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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 1.low memory requirement 2. self- explanatory 3. simple linear presentation 4.easy for beginner






2. 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






3. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






12. 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






13. 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






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






16. Observation - elicitation






17. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






18. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






30. Participants - design - tester






31. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






43. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






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






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






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






48. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






49. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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