VU Midterm Past Papers
142 solved midterm past paper MCQs for CS408 (Human Computer Interaction) at Virtual University, each with the correct answer marked. Use them to learn the VU question style and test your recall. An independent study tool — not affiliated with VU.
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Q1. was one of the first sites to use tab dividers for navigation.
Q2. The skeleton plane breaks down into ______ components.
Q3. In usability test, which is a technique from given below options, in which you have two participants work together to perform the tasks.
Q4. Which of the following will result in using proper contrast? A) Visual patterns that users register and remember B) Provides a gross means of indicating the most important elements in an interface's visual hierarchy C) Provides a gross means of indicating the least important elements in an interface's visual hierarchy
Q5. The ______ is given structure on the software side through interaction design.
Q6. Errors are generally ______ , incorrect actions.
Q7. _____ is particularly useful early in design. It is excellent technique to use with the prototype, because it provides a wealth of diagnostic information.
Q8. _____ is an early release of a product to a few users.
Q9. Global Navigation system is also called ______
Q10. The secret to designing a successful undo system is to make sure that it supports typically ______ tools.
Q11. "What site is this", statement represents ______
Q12. The contrast of size is usable particularly in display of:
Q13. Figuring out "where you are" on the Web is called ______
Q14. Which of the following can be varied to distinguish controls from the background or to group controls logically? A) dimensionality of affordance B) hue C) saturation
Q15. Which of the following depicts the shape of a check box?
Q16. Which of the following should be avoided for making easy and pleasurable interfaces?
Q17. There are two aspects in which we can understand the nature of usability
Q18. ________ aspect gives us hints and tips about using and creating user interface idioms, like dialog boxes and pushbuttons.
Q19. ________ aspect guides us to think about user interface idioms in other words, the way in which the user and the idiom interact
Q20. Consistent interfaces refers to __________ for achieving similar tasks.
Q21. The sensation can be excited by presenting a different, properly prepared, view to each eye. The pair of views is called a _____
Q22. Which one is not an input control?
Q23. Interpreting the perception means
Q24. “Human-Computer Interaction is a discipline concerned with the _____, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them”,
Q25. Subject matter experts (SME) are
Q26. Which one is not Navigation Components?
Q27. Which one of the below listed mobile devices are considered as a smartphone?
Q28. An example of form fill interface is
Q29. Requirement’s specification involves
Q30. What are the three types of reasoning?
Q31. Within the display there is an isolated region to call upon a specific operation by the user is called _____.
Q32. Our ability to attend to one event from what amounts to a mass competing stimulus in the environment have been psychologically termed as
Q33. The most frequent errors are _____, especially in well-learned behavior.
Q34. Over a short period of time, we find it easier to remember the string of numbers “404 849 6743” because ______.
Q35. During the _____ phase, usage and workflow patterns discovered analysis of the field and interviews are synthesized into domain and user models
Q36. Gulf of _____ is the different between the user’s formulation of the actions to reach the goal and the actions allowed by the system
Q37. _____ Is a small area of the retina on which images are fixated?
Q38. Models are used in design to
Q39. Which of the following best describes a stakeholder?
Q40. Taking some real-world concept to perform different tasks that represent some idea, inside the computer is type of _____.
Q41. _____ aspect guides us to think about interface idioms in other words, the way in which the user and the idiom interact
Q42. User and system has its own unique language, the language used by the user is called _____.
Q43. _____ involves thinking, comparing, and decision-making.
Q44. Building things from user’s perspective is called _____.
Q45. The command-line interface is used because
Q46. Which of the following types of reasoning, derives the logically necessary conclusion from the given premises?
Q47. _____involves restricting the possible functions that can be carried out by a novice to the basics and then extending these as the novice
Q48. A qualitative research helps us to understand following except _____.
Q49. On 7 June ____ the complainant, who is blind, complained to the Commission that he was unlawfully discriminated against by the respondent.
Q50. ____ represents the Early-phase of ethnographic interviews.
Q51. Visually impaired persons can interact with the outside world using their
Q52. Which are the most significant senses for the average person when it comes to interacting with a computer?
Q53. The _____ software model is take a user-centered view and to minimize the risk caused by requirements changing during the development of the project.
Q54. Which of the following is software Lifecycle model, where result (s) must be evaluated at the completion of each activity?
Q55. Errors can be ____ that a user makes while attempting a task
Q56. The way external disk can be placed into a disk drive is example of
Q57. The comfort and acceptability of use is called
Q58. Which one is not an Input Controls?
Q59. Which of the following is true about Short-Term memory?
Q60. Which of the following device can not be useful for a visually impaired person?
Q61. Which of the following is considered as the most complex species?
Q62. Which application allows the registered users to communicate through voice using a microphone, video call using a webcam, and instant messaging over the internet?
Q63. Over a short period of time, we find it easier to remember the string of numbers "404 894 6743" because ___
Q64. HCI deals with
Q65. Which one is not Navigational Components?
Q66. Which one of the below listed mobile devices is considered as a smartphone?
Q67. The resources expended in relation to the accuracy and completeness with which users achieve goals
Q68. Which application can be used by the user to set a reminder about upcoming events like birthday or appointments?
Q69. Currently, many common environments for interactive computing are examples of the ___ interface style, often simply called windowing systems
Q70. There are two aspects in which we can understand the nature of usability A. Strategic and Tactical B. Efficiency and Strategy C. Tactical and Reliability D. Efficiency and Reliability
Q71. ___ aspect guides us to think about user interface idioms in other words, the way in which the user and the idiom interact A. Efficient B. Strategic C. Tactical D. Reliable
Q72. Which of the following is true regarding "Visibility"?
Q73. Which of the following type of devices is related to give instructions to the computer?
Q74. Choice of operations and services are offered on the screen through ___
Q75. __ are unintentional while ___ occur through conscious deliberation.
Q76. What is the main strength of the Problem Space Framework as a model of human problem solving?
Q77. ___ is the process of selecting things to concentrate on, at a point in time, from the range of possibilities available.
Q78. The persona is not an actual user of the product, but is indirectly affected by it and its use refers to ___ persona.
Q79. ___ is a powerful, multipurpose design toll that helps overcome several problems that currently plague the development of digital products.
Q80. The difference between the intentions and allowable actions is the:
Q81. ___ is proportional to the amplitude of the sound.
Q82. ___ are individual and isolated regions within display that can be selected by the user to invoke specific operations.
Q83. User personas that are not primary or secondary are ___ personas.
Q84. Which of the following is the comparison of what happened in the world with what we wanted to happen?
Q85. The size and shape of a compact disk, is a type of ___ constraint.
Q86. ___ research can tell you about what, how, many and why in rich, multivariate detail.
Q87. Which of the following is not a secondary color?
Q88. We are deficient in our development ___, not in our development __(respectively)
Q89. Which of the following does not count as one of the advantages of computers?
Q90. Which of the following is not true?
Q91. Which of the following is concerned primarily with understanding human behavior and the mental processes that underlie it?
Q92. Human beings interact with outside world, using their
Q93. ___ plays a role to bridge up the gap between the interfaces of machines and human understanding.
Q94. ___ is a very general goal of Usability and refers to how good a system at doing what it is supposed to do.
Q95. __ is what goes on in out heads when we carry out our everyday activities?
Q96. ___ is the process by which we use the knowledge we have to draw conclusions or infer something new about the domain of interest.
Q97. Using icons on the desktop to represent operations is a type of ___ constraint.
Q98. ___ is a term used to refer to an attribute of an object that allows people to know how to use it.
Q99. ___ minimizes errors.
Q100. The persona's needs are sufficiently unique to require a distinct interface form and behavior is ___ type of Persona.
Q101. A ___ is usually a collection of icons those are reminiscent of the purpose of the various modes.
Q102. During ___ phase, usage and workflow patterns discovered through ___ of the field research and interviews are synthesized into domain and user models.
Q103. Waterfall model is basically a ___ model in which each step must be completed before the next step can be started:
Q104. What is a semantic network?
Q105. __ are GUIs that consists of electronic counterparts to physical objects in the real world to match the knowledge requirements of users.
Q106. ___ language tends to be grammatical while ___ language is often Ungrammatical
Q107. Aspect gives us hints and tips about using and creating user interface idioms.
Q108. The usability engineering life-cycle was proposed by ___
Q109. Ali is looking at how interface designers went about their work. He identified two different modes of activity: one is ___ and other is ___
Q110. Drive a vehicle while holding a conversation with a passenger is the example of ___
Q111. ___ are dragged down from the title at the top of the screen.
Q112. When you engaged in a conversation you are more attentive what the other person is saying. It is called?
Q113. Which of the following is/are the main component(s) of color?
Q114. ___ represent the user's expectations of the tangible outcomes of using a specific product.
Q115. Which of the following is proportional to the amplitude of the sound; the frequency remains constant?
Q116. You can load a VCR tape the right way because of ___
Q117. A mouse button invites pushing by the way it is physically constrained in its plastic shell, is an example of ___ Design Principle.
Q118. "Mistakes" and "Slips" are two forms of:
Q119. Ergonomics is also called ___
Q120. User and system has its own unique language, the language used by the system is called ___
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