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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1.not self- explanatory 2.inefficient use of screen real estate 3.high graphical system requirements






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Participants - design - tester






9. 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






10. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






11. Observation - elicitation






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






26. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






32. 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






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






34. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






41. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






50. 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