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Human Computer Interaction

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


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






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






7. Menu options create small articulatory distance






8. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






9. 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






10. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






12. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






15. 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


16. Participants - design - tester






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






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






19. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






20. 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






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






22. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






34. 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






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






36. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






43. 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






44. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






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. 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






48. They can be difficult to create f the target audience is international - Having too many personas will make the work difficult - There is a risk of incorporating unsupported designer assumption






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






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