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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Structuring the information space - Creating of alternative solutions - Determining which design concept to purse






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






3. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






4. 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






5. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






6. 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


7. 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






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






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






10. 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






11. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






17. 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






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






19. Participants - design - tester






20. 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






21. Observation - elicitation






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






27. 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


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






29. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






39. Comprehensibility and learnability






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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