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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






23. Observation - elicitation






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






34. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






36. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






37. 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


38. Participants - design - tester






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






40. 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


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






42. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






50. Comprehensibility and learnability