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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






3. Observation - elicitation






4. 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






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






6. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






7. Participants - design - tester






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






24. Comprehensibility and learnability






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






30. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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


38. 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


39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






46. 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






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






48. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






50. 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