Lesson 3- The Interaction

Question 1

Communication between user and system.

Answer 1

Interaction

Question 2

concentrates on user’s view of the interface.
Have 7 stages.

Answer 2

Donald Norman’s Model

Question 3

Draw the Visual representation of Donald Norman’s model

Answer 3

System
arrows to
Evaluation
arrows to
Goal
arrows to
Execution
arrows back to System

Cycle

Question 4

Extension of Norman.
Their interaction framework has 4 Parts.

Answer 4

Abowd and Beale Framework

Question 5

Study of the physical characteristics of interaction.

Answer 5

Ergonomics

Question 6

Ergonomic Examples?(4)

Answer 6

• Arrangement of controls and displays
• Surrounding Environment
• Health issues
• Use of color

Question 7

Common Interaction Styles?(8)
WARNING: Dang hahaba lol

Answer 7

• Command Line Interface
• Menus
• Natural Language
• Question/answer and query dialogue
• Form-fills and spreadsheets
• WIMP
• Point and click
• Three-dimensional interfaces

Question 8

Way of expressing instructions to the computer directly.

Answer 8

Comman Line Interface

Question 9

Set of option displayed on the screen

Answer 9

Menus

Question 10

Speech recognition or typed natural language

Answer 10

Natural Language

Question 11

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User led through interaction via series of questions

Answer 11

Query Interfaces

Question 12

Primarily for data entry or data retrieval

Answer 12

Form Fills

Question 13

Sophisticated variation of form-filling.
Grid of cells contain a value or a formula

Answer 13

Spreadsheets

Question 14

Default style for majority of interactive computer systems, especially PCs and or other desktop machines.

Answer 14

Windows Icon Menus Points(WIMP)

Question 15

Used in –multimedia, web browsers, hypertext.
Minimal Typing.

Answer 15

Point and Click Interfaces

Question 16

While 3D Workspaces use for extra virtual space,light and occlusion give depth and it has distance effects.

Answer 16

Three Dimensional Interfaces

Question 17

Elements of WIMP interfaces?(4)

Answer 17

• Windows
• Icons
• Menus
• Pointers

Question 18

Areas of the screen that behave as if they were independent.

Answer 18

Windows

Question 19

Small pictures or image.
Represents some object in the interface.

Answer 19

Icons

Question 20

relies on pointing and selecting things.
Uses mouse , trackpad, joystick , trackball, cursor keys or keyboard shortcuts

Answer 20

Pointers

Question 21

Choice of operation or services offered on the screen.

Answer 21

Menus

Question 22

Kinds of Menus?(3)

Answer 22

• Buttons
• Toolbars
• Dialogue Boxes

Question 23

Individual and isolated regions within a display that can be selected to invoke an action.

Answer 23

Buttons

Question 24

fast access to common actions.
Often customizable.
Long line icons

Answer 24

Toolbars

Question 25

Information windows that pop up to inform an important event or request information.

Answer 25

Dialogue Boxes

Question 26

7 stages of Donald Norman’s Model?

Answer 26

1. User establishes the goal
2. Formulates intention
3. specifies actions at interface
4. executes action
5. perceives system state
6. interprets system state
7. evaluates system state with respect goal