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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. Comprehensibility and learnability






4. 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


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






6. Menu options create small articulatory distance






7. 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






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






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






10. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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


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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






35. Participants - design - tester






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






40. 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






41. Observation - elicitation






42. 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






43. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






45. 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






46. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






48. 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






49. 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






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