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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. 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


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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






21. 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


22. 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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Menu options create small articulatory distance






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. Participants - design - tester






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






50. Observation - elicitation