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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. 1.language is ambiguous 2.meaning depends on context 3.dependent on visual cues






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






3. 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






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






5. Menu options create small articulatory distance






6. 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






7. 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






8. Participants - design - tester






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






10. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






11. 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






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






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






14. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






28. 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






29. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






32. 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


33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Observation - elicitation






40. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






41. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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


47. 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






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






49. 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






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