HCI 101 Quiz

What is the primary goal of Interaction Design of HCI?

• To create visually appealing designs

• to improve the user experience and usability of digital products

• to focus only on coding user interfaces

• to make software development faster

Which method is commonly used to evaluate use interaction with an interface?

• SWOT analysis

• business model canvas

• heuristic evaluation

• waterfall model

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental principle of HCI?

• learnability

• memo

• complexity

• efficiency

You are designing an e-commerce website. Users are abandoning their carts before completing purchases. What design principle should you focus on to improve conversion rates?

• Reducing cognitive load by simplifying the checkout process

• Adding more pop-ups to grab user attention

• Hiding the checkout button to encourage users to explore more

• Requiring users to register before allowing them to add items to their cart

Your company have developed a voice-activated assisted. Users frequently misinterpret its responses. Which interaction design principle should you improve?

• Provide better visual and auditory feedback to remind users

• Remove the change-dispensing option

• Increase the time required for payment confirmation

• Force users to confirm every step with multiple clicks

A social media app introduces a new way to post updates, but many users struggle to find the feature. What aspect of conceptualizing interaction is missing?

• Poor discoverability and visibility

• Increased security measures

• too many customization options

• removing the feature entirely to reduce confusion

A new online shopping website has an advanced filtering system for searching products, but users struggle to apply filters correctly. What is likely the issue?

• Poor affordance and unclear filter functionality

• Users are not familiar with online shopping

• The website should remove all filters

• The filters should be hidden to avoid clutter

A fitness app wants to encourage users to walk more daily. Which persuasive technology approach would be most effective?

• ending notifications that guilt users into walking more

• Introducing a step-tracking leaderboard with rewards for top performers

• Forcing users to walk a certain number of steps before they can use the app

• Limiting app usage if the user doesn't meet their walking goals

A mobile banking app wants to encourage users to save money regularly. Which feature best applies persuasive technology principles?

• A gamified savings challenge that rewards users for meeting their goals

• Hiding account balances so users spend less

• Requiring users to save a percentage of their paycheck before making transactions

• Disabling the withdrawal feature until users reach a savings goal

A social networking site wants to encourage users to engage in meaningful conversations rather than passive scrolling. Which approach aligns best with persuasive technology?

• Displaying a notification showing how much time users have spent scrolling

• Slowing down the app's performance for users who scroll too much

• Forcing users to comment on posts before continuing to browse

• Blocking users from accessing the feed after a certain time