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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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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. 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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Participants - design - tester






10. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






12. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






18. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






21. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






23. Observation - elicitation






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. 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


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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. Comprehensibility and learnability






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






44. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






46. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






47. 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






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






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






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