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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1.language is ambiguous 2.meaning depends on context 3.dependent on visual cues






2. Establishing the goal - Forming the intention - Specifying the action sequence - Execute the action sequence - Perceiving the world state - Interpreting the perception - Evaluate the interpretation






3. 1.rapid and inflexible navigation 2.inefficient for large menu navigation 3.inefficient use of screen real estate 4. slow for expert






4. They allow an easy way to explore the problem space - They provide a way to create clusters of related elements - They provide a graphical view of the problem space - They resonate with the ways in which people process information






5. Direct indirect - corporate documentation - logs and notes - questionnaires






6. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






7. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






9. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






14. 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






15. Observation - elicitation






16. 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






17. 1.require valid input in valid format 2.require familiarity with interface control 3.can be tedious to correct mistakes






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






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






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






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






22. 1. speech recognition 2. semantic - grammar issues - vague meanings - contradictory statement






23. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






25. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






26. Participants - design - tester






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






36. 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






37. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






44. 1.low memory requirement 2. self- explanatory 3. simple linear presentation 4.easy for beginner






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






46. 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






47. Intention formation - specification of the action - and the execution stages are complex - Require a rather accurate mental model of the computer's internal processing






48. 1.free phase 2.captive phase 3. termination phase






49. Consistency-Correctness - Generalizability - Conventions - Familiarity - Location - Modes






50. User interface independence 1.They separate interface design from internals 2.They enable multiple user interface strategies 3. They enable multiple platform support 4. They establish the role of the user interface architect 5. They enforce standards