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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. They increase productivity - They offer constraint and consistency checks - They facilitate team approaches - They ease maintenance






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






8. 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






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






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






11. Participants - design - tester






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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


17. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






18. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






19. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






21. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






38. 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


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






40. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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