C)  implemented 
D)  considered 
E)  integrated

An example that demonstrates ubiquitous computing could be:

Nearshoring refers to the type of outsourcing in that

In the various outsourcing types, a US company's onshore outsourcing refers to businesses being outsourced to:

As a phenomenon that is roughly the opposite of ubiquitous computing, virtual reality is characterized as:

Social computing is a newly emerged computing, which is also called:

Which of the following software products is an open source one?

As a human value, environmental sustainability refers to:

For a computerized medical records system, who are indirect stakeholders?

For system development that uses component-based software development (CBSD), usability and user experience evaluation should occur at the levels of:

Some scholars proposed that, in the future, we will have a world where microprocessors are embedded in everything and communicating with one another. This is a view about ___ as a new IT trend.

Value-sensitive design (VSD) seeks to be proactive, which implies

In ubiquitous computing, the task-centric evaluation techniques for usability test may become inappropriate because:

Ubiquitous computing refers to the trend of ___ in IT use.

The value of an object depends on

A characteristic of communityware users is that:

Which of the following is a characteristic of outsourcing?

While using value-sensitive design (VSD) to develop a new system, it is important to identify the explicitly supported values in the system, which refers to:

People's understanding of who they are over time refers to the human value of:

When we say that an object has a value, it indicates that:

According to the usability maturity model, if a company already has some investment in HCI consultants and/or HCI training, this company is at the ___ level of this model.

Introduction

Organizational and Business Context

Interactive Technologies

Ergonomic Engineering

Cognitive Engineering

Affective Engineering

Evaluation

Design Principles and Guidelines

Tasks in Organizational Context

Componential Design

HCI Development Methodology

Interpersonal Relationship, Collaboration and Organization

Social and Global Issues

Filters

Exam 14: Meeting the Changing Needs of It Development and Use

An example that demonstrates ubiquitous computing could be:

Nearshoring refers to the type of outsourcing in that

In the various outsourcing types, a US company's onshore outsourcing refers to businesses being outsourced to:

As a phenomenon that is roughly the opposite of ubiquitous computing, virtual reality is characterized as:

Social computing is a newly emerged computing, which is also called:

Which of the following software products is an open source one?

As a human value, environmental sustainability refers to:

For a computerized medical records system, who are indirect stakeholders?

For system development that uses component-based software development (CBSD), usability and user experience evaluation should occur at the levels of:

Some scholars proposed that, in the future, we will have a world where microprocessors are embedded in everything and communicating with one another. This is a view about ___ as a new IT trend.

Value-sensitive design (VSD) seeks to be proactive, which implies

In ubiquitous computing, the task-centric evaluation techniques for usability test may become inappropriate because:

Ubiquitous computing refers to the trend of ___ in IT use.

The value of an object depends on

A characteristic of communityware users is that:

Which of the following is a characteristic of outsourcing?

While using value-sensitive design (VSD) to develop a new system, it is important to identify the explicitly supported values in the system, which refers to:

People's understanding of who they are over time refers to the human value of:

When we say that an object has a value, it indicates that:

According to the usability maturity model, if a company already has some investment in HCI consultants and/or HCI training, this company is at the ___ level of this model.

Introduction

Organizational and Business Context

Interactive Technologies

Ergonomic Engineering

Cognitive Engineering

Affective Engineering

Evaluation

Design Principles and Guidelines

Tasks in Organizational Context

Componential Design

HCI Development Methodology

Interpersonal Relationship, Collaboration and Organization

Social and Global Issues

Filters