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






2. 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






3. 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






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






5. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






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






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






9. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






11. 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


12. 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






13. Participants - design - tester






14. 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






15. 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






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






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






19. 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






20. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






22. Observation - elicitation






23. 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


24. 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






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






37. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






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






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






42. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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