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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 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Menu options create small articulatory distance






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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


18. 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






19. 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






20. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






35. 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


36. 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






37. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






38. Participants - design - tester






39. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






40. 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






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






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






43. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






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






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






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






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






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






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