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Human Computer Interaction

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Physical - cultural - functional - informational






2. Comprehensibility and learnability






3. 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


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






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






6. 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






7. Participants - design - tester






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






9. Goals - Execution - World - Evaluation






10. 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






11. Overload - Feedback - Recognition/Recall - Orientation






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






13. Observation - elicitation






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Primary - secondary - facilitator - indirect






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






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






25. Menu options create small articulatory distance






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






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






28. 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






29. Progressive Disclosure - Constraints






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. Unscientific - Partial - Unstable - Inconsistent - Personal






39. Time - finance - personnel - laboratory






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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