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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. 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






2. Participants - design - tester






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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






6. Comprehensibility and learnability






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. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






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






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






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






14. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






26. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






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






30. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






32. Observation - elicitation






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






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. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






36. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






43. Menu options create small articulatory distance






44. 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






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






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






48. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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