Week#2_Paradigm Shifts, Ergonomics and Interaction Design Basics

What term describes significant changes in accepted knowledge or beliefs?

• Concept shift

• Theory shift

• Paradigm shift

• Innovation

What term describes the discipline focused on optimizing the design of machines, tasks, and human factors to improve efficiency, safety, and comfort?

• Computer Engineering

• Ergonomics

• Human Computer Interaction

• Human resource management

What does ergonomics primarily mean?

• The psychological characteristics of human interaction

• The economic factors of product design

• The physical characteristics of the interaction between humans and their environment

• The technological advancements in machine design

Ergonomics involves how controls are designed and the layout of ___?

• The screen

• The network

• The software code

• The budget

Which of the following is not an example of software ergonomics?

• Dark Mode

• Shortcut Keys

• Drag and Drop Interfaces

• Data Encryption

What does interaction help us understand?

• How the computer processes information

• How the interaction between the user and system works

• How the system creates goals

• How hardware is designed

What influences the dialog between the user and the system?

• The user's goals

• The style of the interface

• The system's response

• The hardware specifications

Who developed the influential model of interaction in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) that divides the process into two phases?

• Donald Norman

• Tim Berners Lee

• Steve Jobs

• Bill Gates

In Norman's model, what are the two major phases of interaction?

• Translation and reflection

• Execution and evaluation

• Design and implementation

• Ergonomics and dialog

What does the user do after specifying the action sequence in Norman's execution-evaluation cycle?

• Forms a new goal

• Executes the action

• Interprets the system state

• Evaluates the system