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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






16. Menu options create small articulatory distance






17. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






19. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Participants - design - tester






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






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






27. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






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






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






36. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






39. 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






40. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






41. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






43. 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


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






45. Observation - elicitation






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






47. 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






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






49. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






50. 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