human computer interaction

In virtual reality which of the senses cannot currently be portrayed?

• Touch

• Sight

• Smell

• Hearing

Which of these films uses futuristic HCI?

• Speed

• Terminator

• Minority Report

• Bambi

Which one of these is a good reason for taking care to design a good computer human interface?

• Well designed HCIs use less computer resources.

• Not every user is a computer expert.

• Well designed HCIs allow the software to be sold at a better price.

• Well designed HCIs allow the computer to run faster.

Which one of these would NOT be found in a good HCI?

• Common short cuts, like CTRL+Z for undo.

• A long command line to achieve a function

• Sounds that convey meanings. Sounds that convey meanings.

• Icons that can have specific meanings.

We study HCI to determine how we can make this computer technology more usable by _______

• future technology

• software developers

• company

• end-users

HCI emerged in the early __________ initially as a specialty area of Computer Science

• 1970's

• 1980's

• 1990's

• None of the above

Roughly ___________ percent of the male population has some degree of colour blindness.

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

colour blindness in women is roughly...?

• 1 in 200

• 1 in 150

• 1 in 100

• 1 in 50

Which of the following is true about Blogs and Wikis?

• Blogs have comments, wikis don't

• Blog is an advanced form of a wiki

• Blogs center around one person, wikis center around many.

• Wiki is centered around one person, blogs are centered around many.

Which of the following is the correct way to search for an exact phrase

• Exact: (new york city)

• +new york city

• (new york city)

• "new york city"