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Human Computer Interaction

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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






13. 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






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






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






16. Observation - elicitation






17. 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






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






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






21. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






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






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






26. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. 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


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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






42. 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






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






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






45. 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


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






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






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






49. Comprehensibility and learnability






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