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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1.require knowledge of the task domain - 2.may require tedious clarification dialogues - 3.complex system development






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






4. 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






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






6. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






21. 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






22. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






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






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






26. 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






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. 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


29. 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






30. 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


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






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






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






37. 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






38. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






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






42. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






44. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






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






47. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






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






50. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory