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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Artificial context - Not definitive od product acceptance - Skewed sample of uses - Not always efficient






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






14. Establishing the goal - Forming the intention - Specifying the action sequence - Execute the action sequence - Perceiving the world state - Interpreting the perception - Evaluate the interpretation






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






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






18. Consistency-Correctness - Generalizability - Conventions - Familiarity - Location - Modes






19. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






20. Comprehensibility and learnability






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






40. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






42. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






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






46. Participants - design - tester






47. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






50. 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