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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Structuring the information space - Creating of alternative solutions - Determining which design concept to purse






2. 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


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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






11. 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






12. 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


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






14. 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






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






16. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






22. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






24. Observation - elicitation






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






26. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






27. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Participants - design - tester






49. 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






50. 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