Institute of Computer Studies COLEGIO DE MONTALBAN

Midterm Examination Kasiglahan Village, San Jose, Rodriguez,

HC 1 – Human Computer Rizal
Name: MURILLO, MARK T. Instructor: _________________
Year and Section: BSIT-3H Score: ____________________

General Direction: Read each of the following questions and choose the most correct answer and put
the answer in space provided. No abbreviation of answer. Erasure would mean invalidation of your
answer. Anyone who caught cheating in any form will automatically get a failing grade of 5.0.

1. Human Computer Interaction provides? d.All of the above

a. Efficiency c. Accuracy
b. Satisfaction d. All of the above

2. Human Computer Interaction characterized as an interchange between the human and the
b. computer?
a. people c. building
b. computer d. design

3.4.5. Human computer Interaction is concerned with the d.design, c. evaluation and a.
implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major
phenomena surrounding them.
a. implementation c. evaluation
b. computer d. design

6. Human Computer Interaction is an interdisciplinary field of a.artificial intelligence?

a. artificial intelligence c. building and
construction
b. biology d. mathematics

7. In the past, computers were expensive & used by c. technical people only.
a. business c. technical
b. economic d. working

8. a. human - Individual user, a group of users working together, a sequence of users in an

organization.
a. human c. user interface
b. computer d. interaction

9. b. computer - Desktop computer, large-scale computer system, pocket PC, embedded

system.
a. human c. user interface
b. computer d. interaction
10. d. interaction - Usually involve a dialog with feedback & control throughout performing a
task.
a. human c. user interface
b. computer d. interaction

Important concepts of Human Computer Interaction

11. HUMAN
12. COMPUTER
13. INTERACTION

Human Computer Interaction Goals

14. DEVELOP
15. SAFETY
16. UTILITY
17. EFFECTIVENESS
18. EFFECIENCY
19. USABILITY
20. APPEAL

Usable System is
21. EASY TO LEARN
22. EASY TO REMEMBER HOW TO USE
23. EFFECTIVE TO USE
24. SAFE TO USE
25. ENJOYABLE TO USE
26. EFFICIENT TO USE

Human Computer Interaction benefits

27. REDUCING DEVELOPMENT COST ETC.
28. GAINING MARKET SHARE
29. LOWERING SUPPORT COST
30. IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY

HUMAN

INTERACTION COMPUTER
31-40. Explain the Diagram
Any good software should take into consideration HCI, making the interface (the way
menus and functions are accessed by the user) as user friendly as possible. This is often a
major failing in software development, as developers often think their creations are perfectly
sensible - because they made them - but fail to consult with the end user. This often results
in the software not being fit for purpose due to poor interaction between the software and
the user. Direct neural interfacing is probably the ultimate in HCI, where the user controls
computers with their brains, simply by thinking what they want. Unfortunately, this currently
is limited to the realms of very simple computer games and basic control of motors, but
there is promising research being carried out to develop this for the disabled, amputees and
paraplegics etc. to allow them to control their limbs or prosthetics more easily.

41-42. Are computers intuitive or complicated? Explain you answer.

Computers are used to deal with hard complicated problems. You can't use simple
tools to deal with complicated problems. But paradoxically computers are based on very
simple principles. The complexity comes from combining simple principles in many, many
different ways, hence introducing complexity.

43-45. Are computers rewarding or frustrating? Explain you answer.

That is one tricky question. Actually it is both rewarding and frustrating. Computers
are about 5000 times more efficient than any other methodology known to man. The only
frustrating factor could be the lack of knowledge of person using it and that of course
depends on what output does he/she wants to get from that “machine”…

46-50. What does it mean to be “user-friendly”? Explain you answer.

Generally when people say “user friendly” they mean something is easy to use or
understand without prior training. For example the name of shutdown in computer you can
identify that word is to power off the computer.
 "Maybe nothing in this life happens by accident, As everything happens for a reason, our destiny slowly takes form"

- Silvers Rayleigh

Prepared by: Approved:

MR. NORMAN GARBO MR. JOSE PAULO DG. VALDEZ

MR. MICHAEL MADES Program Head, BSIT
MR. ALLEN PATROLLA
Instructors