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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. 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


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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






8. 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






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






10. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






13. Observation - elicitation






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






31. 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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 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