CS408 Solved MCQs Fall 2012 (15 November 2012)

Question # 1 of 10

What are the three types of reasoning?
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Deductive, Productive and Inductive
Adductive, Inductive and Deductive
Inductive, Adductive and Reproductive
Productive, Reproductive and Deductive

Question # 2 of 10

Which are the most significant senses for the average person when it comes to interacting with a computer?
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Sight and hearing

Hearing, touch and smell

Hearing and touch

Sight, hearing and touch

Question # 3 of 10

Which of the following is/are the main component(s) of color?
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Hue
Intensity
Saturation
All of the given

Question # 4 of 10

Totality of characteristics of an entity that bear on its ability to satisfy stated and implied needs are called ___________ .
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Quality
Effectiveness
Standard
Quantity

Question # 5 of 10

Learnability, flexibility and robustness are three main usability principles that can be considered as general headings for standards and guidelines generation. Which of the following are also high level usability categories that can guide standards and guidelines generation? (i) Effectiveness (ii) Efficiency (iii) Fault tolerance (iv) Satisfaction
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(i) & (ii)

(i), (ii) & (iv)

(ii) & (iii)

(ii) & (iv)

Question # 6 of 10

Which of the following is not true?
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Utility refers to the functionality of a system
Usability is concerned with adding complexity to the system
Usability is concerned with making systems easy to use
Poorly designed computer system can be extremely annoying to users

Question # 7 of 10

Which of the given statements correctly defines efficiency in terms of one of the usability goals?
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It is a very general goal and refers to how good a system at doing what it is suppose to do.
It refers to the way a system supports users in carrying out their tasks.
It involves protecting the users from dangerous conditions
It involves protecting the users from undesired situations

Question # 8 of 10

Which of the following is not true regarding “cones”?
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a type of receptor in eye
more sensitive to light
different types of cones are
sensitive to different wavelengths of light
eye has approximately 6 million cones

Question # 9 of 10

Which of the following is concerned primarily with understanding human behavior and the mental processes that underlie it?
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Psychology
Sociology
Statistics
Computer Science

Question # 10 of 10

According to Juran, the fitness for purpose or use, is said to be
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usability
efficency
reliability
quality