Question 1

Dialogues in HCI are analogue to:

Accepted Answer

A)  conversations between two people 
B)  games between two people 
C)  a lecture given by a speaker to a group of audience 
D)  a movie aired on a public TV channel 
E)  a show performed in a theatre 
A)  conversations between two people 
B)  games between two people 
C)  a lecture given by a speaker to a group of audience 
D)  a movie aired on a public TV channel 
E)  a show performed in a theatre

Question 2

Based on Davis and Venkatesh's longitudinal field experiments, feedback from whom can best estimate the hands-on usefulness of a system in its early implementation stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  target users that know nothing about the system to be designed; 
B)  whoever (including target users and anyone else) that has no knowledge about what is being designed; 
C)  system developers 
D)  target users that receive information about a system's functionality without direct hands-on experience; 
E)  target users that have knowledge about a system's functionality and direct hands-on experience through training. 
A)  target users that know nothing about the system to be designed; 
B)  whoever (including target users and anyone else) that has no knowledge about what is being designed; 
C)  system developers 
D)  target users that receive information about a system's functionality without direct hands-on experience; 
E)  target users that have knowledge about a system's functionality and direct hands-on experience through training.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about task analysis is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The objective of task analysis is to identify the task-doers that will use the to-be-designed information system; 
B)  Task analysis reveals the scenarios and conditions under which users perform their tasks; 
C)  For the two levels of tasks: organizational level and tool level, task analysis only focuses on the tool level tasks; 
D)  Task analyses are not related to the high level process analyses (e.g. the most general level-0 Data Flow Diagram) in SA&D; 
E)  Task analysis aims at finding out what target users of a system do in an organization, but not the methods of doing their work. 
A)  The objective of task analysis is to identify the task-doers that will use the to-be-designed information system; 
B)  Task analysis reveals the scenarios and conditions under which users perform their tasks; 
C)  For the two levels of tasks: organizational level and tool level, task analysis only focuses on the tool level tasks; 
D)  Task analyses are not related to the high level process analyses (e.g. the most general level-0 Data Flow Diagram) in SA&D; 
E)  Task analysis aims at finding out what target users of a system do in an organization, but not the methods of doing their work.

Question 4

Which of the following is a methodology used in SA&D?

Accepted Answer

A)  After-failure System Recovering Methodology 
B)  Structure Development Life Cycle model 
C)  Systems Development Life Cycle model 
D)  Symptoms Analysis Methodology 
E)  Nutrition Enhancing Methodology 
A)  After-failure System Recovering Methodology 
B)  Structure Development Life Cycle model 
C)  Systems Development Life Cycle model 
D)  Symptoms Analysis Methodology 
E)  Nutrition Enhancing Methodology

Question 5

SDLC is the abbreviation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Simplified Development Life Cycle 
B)  Structured Development Life Cycle 
C)  Systematic Developing Logical Concept 
D)  Synchronized Digital Learning Cycle 
E)  Systems Development Life Cycle 
A)  Simplified Development Life Cycle 
B)  Structured Development Life Cycle 
C)  Systematic Developing Logical Concept 
D)  Synchronized Digital Learning Cycle 
E)  Systems Development Life Cycle

Question 6

Task analysis is concerned with understanding:

Accepted Answer

A)  an organization's goal on market share for a specific period 
B)  available working time of the project team members 
C)  project team members' working efficiency 
D)  hobbies of the target system users 
E)  what people do to achieve their goals 
A)  an organization's goal on market share for a specific period 
B)  available working time of the project team members 
C)  project team members' working efficiency 
D)  hobbies of the target system users 
E)  what people do to achieve their goals

Question 7

Which of the following is an emphasis in HCSDLC philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A)  focusing on individual needs with the information system 
B)  all organizational factors should be removed from the SDLC 
C)  meeting both organizational and individual needs; 
D)  involving human factors into SDLC is more important than the timing of involving them; 
E)  concentrating on the interface instead of system functionality in design 
A)  focusing on individual needs with the information system 
B)  all organizational factors should be removed from the SDLC 
C)  meeting both organizational and individual needs; 
D)  involving human factors into SDLC is more important than the timing of involving them; 
E)  concentrating on the interface instead of system functionality in design

Question 8

In the interaction design phase of HCSDLC, which of the following activities is performed?

Accepted Answer

A)  formative evaluation 
B)  summative evaluation 
C)  requirement specification 
D)  alternative selection 
E)  user-needs test 
A)  formative evaluation 
B)  summative evaluation 
C)  requirement specification 
D)  alternative selection 
E)  user-needs test

Question 9

In HCSDLC, ___ needs are considered together throughout the systems development life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational and human 
B)  physical and psychological 
C)  user and system 
D)  financial and operational 
E)  intra-organizational and inter-organizational 
A)  organizational and human 
B)  physical and psychological 
C)  user and system 
D)  financial and operational 
E)  intra-organizational and inter-organizational

Question 10

Using a shopping cart for holding items before checking out in the e-commerce context is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  media design 
B)  dialog design 
C)  presentation design 
D)  metaphor design 
E)  feedback design 
A)  media design 
B)  dialog design 
C)  presentation design 
D)  metaphor design 
E)  feedback design

Question 11

Which of the following is an HCI concern that is reflected in evaluation metrics?

Accepted Answer

A)  cost 
B)  efficiency 
C)  return on investment 
D)  usefulness 
E)  mission of an organization 
A)  cost 
B)  efficiency 
C)  return on investment 
D)  usefulness 
E)  mission of an organization

Question 12

HCI-DLC is the abbreviation for:

Accepted Answer

A)  HCI Development Life Cycle 
B)  HCI Development Logic Cycle 
C)  HCI Design Life Cycle 
D)  HCI Design Logic Cycle 
E)  HCI Device Location Check 
A)  HCI Development Life Cycle 
B)  HCI Development Logic Cycle 
C)  HCI Design Life Cycle 
D)  HCI Design Logic Cycle 
E)  HCI Device Location Check

Question 13

A task that needs to be done in a system's implementation phase is:

Accepted Answer

A)  budgeting 
B)  planning 
C)  user analysis 
D)  coding 
E)  task decomposing 
A)  budgeting 
B)  planning 
C)  user analysis 
D)  coding 
E)  task decomposing

Question 14

In the following, which is an element of a system development METHODOLOGY?

Accepted Answer

A)  data 
B)  strategies 
C)  textbook 
D)  equipment 
E)  personnel 
A)  data 
B)  strategies 
C)  textbook 
D)  equipment 
E)  personnel

Question 15

In the context of HCI, the individual characteristics of a system's users can affect:

Accepted Answer

A)  organization's policy on system development 
B)  users' technical background 
C)  users' attitude toward the use of a new information system; 
D)  users' sense of the fashion 
E)  the project assignment among the system development team members 
A)  organization's policy on system development 
B)  users' technical background 
C)  users' attitude toward the use of a new information system; 
D)  users' sense of the fashion 
E)  the project assignment among the system development team members

Question 16

In the following description about prototyping, which one is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prototyping is an activity that only happens in user-needs test; 
B)  Prototyping is used to demonstrate the real system after it is developed; 
C)  Low-fidelity prototyping normally uses materials that would be expected to be in the final product; 
D)  High-fidelity prototyping uses prototypes that are simple, cheap and quick to produce and modify; 
E)  Prototyping can occur many times in the development process of an information system. 
A)  Prototyping is an activity that only happens in user-needs test; 
B)  Prototyping is used to demonstrate the real system after it is developed; 
C)  Low-fidelity prototyping normally uses materials that would be expected to be in the final product; 
D)  High-fidelity prototyping uses prototypes that are simple, cheap and quick to produce and modify; 
E)  Prototyping can occur many times in the development process of an information system.

Question 17

Which of the following is a system development phase in a typical system development life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information system project planning and selection 
B)  problem diagnosis 
C)  project meeting site selection 
D)  appointing department manager 
E)  setting wage rate for project members 
A)  Information system project planning and selection 
B)  problem diagnosis 
C)  project meeting site selection 
D)  appointing department manager 
E)  setting wage rate for project members

Question 18

Which of the following statements about user-needs test is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  User-needs test is an important part of the system design stage; 
B)  User-needs test can be conducted once or multiple times during analysis stage; 
C)  User-needs test is very useful in analyzing organization's total information needs; 
D)  User-needs test is conducted independently by target users; 
E)  User-needs test focuses on the needs of an organization instead of individual users in that organization. 
A)  User-needs test is an important part of the system design stage; 
B)  User-needs test can be conducted once or multiple times during analysis stage; 
C)  User-needs test is very useful in analyzing organization's total information needs; 
D)  User-needs test is conducted independently by target users; 
E)  User-needs test focuses on the needs of an organization instead of individual users in that organization.

Question 19

Which of the following descriptions about formative evaluation is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is only one formative evaluation that occurs in the design phase of HCSDLC; 
B)  The final decisions on interface design is based on one formative evaluation; 
C)  A formative evaluation can occur several time during development life cycle; 
D)  Formative evaluations occurs and only occurs in the design phase of HCSDLC; 
E)  Formative evaluations mainly identify users-needs in using the to-be-designed system. 
A)  There is only one formative evaluation that occurs in the design phase of HCSDLC; 
B)  The final decisions on interface design is based on one formative evaluation; 
C)  A formative evaluation can occur several time during development life cycle; 
D)  Formative evaluations occurs and only occurs in the design phase of HCSDLC; 
E)  Formative evaluations mainly identify users-needs in using the to-be-designed system.

Question 20

SA&D stands for:

Accepted Answer

A)  System Assessment and Distribution 
B)  System Analysis and Design 
C)  System Accountability and Dependability 
D)  System Attractiveness and Durability 
E)  System Assessment and Design 
A)  System Assessment and Distribution 
B)  System Analysis and Design 
C)  System Accountability and Dependability 
D)  System Attractiveness and Durability 
E)  System Assessment and Design

Dialogues in HCI are analogue to:

Based on Davis and Venkatesh's longitudinal field experiments, feedback from whom can best estimate the hands-on usefulness of a system in its early implementation stage?

Which of the following statements about task analysis is appropriate?

Which of the following is a methodology used in SA&D?

SDLC is the abbreviation of:

Task analysis is concerned with understanding:

Which of the following is an emphasis in HCSDLC philosophy?

In the interaction design phase of HCSDLC, which of the following activities is performed?

In HCSDLC, ___ needs are considered together throughout the systems development life cycle.

Using a shopping cart for holding items before checking out in the e-commerce context is an example of:

Which of the following is an HCI concern that is reflected in evaluation metrics?

HCI-DLC is the abbreviation for:

A task that needs to be done in a system's implementation phase is:

In the following, which is an element of a system development METHODOLOGY?

In the context of HCI, the individual characteristics of a system's users can affect:

In the following description about prototyping, which one is appropriate?

Which of the following is a system development phase in a typical system development life cycle?

Which of the following statements about user-needs test is appropriate?

Which of the following descriptions about formative evaluation is appropriate?

SA&D stands for:

Introduction

Organizational and Business Context

Interactive Technologies

Ergonomic Engineering

Cognitive Engineering

Affective Engineering

Evaluation

Design Principles and Guidelines

Tasks in Organizational Context

Componential Design

Interpersonal Relationship, Collaboration and Organization

Social and Global Issues

Meeting the Changing Needs of It Development and Use

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Exam 11: HCI Development Methodology

Dialogues in HCI are analogue to:

Based on Davis and Venkatesh's longitudinal field experiments, feedback from whom can best estimate the hands-on usefulness of a system in its early implementation stage?

Which of the following statements about task analysis is appropriate?

Which of the following is a methodology used in SA&D?

SDLC is the abbreviation of:

Task analysis is concerned with understanding:

Which of the following is an emphasis in HCSDLC philosophy?

In the interaction design phase of HCSDLC, which of the following activities is performed?

In HCSDLC, ___ needs are considered together throughout the systems development life cycle.

Using a shopping cart for holding items before checking out in the e-commerce context is an example of:

Which of the following is an HCI concern that is reflected in evaluation metrics?

HCI-DLC is the abbreviation for:

A task that needs to be done in a system's implementation phase is:

In the following, which is an element of a system development METHODOLOGY?

In the context of HCI, the individual characteristics of a system's users can affect:

In the following description about prototyping, which one is appropriate?

Which of the following is a system development phase in a typical system development life cycle?

Which of the following statements about user-needs test is appropriate?

Which of the following descriptions about formative evaluation is appropriate?

SA&D stands for:

Introduction

Organizational and Business Context

Interactive Technologies

Ergonomic Engineering

Cognitive Engineering

Affective Engineering

Evaluation

Design Principles and Guidelines

Tasks in Organizational Context

Componential Design

Interpersonal Relationship, Collaboration and Organization

Social and Global Issues

Meeting the Changing Needs of It Development and Use

Filters