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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






4. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






28. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






31. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






39. Observation - elicitation






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






46. Participants - design - tester






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






48. 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






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. 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