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






2. 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






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






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






5. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






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






8. 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


9. 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






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






18. Observation - elicitation






19. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Participants - design - tester






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






37. Task analysis - storyboarding - use cases - primary stakeholder profiles






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






39. 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






40. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






41. Comprehensibility and learnability






42. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






43. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






45. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






47. 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






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






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






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