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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. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






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






5. Participants - design - tester






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






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






8. 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






9. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






11. 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






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






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






14. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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


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






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






45. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






50. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect