HCI-Chapter 1 (Situational)

A design team focuses on users’ goals and evaluates prototypes regularly. What process are they applying?

• Interaction Design
• System Design
• Visual Design
• Graphic Layout

The team studies how people use existing products before designing new ones. What activity is this?

• Exploring the problem space
• Prototyping
• Usability testing
• Stakeholder analysis

A developer integrates user testing into each sprint to ensure usability. What model is this aligned with?

• Agile development
• Waterfall model
• Double diamond
• Genius design

A company invites online users to contribute ideas for their next mobile app. What approach is this?

• Crowdsourcing
• A/B testing
• Prototyping
• Empirical measurement

Stakeholders include direct users, developers, and executives. Why is identifying them important?

• They all influence project success
• They are the only users
• They do not affect the design
• They provide only financial support

Designers test two webpage layouts to compare user reactions. What method is being applied?

• A/B testing
• Empirical measurement
• Heuristic evaluation
• Observation

The design team creates wireframes to visualize concepts before finalizing them. What activity is this?

• Prototyping
• Evaluating
• Designing alternatives
• Discovering requirements

A company involves users early in the design process and consults them regularly. What principle is this?

• Early focus on users and tasks
• Empirical measurement
• Iterative design
• System testing

To reduce user disappointment, the project manager ensures proper communication and training. What is being practiced?

• Expectation management
• User testing
• Data validation
• Feedback evaluation

The team encourages users to co-create design ideas during workshops. What type of user involvement is this?

• Participatory design
• Crowdsourcing
• Post-release review
• Design sprint