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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What it will look like - What components it will require - How the screens will be laid out






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Menu options create small articulatory distance






7. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






20. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






21. 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






22. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






30. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






31. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






33. Observation - elicitation






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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


44. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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