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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Establishing the goal - Forming the intention - Specifying the action sequence - Execute the action sequence - Perceiving the world state - Interpreting the perception - Evaluate the interpretation






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






9. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






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






12. Comprehensibility and learnability






13. 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






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. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






25. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






32. 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


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






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






37. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






39. 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






40. Participants - design - tester






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






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






43. 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






44. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






46. 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


47. 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






48. 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






49. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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