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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. 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


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






12. 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






13. Menu options create small articulatory distance






14. 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






15. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






17. 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






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






19. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Participants - design - tester






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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