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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What it will look like - What components it will require - How the screens will be laid out






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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


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






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






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






11. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






12. 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


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






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Participants - design - tester






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






40. Menu options create small articulatory distance






41. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






42. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






43. Observation - elicitation






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






45. 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






46. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






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






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