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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. Observation - elicitation






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






5. 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


6. 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






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






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






9. They can be used early and often - They are inexpensive and easy to create - They make design idea visual - No special knowledge is required - all team members can create them






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Low- fidelity prototypes - Evaluations - Wireframes - Functional prototypes






22. 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






23. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






24. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






32. They are quick and easy to perform - They can be done before any preliminary designs have been made - They will let you know how people organize information - They will expose underlying structures






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






34. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






42. 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






43. Participants - design - tester






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Menu options create small articulatory distance