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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Brainstorming - Card sort - Semantic Networks - Personas - Scenarios - Flowcharts - Cognitive walkthrough - Use cases






2. 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






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






4. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






5. 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






6. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






7. 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


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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






15. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






16. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Observation - elicitation






40. Participants - design - tester






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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


49. 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






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