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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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






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






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






4. Participants - design - tester






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. Observation - elicitation






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






30. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






31. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






33. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






34. 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






35. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






36. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






42. 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






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






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






45. 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


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






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






49. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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