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






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






16. Observation - elicitation






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. 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


29. Menu options create small articulatory distance






30. 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






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






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






33. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






46. 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






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






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






50. Comprehensibility and learnability