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






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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


6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






13. Observation - elicitation






14. 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






15. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






16. 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






17. 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






18. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






34. 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






35. 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


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






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






38. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






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






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






43. Participants - design - tester






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






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






46. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






49. 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






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