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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1. Visibility of System Status 2. Match between System and the Real World 3. User Control and Freedom 4. Consistency and Standards 5. Error Prevention 6. Recognition Rather Than Recall 7. Flexibility and Efficiency of Use 8. Aesthetic and Minimalist


2. Speech input 1.hands - free operation 2.poor lighting situations 3.mobile application 4.in the home - speech output 5.on - board navigational systems






3. Menu constraints can help the user to form the proper intentions and specify the proper action sequence - provide a context to evaluate the output language






4. They are quick and easy to create - They provide a consistent model for all team members - They are easy to use with other design methods - They make the user real in the mind of the designer






5. They only involve the elements that you have written on the cards - They suggest solutions that imply structure - They become difficult to navigate with more categories






6. 1. low memory requirements 2. self- explanatory 3.easy to undo errors 4. sppropriate for beginners






7. 1.language is ambiguous 2.meaning depends on context 3.dependent on visual cues






8. Determine the function of the device - Determine what actions are possible - Determine mapping from intention to physical movement - Perform the action - Determine whether the system is in the desired state - Determine the mapping from system state t






9. They make it possible to try out ideas very early - They make it possible to test - revise - test - revise...They engage end users -- managers and customers






10. 1.require valid input supplied by user 2.require familiarity with interface control 3.can be tedious to correct mistakes






11. What it will look like - What components it will require - How the screens will be laid out






12. 1. the people who are involved with the work 2. the things they use to do the work - 3. the process that are involved in the work - 4. the information required to do the work - 5. the constraints imposed on the work - 6. the inputs required by the wo






13. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






14. They require knowledge of problem space - They can lead beyond the problem space - There is no formal semantics for defining symbol meaning






15. They increase productivity - They offer constraint and consistency checks - They facilitate team approaches - They ease maintenance






16. 1.ease of learning - 2.low memory requirement - 3.flexible interaction - 4.low screen requirement - 5. sppropriate for beginner






17. The range of possible intentions is consistently wide - users usually have multiple options for specifying action sequences - provide multiple ways of executing action sequence






18. 1.easy to learn2.low memory requirements 3.easy to undo 4.immediate feedback to user actions 5.enable user to use spatial cues 6.easy for beginner






19. Minimize help desk calls - increase product loyalty - Provide benchmarks for future products






20. Observation - elicitation






21. We respond first to the intensity of a stimulus and only then do we begin to process its meaning






22. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






23. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






24. 1.low memory requirements 2. self- explanatory 3.can gather a great deal of information in little space 4.present a context for input information






25. 1.require knowledge of the task domain - 2.may require tedious clarification dialogues - 3.complex system development






26. Brainstorming - Card sort - Semantic Networks - Personas - Scenarios - Flowcharts - Cognitive walkthrough - Use cases






27. 1.command line 2.menu- based interface 3.form fill- in 4.question and answers 5.direct manipulation 6.metaphors 7.web navigation 8.3d environments 9.zoomable interface 10.natural language






28. 1. suitable for repetitive tasks 2. sdvantageous for expert users 3.offer direct access to system functionality 4.efficient and powerful 5.not encumbered with graphic controls - low visual load - not taxing on system resource 6. scriptable






29. They are not interactive - They cannot be used to calculate response timings - They do not deal with interface issues such as color or font size






30. 1.not self- explanatory 2.inefficient use of screen real estate 3.high graphical system requirements






31. 1.They facilitate the development of design procedures 2.They help in finding ways to talk about design 3.They create project management






32. 1.low command retention 2. steep learning curve 3.high error rates 4.heavy reliance on memory 5.frustrating for novice users






33. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






34. 1.run out of metaphors 2.mixed metaphors 3.carry connotations and association






35. Articulatory distance is large because we are presented with the command prompt - no indication of functionality






36. Comprehensibility and learnability






37. Artificial context - Not definitive od product acceptance - Skewed sample of uses - Not always efficient






38. Graphical libraries - User interface toolkits - Visual interface builders - Web development tools






39. Use multiple independent evaluators - Use observer to record evaluator - Go through interface several times - Compare interaction against list of heuristics - Use heuristics specific to design - List heuristic problems and how the heuristic is violat


40. Easy and inexpensive to make - Flexible enough to be constantly changed and rearranged - Complete enough to yield useful feedback about specific design questions






41. Effectiveness/Usefulness 1.Utility 2.Safety(Recovery) 3.Flexibility(Customization) 4.Stability - Efficiency/Usability






42. 1.creating descriptions of the people who do the work 2.describing the different goals involved in the work 3.documenting the work step by step 4.creating different stories about how the various aspects of the work are done 5.creating charts and diag






43. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






44. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






45. Task analysis - storyboarding - use cases - primary stakeholder profiles






46. Functionality->presentation filter | (comprehensibility barrier)| efficiency usability ->|(learnability barrier) | Effectiveness Usefulness






47. Gulfs of execution relate to the effectiveness principle - Gulfs of evaluation relate to the efficiency principle






48. Structuring the information space - Creating of alternative solutions - Determining which design concept to purse






49. Translating the user's task language into the input language requires knowledge of the core language - The output language can be confusing for inexperienced users - there is very little feedback






50. Ease of Learning - Efficiency of use - Memorability - Error frequency and severity - Subjective satisfaction