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This set of Usability Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Usability Engineering Set 2

Q1 | Which of the following is not a Model human processor?
  • the perceptual system
  • the cognitive system
  • the motor system
  • the memory system
Q2 | Which of the following does not belong to 9 heuristics?
  • provide clearly marked exits
  • easy to use
  • minimize user memory load
  • speak user language
Q3 | in a heuristic evaluation:
  • a group of psychologists administer a questionnaire
  • interface according to a small set of principles
  • a group of test users conduct a formal experiment
  • a group of usability experts judge an interface with a detailed checklist of guidelines
Q4 | Concerning the legibility of text:
  • . if lines are too long, the text is hard to read
  • all upper case improves reading speed.
  • a good font size for flowing text is 10 pt.
  • all upper case improves reading speed.
Q5 | What is the best description of a conceptual model?
  • a high level description of how a system is organised and how it operates
  • interaction paradigms and interaction modes
  • the problem space faced by the designer when gathering user requirements
Q6 | Which is the best example of triangulation in data gathering?
  • collecting information about designer\s model, user\s mental model, and system image.
  • sing different theories with which to interpret data.
  • using multiple researchers in a user-centred evaluation.
  • collecting data from users in different ways with different methods.
Q7 | Which of the following is a problem with low-level prototyping?
  • testers tend to comment on superficial aspects and not content.
  • they take too long to build.
  • user expectations can be set too high.
  • none of the above.
Q8 | The sensitivity of cones to blue light results into
  • lower red acuity
  • lower red acuity
  • higher blue acuity
  • lower blue acuity
Q9 | What is an affinity diagram?
  • a diagram showing the degree of connection between people in social networks
  • a diagram used to show people\s cultural affinities or sense of belonging to groups.
  • a diagram that organises individual ideas and insights into a hierarchy showing themes
  • a variant of a tag cloud that is generated from think- aloud protocols.
Q10 | Where would a card-based prototype best fit in the design process?
  • after conceptual design, before scenario design
  • after scenario design, before storyboarding.
  • after storyboarding, before low- level prototyping.
  • after low-level prototyping, before high-level prototyping.
Q11 | The following are examples of placing “knowledge in the world”:
  • showing an example of the required date format.
  • using previously entered values as defaults.
  • using shape coding for aircraft controls
  • all of the above.
Q12 | Regarding user interface components:
  • vertically scrolling lists support single- item scrolling
  • a single row of tabs (property sheets) is a good user interface design.
  • . on the macintosh, the trash can was used to eject a diskette.
  • all of the above.
Q13 | A task of developing a technical blueprint and specifications for a solution that fulfills the business requirements is undertaken in the following phase of the system development process
  • system initiation
  • system implementation
  • system analysis
  • system design
Q14 | Which of the following is NOT a category of entities?
  • concept
  • place
  • object
  • relationship
Q15 | You are running a user test session and your participant wants to leave half way through the session. What do you do?
  • ask them to stay until the end as planned, so you can collect your data.
  • after ensuring they do not need medical help, let them leave, with your thanks.
  • offer them an incentive payment to encourage them to finish the
  • none of the above.
Q16 | The limits on the human ability to seen is set by the
  • loss of suppression
  • loss of oppression
  • loss of discrimination
  • loss of calibration
Q17 | The user input in human computer interaction is occurred through
  • motor controls
  • experience
  • senses
  • education
Q18 | What is the best description of a conceptual model?
  • a high level description of how a system is organised and how it operates
  • interaction paradigms and interaction modes
  • the problem space faced by the designer when gathering user requirements
  • none of the above.
Q19 | The reading speed and accuracy is increased by reading familiar words based on
  • word shape
  • word color
  • word as single letter
  • word as character by character
Q20 | The small region of retina where optic nerve enters the eye is called
  • fovea
  • blind spot
  • ligament
  • lens
Q21 | The user's vocal system is categorically used as
  • input control
  • processing control
  • memorization control
  • motor control
Q22 | The ear of a human is further categorized into
  • two sections
  • three sections
  • four sections
  • five sections
Q23 | The light sensitive part of an eye in human vision system is
  • lens
  • cornea
  • retina
  • rods
Q24 | What interaction paradigm did the Xerox Star use?
  • conversation
  • knowledge of a physical desktop
  • embedded computing
  • windows, icons, mouse, and pointer (wimp).
Q25 | Select the best way of analysing qualitative user comments collected during a user tset
  • classify the comments into categories and count number of comments in each category
  • find the average and the standard deviation of the data and report it in the body of the report
  • use a scatterplot to graph users on the x axis and comments on the y axis.
  • look for critical incidents to report.