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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. Articulatory distance is large because we are presented with the command prompt - no indication of functionality






2. 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






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






4. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






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






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






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






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






18. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






19. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






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






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






24. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






25. 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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Observation - elicitation






32. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






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






35. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






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






38. 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


39. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






40. 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






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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