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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. Graphical libraries - User interface toolkits - Visual interface builders - Web development tools






2. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






11. Observation - elicitation






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






13. 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


14. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






15. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






17. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






18. 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






19. 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






20. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






23. Participants - design - tester






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. 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


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






48. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






50. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints