CrashCourse Computer Science: Human-Computer Interaction Quiz

What is the primary focus of the field of Human-Computer Interaction?

• Creating new programming languages

• Designing faster processors

• Developing new computer hardware

• Improving the user experience

What were the primary input and output devices for the earliest mechanical computing devices?

• Keyboards and mice

• Gears, knobs, and switches

• Voice commands and speakers

• Touchscreens and styluses

What replaced mechanical inputs in the 1950s for storing programs and data?

• Flash drives

• Optical discs

• Solid-state drives

• Punch cards and magnetic tape

Who invented the modern typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard layout?

• Charles Babbage

• Christopher Latham Sholes

• Frank Edward McGurrin

• Elizabeth Longley

What was the primary reason for the adoption of the QWERTY keyboard layout?

• It was the fastest layout for typing

• It reduced the likelihood of typebars jamming

• It was the easiest layout to learn

• It was designed for non-English languages

What typing technique did Elizabeth Longley promote around 1880?

• Hunt-and-peck typing

• One-finger typing

• Ten-finger typing

• Voice typing

What type of machine was adapted for early computer use to send and receive text?

• Printer

• Telegraph machine

• Fax machine

• Teletype machine

What was the primary form of human-computer interaction up until the 1980s?

• Command line interfaces

• Graphical user interfaces

• Touchscreens

• Voice commands

What command is used in Unix to display the contents of a file?

• ls

• cd

• cat

• finger

What was the first example of interactive fiction in computer games?

• Colossal Cave Adventure

• MMORPGs

• Zork

• MUDs