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Human Computer Interaction

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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. Participants - design - tester






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






40. 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






41. Comprehensibility and learnability






42. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Observation - elicitation






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






49. 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






50. Menu options create small articulatory distance