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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






4. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






5. 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






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






7. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






12. Participants - design - tester






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






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. Intention formation - specification of the action - and the execution stages are complex - Require a rather accurate mental model of the computer's internal processing






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






22. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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


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






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






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






47. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






48. 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






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






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