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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The range of possible intentions is consistently wide - users usually have multiple options for specifying action sequences - provide multiple ways of executing action sequence






2. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






5. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






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






9. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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


26. Comprehensibility and learnability






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Observation - elicitation






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






38. Menu options create small articulatory distance






39. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






42. Participants - design - tester






43. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






46. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 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