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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. 1.run out of metaphors 2.mixed metaphors 3.carry connotations and association






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






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






5. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






7. 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






8. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






10. 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






11. Observation - elicitation






12. 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






13. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






15. 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






16. 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


17. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






26. Menu options create small articulatory distance






27. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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. 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






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






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






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






34. Participants - design - tester






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






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






37. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






38. 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






39. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






40. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






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






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






44. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






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






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