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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






13. 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






14. 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






15. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






17. 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


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






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






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






21. 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


22. 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






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






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 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






44. 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






45. Participants - design - tester






46. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






48. 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






49. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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