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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. Menu options create small articulatory distance






9. 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






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






11. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






12. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






14. 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






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






16. Participants - design - tester






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






18. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






20. 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






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






22. 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


23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






37. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






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






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






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






41. 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


42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






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