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Human Computer Interaction

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






2. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Menu options create small articulatory distance






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






14. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






16. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






17. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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


27. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






29. 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






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






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. 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






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






34. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






35. 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






36. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






49. 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






50. Participants - design - tester