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Question # 1 of 10 ( Start time: 07:44:14 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the given statements correctly defines effectiveness 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 # 2 of 10 ( Start time: 07:45:44 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not a secondary color?
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Green
Orange
Purple
Blue

Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 07:46:45 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following device can not be useful for a visually impaired person?
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a typical keyboard
a typical monitor
a typical speaker
a typical processor

Question # 4 of 10 ( Start time: 07:48:24 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following requires less cognitive effort than others?

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listening
speaking
hearing
None of the given

Question # 5 of 10 ( Start time: 07:49:20 PM ) Total Marks: 1
We are deficient in our development _________, not in our development __________ (respectively).
Select correct option:

Process, Tools
Tools, Process
Tools, Methodology
None of these

Question # 6 of 10 ( Start time: 07:50:34 PM ) Total Marks: 1
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 # 7 of 10 ( Start time: 07:51:35 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following does not count as one of the advantages of computers?
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Computers are enabling new discoveries
Leading to efficiencies
Making our life convenient
Depending so much on computers may give fatal results

Question # 8 of 10 ( Start time: 07:52:26 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The gulf of execution refers to _______________ .
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The user's difficulty in understanding the feedback from the system

The system's difficulty in presenting information in the output language

The system's difficulty in converting an input expression into the correct system state transition

The user's difficulty in formulating and articulating an intention to the system

Question # 9 of 10 ( Start time: 07:53:54 PM ) Total Marks: 1
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 # 10 of 10 ( Start time: 07:55:10 PM ) Total Marks: 1
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 # 1 of 10 ( Start time: 09:41:29 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The command line interface is used because
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It is easy to understand
It is demanded by DOS
It is offered by Unix systems
It is powerful and flexible

Question # 2 of 10 ( Start time: 09:42:00 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the given statements correctly defines effectiveness in terms of one of the usability goals?
Select correct option:

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 # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 09:43:15 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not one of the primary colors?
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Red
Yellow
Blue
Green

Question # 4 of 10 ( Start time: 09:43:38 PM ) Total Marks: 1
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 # 5 of 10 ( Start time: 09:44:09 PM ) Total Marks: 1
HCI deals with
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Design of interactive system only
Evaluation of interactive system only
Implementation of interactive system only
All of the given choices
Question # 6 of 10 ( Start time: 09:44:40 PM ) Total Marks: 1
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
Select correct option:

(i) & (ii)

(i), (ii) & (iv)

(ii) & (iii)

(ii) & (iv)

Question # 7 of 10 ( Start time: 09:45:02 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Human beings interact with outside world, using their
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input channels
output channels
sense of sight
All of the given

Question # 8 of 10 ( Start time: 09:45:22 PM ) Total Marks: 1
We are deficient in our development _________, not in our development __________ (respectively).
Select correct option:

Process, Tools
Tools, Process
Tools, Methodology
None of these

Question # 9 of 10 ( Start time: 09:45:56 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Visually impaired persons can interact with outside world using their
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sense of sight
sense of hearing
both sense of touch and sense of hearing
sense of touch

Question # 10 of 10 ( Start time: 09:46:18 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the given statements correctly defines efficiency in terms of one of the usability goals?
Select correct option:

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

Quiz cs 604
Question # 1 of 10 ( Start time: 07:59:37 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ commands in Linux helps to create a new directory.
Select correct option:

ls

cp

mv

mkdir
Question # 2 of 10 ( Start time: 08:00:10 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ directory includes essential system boot files including the kernel image.
Select correct option:

/bin

/boot

/dev

/etc
Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 08:00:44 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Linux is only single user operating system
Select correct option:
True

False
Question # 4 of 10 ( Start time: 08:01:09 PM ) Total Marks: 1
A program in execution is called a _______________.
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Command

Process

Software

Compiler

Question # 5 of 10 ( Start time: 08:01:50 PM ) Total Marks: 1
I/O instructions are Privileged instruction.
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True
False

Question # 6 of 10 ( Start time: 08:02:15 PM ) Total Marks: 1
_______ command displays the contents of current working directory.
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ls

cs

mv

cp

Question # 7 of 10 ( Start time: 08:02:50 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Command-line interpreter is also called __________ in some operating systems.
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Kernel

Shell

Signal

API

Question # 8 of 10 ( Start time: 08:04:21 PM ) Total Marks: 1
You can use the mv file1 file2 command to move ______________
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file1 to file2.

file 2 to file 1

this command will not work for moving files

None of the option is correct.

Question # 9 of 10 ( Start time: 08:05:48 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The main characteristic of a Real time system is
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Efficiency

Large Virtual Memory

Large secondary storage device

Usability

Question # 9 of 10 ( Start time: 08:05:48 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The main characteristic of a Real time system is
Select correct option:

Efficiency

Large Virtual Memory

Large secondary storage device

Usability

Question # 1 of 10 ( Start time: 09:47:19 PM ) Total Marks: 1
OS helps manages the following except
Select correct option:

Application software

Memory

Virtual memory

Bus speed of the system

Question # 2 of 10 ( Start time: 09:48:00 PM ) Total Marks: 1
I/O instructions are Privileged instruction.
Select correct option:

True
False

Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 09:48:18 PM ) Total Marks: 1
____________ command is used to change the directory.
Select correct option:

ls

cp

cd

mv

Question # 4 of 10 ( Start time: 09:48:39 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ commands in Linux helps to create a new directory.
Select correct option:

ls

cp

mv

mkdir

Question # 5 of 10 ( Start time: 09:48:59 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Command-line interpreter is also called __________ in some operating systems.
Select correct option:

Kernel

Shell

Signal

API
Question # 6 of 10 ( Start time: 09:49:25 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ directory includes essential system boot files including the kernel image.
Select correct option:

/bin

/boot

/dev

/etc

Question # 7 of 10 ( Start time: 09:49:48 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which part of the computer system helps in managing the file and memory management system?
Select correct option:

Operating System

Device Drivers

Application Software

Hardware

Question # 8 of 10 ( Start time: 09:50:13 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The Operating system is a layer of software between _________ and ___________.
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Hardware, software application

Kernel, hardware

Dos, Windows

Windows, Kernel

Question # 9 of 10 ( Start time: 09:50:58 PM ) Total Marks: 1
DOS is a single user operating system.
Select correct option:

True
False

Question # 10 of 10 ( Start time: 09:51:12 PM ) Total Marks: 1
In Linux directory structure, there is ___________ root directory.
Select correct option:

1
2
3
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