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2) When the completion time of a computer operation can be predicted, applications typically
show an hourglass icon.
Answer: FALSE
3) A way in which product developers who create technologies minimize learning time is by
creating controls that match our expectations, such as with sliders and dials.
Answer: TRUE
4) When an operation is processing a series of inputs, the "completion count" gives the tally of
the completed instances, or equivalently, the number remaining.
Answer: TRUE
5) Applications, especially from the same vendor (e.g., Microsoft, Google, or Apple), are
consistent.
Answer: TRUE
6) The primary reason for consistency across computer applications is that certain operations are
fundamental to processing information no matter what the application.
Answer: TRUE
7) All digital information is grouped into types, based on the number of binary digits needed to
represent the information.
Answer: FALSE
9) When we install a new app, we should immediately and intuitively perform two important
activities: "clicking around" and "blazing away."
Answer: TRUE
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13) Many desktop applications, regardless of vendor, share basic features, such as a File menu
and an Edit menu, and furthermore, the items within these menus include the same operations.
Answer: TRUE
14) The Alto personal computer, created by the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), was
the first computer with a Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Answer: TRUE
15) Because the Xerox's Alto was targeted at office workers, the metaphor the PARC researchers
chose for the GUI was a desktop.
Answer: TRUE
16) Following the introduction of Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, the desktop
metaphor became the universal way most people thought of using a computer.
Answer: TRUE
17) Apple invented the mouse, and the Macintosh first introduced the mouse technology to the
public.
Answer: FALSE
19) Metaphors are essential to computer usage because they guide us in learning and using
software.
Answer: TRUE
20) Mobile devices have abandoned the desktop metaphor in favor of the contact metaphor
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: It's a “touch metaphor”
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2) Exiting and relaunching an application after making a mistake is called:
A) getting out and getting back in
B) shutdown
C) fatal abort
D) system interrupt
Answer: A
4) Placeholders can be inserted throughout your work for all long, commonly occurring phrases,
and the placeholders can later be changed easily using:
A) Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA)
B) Copy/Paste/Edit (C/P/E)
C) Copy/Paste (C/P)
D) metaphors
Answer: A
6) Which GUI metaphor features file cabinets and wastebaskets as typical components?
A) office metaphor
B) touch metaphor
C) Windows metaphor
D) desktop metaphor
Answer: D
7) Which of the following is an example of the computer providing feedback to the user?
A) Editing changes become visible on the screen.
B) The cursor changes to indicate an operation is in progress.
C) A progress bar shows how much of the work is done.
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Explanation: D) All of the above are good examples of the GUI providing feedback to the user.
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