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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Minimize help desk calls - increase product loyalty - Provide benchmarks for future products






2. Participants - design - tester






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






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






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






6. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






7. 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






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






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






10. 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


11. 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






12. 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






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






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






16. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






30. 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






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






32. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






42. 1. low memory requirements 2. self- explanatory 3.easy to undo errors 4. sppropriate for beginners






43. 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






44. Menu options create small articulatory distance






45. Observation - elicitation






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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