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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. They can be difficult to create f the target audience is international - Having too many personas will make the work difficult - There is a risk of incorporating unsupported designer assumption






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






15. 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


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






17. 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






18. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






29. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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


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






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






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






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






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






49. Comprehensibility and learnability






50. 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