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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.