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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. 1.free phase 2.captive phase 3. termination phase






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






31. 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






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






33. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






45. 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






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. 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


48. Participants - design - tester






49. Comprehensibility and learnability






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