CS408 Midterm Past Paper 2013 by VUBuddy

1. ___________ rely on learned conventions, like the use of red for warning, the use of certain
2. For more accurate positioning, systems with touch-sensitive surface often employ a ______ Eyegaze

Cursor keys

Stylus (pg 118) Track point

3. __________ is concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system like easy-to-use interfaces to machines and equipment. Software engineering

Human information processing 34 Communication Ergonomics

Q4. Which of the following is Haptic Perception?

Hear

Touch (pg 71) Smell Taste

5. ____________ is required when someone is required to make a prediction about a particular state of affairs.

Image model

Mental model (pg 94) Initial model Spiral model

6. The ___________ model should match the ___________ model.

User, conceptual Conceptual, mental 95 Mental, central Conceptual, central

Q7. Which of the following is a long-term individual difference?

Sex Fatigue 65 Color Age

8. We are deficient in our development _________, not in our development __________ (respectively).

Process, Tools (pg 23) Process, Methodology Tools, Methodology Process, Procedure

9. __________ refers to the way a system supports users in carrying out their tasks.

Safety Usability

10. __________ refers to help users avoiding the danger of carrying out unwanted actions accidentally.

Safety (pg 31) Usability

Q11. It is observed that around 63% of software projects exceed their cost estimates due to:

1. Frequent requests for changes from users
2. Overlooked tasks
3. Users' lack of understanding of their own requirements
4. Insufficient user-analyst communication and understanding

Only A Only D A and C A, B, C and D (pg 142)

12. The persona is created as an explicit and rhetorical example of whom not to design for, refers to _______ persona.

Primary Secondary Supplement

Negative (pg 159)

Q13. Ahsan is trying to get expertise in using computer but he did not use the Microsoft Office program for months and forget significant portions he learned. Now in which category of users he resides?

Not Beginners (pg 164) Beginners Intermediates Experts

Q14. Ali is a designer, he spends time in reading gathered facts about user’s behaviors and their environment then analyzes these facts to uncover the design implications and made assumprions. It is called?

Context Partnership Interpretation (pg 177) Focus

15. What do you procrastinate on? is type of __________.

Priorities

Avoidance (pg 183)

Preference

16. A software developer has an idea/plan to design a personal website. In his site, he will share his personal experiences /data of his adventures trips which can be informative for anyone. Persona of such website will be:

Elastic user design Exceptional design Edge case design Self Referential design 188

17. The transitions on the Interaction Framework;

Are unimportant Simply link the whole system together 100 Pass messages around the system Represent the translations required from one component to the next

18. Which receptor of the eye is highly sensitive to light_______.

Cornea Cones