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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1. speech recognition 2. semantic - grammar issues - vague meanings - contradictory statement






2. 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






3. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






4. 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






5. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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


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. 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






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






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






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






18. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






20. 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






21. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






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






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






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






26. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






29. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






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






32. 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


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






34. Observation - elicitation






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






40. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






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