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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Direct indirect - corporate documentation - logs and notes - questionnaires






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






22. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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


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






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






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






38. 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






39. Participants - design - tester






40. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






47. 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






48. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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