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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. They require knowledge of problem space - They can lead beyond the problem space - There is no formal semantics for defining symbol meaning






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






3. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






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






6. Observation - elicitation






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






8. 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






9. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






17. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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


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






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






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






36. 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






37. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






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






41. Comprehensibility and learnability






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






50. 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