Deck 4: Ergonomic Engineering

Question 1

The term "ergonomics" means:

A) psychological fit between human and machine
B) cognitive fit between human and machine
C) affective fit between human and machine
D) intellectual fit between human and machine
E) physical fit between human and machine

Answer 1

physical fit between human and machine

Question 2

In the context of HCI, ergonomics is a concern in:

A) social engineering
B) cognitive engineering
C) affective engineering
D) physical engineering
E) psychological engineering

Answer 2

physical engineering

Question 3

In the following, which one is a topic in the ergonomics of information systems?

A) furniture design
B) budget for system development
C) capacity of hard drive
D) CPU speed
E) network speed

Answer 3

furniture design

Question 4

In HCI, the study on physical fit between human and machine is called:

A) physiology
B) ergonomics
C) psychology
D) furniture design
E) logistics

Question 5

Physical engineering combines knowledge from multiple disciplines, which include:

A) study of human mental behavior
B) study of human cognitive process
C) study of human feeling
D) study of human physical limitation
E) study of the latest programming language

Question 6

An analysis in physical engineering is about:

A) available funding for a work
B) personnel of the analysis team
C) human attributes and capability
D) the structure of the building where the analysis meet regularly
E) the number of code lines in a system

Question 7

A focus in the analysis phase of physical engineering is:

A) the task to be performed
B) sponsor of the system development
C) human mental capabilities
D) the social status of expected users
E) the reward that will be received for the system development work

Question 8

Physical engineering is concerned with ___ between the human user and the computer.

A) the psychological interface
B) the physical interface
C) the cognitive interface
D) the emotional interface
E) the affective interface

Question 9

With the help of physical engineering, a well-developed physical interface between human and computer should be able to:

A) reduce the expense on device purchase
B) enhance the computer's processing ability
C) gather more people to work on the same task
D) convince a user to let the computer completely control the interaction
E) improve the human ability to handle physical load or demands of the work situation

Question 10

A performance-related goal of physical engineering is to:

A) improve end user acceptance of a system
B) enhance the computer's processing ability
C) make a company more competitive on the market
D) convince a user to let the computer completely control the interaction
E) attract more talent people to work for a company

Question 11

Which of the following is a measure for good performance of a computer interface:

A) reducing user errors
B) making user tired
C) incurring cognitive burden on user
D) creating noise
E) causing muscle fatigue to user

Question 12

The performance of a computer interface can be affected by:

A) the outdoor temperature
B) physical work environment
C) the car that a user drives for commuting
D) the family size of a user
E) the unique bread making technique in a user's family

Question 13

A computer interface with good performance should help

A) save money
B) speed up the network
C) reduce time required to complete task
D) increase the hard drive capacity
E) enhance the lighting of a work space

Question 14

Which of the following may have a physical engineering concern:

A) customer service provision
B) sales plan
C) manufacturing materials supply
D) keyboard design
E) workflow development

Question 15

The performance of a human-computer interface can be affected by issues in device, physical workspace, environment and nature of work. An example of physical workspace issue is the design of:

A) keyboard
B) lighting
C) desk
D) peripheral devices
E) workflow

Question 16

An example of task nature issues concerned in physical engineering is:

A) footrest under the desk
B) distractions in the environment
C) the printer used for rendering output
D) Visual Display Unit for user-computer interaction
E) content of a task

Question 17

Which of the following can be done by using input devices:

A) alerting users about detected errors
B) presenting processed data to users
C) manipulating data
D) print a data table
E) Installing a new device in a computer

Question 18

Input devices can be used to:

A) rendering music to users
B) displaying data analysis results
C) feed food to animals
D) install a new software
E) print a chart

Question 19

A physical limitation of a human user could exist in:

A) intellectual activities
B) intangible mood
C) emotional feeling
D) depth of thinking
E) visual distance

Question 20

Which of the following could be an aspect that human being has physical limitations?

A) arm reach
B) cognitive processing
C) mood control
D) fear to an activity
E) air cleanness

Question 21

Human beings have motor limits in:

A) sight
B) strength
C) smell
D) taste
E) hearing

Question 22

Human beings have sensory limits in:

A) reach
B) strength
C) smell
D) thinking
E) emotion

Question 23

Which of the following statement is correct about Fitt's Law?

A) Fitt's Law is a model of human psychological behavior;
B) Fitt's Law reveals factors that influence human mental response time;
C) In Fitt's Law, strength of hand movement is one factor that influences human hand movement time;
D) In Fitt's Law, the size of target is one factor that influences human hand movement time;
E) In Fitt's Law, user's mental mood is one factor that influences human hand movement time;

Question 24

According to Fitt's Law, human hand movement time is a function of moving distance and:

A) mental mood
B) the size of target
C) reward from the task
D) encouragement from colleagues
E) atmosphere of the working environment

Question 25

Fitt's Law enables the prediction of human movement and human motion based on:

A) drawing
B) writing
C) rapid, aimed movement
D) random movement
E) leisure movement

Question 26

Fitt's Law measures:

A) the time it takes for a human to respond to a stimulation
B) the time it tasks for a human to move a certain distance
C) the time it tasks for a human to get used to a change
D) the time it tasks for a human to fall asleep
E) the time it tasks for a human to recall an activity taken before

Question 27

Vision refers to:

A) human process of hearing and comprehending sounds
B) human process of weak electricity flow within body
C) human process of seeing and comprehending objects
D) human process of reading and comprehending text
E) human process of thinking and explaining ideas

Question 28

Which of the following HCI issues is relevant to human visual perception?

A) chair height
B) ventilation of the office
C) noise level in the working environment
D) position of the footrest
E) screen resolution

Question 29

Audition is the human process of:

A) hearing and comprehending sounds
B) weak electricity flow within body
C) seeing and comprehending objects
D) reading and comprehending text
E) thinking and explaining ideas

Question 30

Human has audition limits in ___ of sound.

A) color
B) frequency
C) taste
D) smell
E) idea

Question 31

The limits in human audition is a kind of:

A) cognitive limits
B) affective limits
C) sensory limits
D) motor limits
E) intellectual limits

Question 32

Touch refers to the human process of:

A) seeing and comprehending objects
B) hearing and comprehending sounds
C) reading and comprehending text
D) sensing environment objects and conditions through skin
E) thinking and explaining ideas

Question 33

Sensory stimuli associated with touch is received by skin through:

A) capillary vessel
B) finger nails
C) ear canal
D) feet toes
E) nerve endings

Question 34

An input/output device that relies on human capacity of touch is:

A) keyboard
B) monitor
C) printer
D) disk reader
E) speaker

Question 35

Emission refers to electronic radiation waves emitted by:

A) touch-based input devices
B) visual display terminals
C) pointing devices
D) wireless devices
E) virtual devices

Question 36

Which of the following statements about emission is correct?

A) It is commonly recognized that emission from visual display terminals can lead to health problems;
B) It is proved that pregnant women are least vulnerable to health threat from emission;
C) Emission are electronic radiation waves from visual display terminals;
D) Empirical evidence has demonstrated that pregnant women are most vulnerable to health threat from emission;
E) Emission are electronic radiation waves from wireless devices;

Question 37

Repetitive-motion problems can be caused by frequent use of:

A) visual display terminals
B) audio player
C) wireless devices
D) keyboard
E) virtual devices

Question 38

Repetitive-motion problems usually happen to ___ of human body.

A) blood vessel
B) lungs
C) liver
D) kidney
E) tendons and tendon sheaths

Question 39

A symptom of vision problems associated with frequent computer use could be:

A) blurred vision
B) high blood pressure
C) short of breath
D) rapid heartbeat
E) broken voice

Question 40

An ill-designed Visual Display Terminal that has problems in ___ could contribute to users' vision problems.

A) heat ventilation
B) luminance and contrast
C) network connection
D) compatibility between video card and mother board
E) sound control

Question 41

Muscular problems can appear as:

A) headache
B) eye itching
C) shoulder strain
D) short of breath
E) rapid heartbeat

Question 42

Muscular problems are caused by:

A) radiation waves emitted by computers
B) blinking display in the screen
C) noise from the computer fans
D) frequent use of computers
E) too little use of computers

Question 43

A major reason for muscular problems is:

A) lack of physical exercise
B) lack of fresh air in working space
C) limited room in the working environment
D) loud music listened while working
E) prolonged static positions in computer use

Question 44

Human-computer interaction may cause health problems such as:

A) allergy
B) sunburn
C) aging problems
D) fever
E) vision problems

Question 45

Braille output can help individuals that are___ in their interaction with computers.

A) blind or partially sighted
B) deaf
C) unable to walk
D) dumb
E) afraid to use computers

Question 46

Output designed for the blind is usually:

A) added with a smell
B) with a sound or can be touched
C) tasteable
D) presented with strong visual contrast
E) with striking signs on the visual display

Question 47

A keyboard-type interface in a telephone relay system is designed to help individuals that:

A) are blind or partially sighted
B) are unable to tell red from green
C) have difficulty in hearing
D) are unable to walk
E) have difficulty in moving the body

Question 48

In the following statements about technical support for the hearing-impaired, which one is correct?

A) Technical support for the hearing-impaired are provided to individuals that have difficulty in moving the body;
B) Hearing-impaired individuals can not use standard off-the-shelf computers;
C) Hearing-impaired individuals can not see the visual alerts in the screen;
D) For hearing-impaired individuals, beeps and warning sounds can be substituted with blinking lights or colors to draw their attention;
E) Electronic mail is not an appropriate communication method for hearing-impaired individuals.

Question 49

A computer-driven device that can stimulate appropriate muscles in appropriate sequence can be used to help:

A) users that can not speak
B) users that are blind or partially sighted
C) users that are unable to tell red from green
D) users that have difficulty in hearing
E) users that have difficulty in walking

Question 50

Individuals impaired in their ability to move can be assisted with the technology of ___ in their computer use.

A) neuromuscular stimulation and feedback control
B) Braille input and output
C) screen reading
D) telephone relay
E) text magnification