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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Artificial context - Not definitive od product acceptance - Skewed sample of uses - Not always efficient






2. 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






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






4. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






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






7. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






8. 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






9. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






16. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






18. Observation - elicitation






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






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






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






22. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






23. 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






24. 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


25. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






26. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






28. 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






29. 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


30. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Participants - design - tester






49. 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






50. Comprehensibility and learnability