HCI L7: Usability and Testing Quiz

What is usability testing?

• Testing the satisfaction of the user

• Testing the efficiency of the design

• All of the above

• Testing the effectiveness of the design

What is the ISO standard definition of usability?

• The extent to which a system cannot be used by any user

• The extent to which a system can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, etc.

• The extent to which a virus can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals

• The extent to which a PC can be used by specified users for satisfaction

What is formative testing?

• Testing during product development with large groups

• Testing after development with small groups

• Testing during product development with small groups

• Testing after development with large groups

What is the purpose of exploratory tests?

• To test the satisfaction of the user

• To establish if the designs meet user needs

• To test the efficiency of the design

• To test the effectiveness of the design

What is the Think Aloud protocol?

• A method where the test subject interacts with the interface using only their thoughts

• A method where the test subject talks out loud as they interact with the interface

• A method where the test subject interacts with the interface using gestures

• A method where the test subject silently interacts with the interface

What is the purpose of cognitive walkthrough?

• To assess the interface from the moderator's perspective

• To assess the interface against Nielsen's and Shneiderman's principles

• To assess the interface from the developer perspective

• To assess the interface from the user's perspective

What is the purpose of card sorting?

• To understand how users group information together

• To measure the performance of your product against others

• To assess the interface from the user's perspective

• To assess the interface against Nielsen's and Shneiderman's principles

What is the purpose of heuristic evaluation?

• To assess the interface against Nielsen's and Shneiderman's principles

• To understand how users group information together

• To measure the performance of your product against others

• To assess the interface from the user's perspective

When should you involve your users in the design process?

• Early and frequently throughout the design process

• Only during the final testing and product launch phase

• Only after the development is complete

• Only during the prototyping, design and testing phase

What is the purpose of summative testing?

• To test the efficiency of the design

• To test the effectiveness of the design

• To test the satisfaction of the user

• To test whether your design works at a practical level