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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Observation - elicitation






2. 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






3. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






4. Participants - design - tester






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






6. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






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






10. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






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






13. 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






14. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






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






17. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. 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


37. Comprehensibility and learnability






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






49. 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






50. 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