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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






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






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






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






8. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






10. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. Menu options create small articulatory distance






27. 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






28. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






31. Participants - design - tester






32. 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






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






34. 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


35. 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






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






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






38. 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






39. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






41. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






42. 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






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






44. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






49. Observation - elicitation






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