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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Speech input 1.hands - free operation 2.poor lighting situations 3.mobile application 4.in the home - speech output 5.on - board navigational systems






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






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






4. Comprehensibility and learnability






5. 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






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






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






8. Location - Logical Grouping - Conventions - Redundancy






9. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Observation - elicitation






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






26. 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






27. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






31. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






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






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






34. 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


35. 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






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






37. Participants - design - tester






38. 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






39. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Direct - indirect - ethnographic observation - distributed cognition






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






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






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






49. 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






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