Design Principles Week 04 - Recap

What is the primary goal of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)?

• To make computers more powerful

• To improve the interaction between users and computers

• To increase the speed of computers

• To reduce the cost of computer hardware

Which of the following is a fundamental design principle in user interface design?

• Complexity

• Consistency

• Ambiguity

• Disorganisation

In Photoshop, which tool is used to select a rectangular area of an image?

• Lasso Tool

• Magic Wand Tool

• Rectangular Marquee Tool

• Crop Tool

Which image file format is best suited for photographs and complex images?

• GIF

• JPEG

• BMP

• SVG

What does the term 'affordance' refer to in HCI?

• The cost of a computer system

• The usability of a system

• The perceived and actual properties of an object that determine how it can be used

• The speed of a computer system

Which of the following is a raster image file format?

• SVG

• PNG

• HTML

• CSS

In Photoshop, what does the 'Clone Stamp Tool' do?

• It crops the image

• It duplicates parts of an image

• It changes the colour of an image

• It adds text to an image

Which principle of design focuses on the arrangement of elements to create a sense of equality in weight or importance?

• Balance

• Contrast

• Emphasis

• Rhythm

What is the primary advantage of using vector images over raster images?

• They are more colourful

• They are easier to edit

• They can be scaled without losing quality

• They are smaller in file size

In HCI, what does the term 'usability' refer to?

• The speed of a computer

• The ease with which a user can learn to operate, prepare inputs for, and interpret outputs of a system

• The cost of a computer system

• The power of a computer system