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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. 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






2. 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


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






4. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






6. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






28. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






29. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






32. Observation - elicitation






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






34. 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






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






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






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. 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






39. Participants - design - tester






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






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






42. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






43. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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






47. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






48. 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






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






50. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation