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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. 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


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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Menu options create small articulatory distance






11. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. 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






20. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






22. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






24. Observation - elicitation






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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.low memory requirements 2. self- explanatory 3.can gather a great deal of information in little space 4.present a context for input information






36. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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. 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






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






48. 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






49. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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