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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1.require knowledge of the task domain - 2.may require tedious clarification dialogues - 3.complex system development






2. 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


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






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






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






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






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






8. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






27. 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






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. 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






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






31. Menu options create small articulatory distance






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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


35. 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






36. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






41. 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






42. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






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