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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. Gulfs of execution relate to the effectiveness principle - Gulfs of evaluation relate to the efficiency principle






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






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






4. 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






5. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






6. 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


7. 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






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






9. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






10. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






11. Comprehensibility and learnability






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






13. 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






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






15. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






26. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Menu options create small articulatory distance






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






40. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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