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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Consistency-Correctness - Generalizability - Conventions - Familiarity - Location - Modes






2. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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


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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Participants - design - tester






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






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






22. 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






23. 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


24. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Observation - elicitation






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






42. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






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






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






47. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






48. 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






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






50. 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