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Human Computer Interaction

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






2. Participants - design - tester






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






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






5. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






6. 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






7. 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






8. Translating the user's task language into the input language requires knowledge of the core language - The output language can be confusing for inexperienced users - there is very little feedback






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






21. 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






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






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






24. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Menu options create small articulatory distance






41. 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






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






43. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






44. 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


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






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






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






48. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






50. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation