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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1.require valid input in valid format 2.require familiarity with interface control 3.can be tedious to correct mistakes






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






3. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






4. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






6. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






7. 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






8. 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






9. Participants - design - tester






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






40. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






41. Menu options create small articulatory distance






42. 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






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






44. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






46. Observation - elicitation






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






48. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






49. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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