FOR3705 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2023 {211581}

T/F: HCI was adopted in the mid-1980's to denote a new field of study concerned with studying and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of cellphone use. - -False -T/F: Today, HCI is a multi-disciplinary subject with computer science, psychology, and cognitive sciences at its core (Dix et al., 2004). - -True -T/F: HCI became one of the domains of cognitive science research in the 1970's and the idea was to apply cognitive science methods to software development (Carrol, 2003). - -True -T/F: HCI has expanded into a much broader field of study which assist designers to understand the capacities and limitations of intended users. - -True -T/F: The first computers developed for the "man on the street" occurred in the early 1981 by IBM. - -False -Which of the following did not form part of the turning point in the development of computers? a: Apple's first computer kits (1976) b: IBM's second personal computer (1981) c: Xerox STAR (1982) d: Internet, World Wide Web (WWW), and social networks. - -b: IBM's second personal computer (1981) -In which areas does the WWW play a very important role? i) The functioning of society ii) Infrastructure such as airport and transport systems iii) Industry iv) Social life a: i, ii b: i, ii, iii, iv c: ii, iii d: i, ii, iii - -b: i, ii, iii, iv