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






2. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






3. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






5. 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


6. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. Participants - design - tester






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






28. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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


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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Observation - elicitation