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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1.require valid input in valid format 2.require familiarity with interface control 3.can be tedious to correct mistakes






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. Participants - design - tester






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






14. 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






15. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






17. 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






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






19. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






20. 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






21. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






22. 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






23. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






29. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






31. 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


32. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






45. Comprehensibility and learnability






46. 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






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






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






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






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