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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 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






2. 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






3. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






6. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Participants - design - tester






16. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






17. Comprehensibility and learnability






18. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Menu options create small articulatory distance






32. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






35. Observation - elicitation






36. 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






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






38. 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






39. 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


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






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






47. 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


48. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






49. 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






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