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CSC 306 HCI and User Interface Design Exam 2026

CSC 306: A second-semester examination (dated Tuesday 23/06/2026, academic year 2025/2026) for HCI and User Interface Design (CSC306) at the University of Buea, Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science, instructor Nyanga Bernard Y. Section A is 21 multiple-choice questions on HCI fundamentals (cognitive load, affordances, usability, Norman's principles, memory, Java Swing components) followed by 15 true/false statements on usability testing, heuristic evaluation, Shneiderman's Golden Rules, GUIs vs CLIs, and AWT vs Swing. Section B covers User-Centered Design in the SDLC, Swing's event-driven programming model with a code example, and an advantage of Swing over AWT. Section C presents a full Java AddressBookApp Swing code listing and asks students to diagram the application and identify the button types used.

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University of Buea

Faculty of Science - FS

Computer Science - CSC

CSC3062026

HCI and User Interface Design

Exam · Second Semester · Level 300

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Which of the following best describes the ‘cognitive load’ in Human-Computer Interaction? A) The amount of physical effort required to operate a device. B) The mental effort needed to understand and use an interface. C) The time it takes for a computer system to respond to user input. D) The cost associated with developing a user interface.
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What is a primary limitation of human memory that designers often need to consider? A) Unlimited capacity and perfect recall. B) Short-term memory has a limited capacity and duration. C) Long-term memory is easily overwritten. D) Emotional state does not affect memory recall.