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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. We respond first to the intensity of a stimulus and only then do we begin to process its meaning






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






18. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






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






21. 1.command line 2.menu- based interface 3.form fill- in 4.question and answers 5.direct manipulation 6.metaphors 7.web navigation 8.3d environments 9.zoomable interface 10.natural language






22. 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






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






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






25. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






27. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






28. 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






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






30. 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


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






32. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






33. 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


34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






45. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






46. Comprehensibility and learnability






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






50. Physical - cultural - functional - informational