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Unit I

Part A

1. State some features which affect popularity of web user interface. (June 2011Graphics revolutionized design and the user interface. Graphics assumes three dimensional look whereastext based system assumes one dimensional look. Information can appear or disappear through floatingwindows and navigation and commands can be done through menu or pull downs or screen controlsIncreased computer power and the vast improvement in the display enable the users actions to be reactedto quickly dynamically and meaningfully.

2. !efine "uman #omputer Interaction . (June 2012!ser interface design is a subset of a field of study called human"computer interaction #$%I&. $uman"computer interaction is the study planning and design of how people and computers work together so thata persons needs are satisfied in the most effective way.

$. State some of the benefits of %oo& user interface &esi%n. . (June 2012'

'nother researcher has reported that reformatting inquiry screens following good design principles reduceddecision"making time by about () percent resulting in a savings of *+ person"years in the affected system.,ther benefits also accrue from good design #-arat 1++*&. raining costs are lowered because trainingtime is reduced support line costs are lowered because fewer assist calls are necessary and employeesatisfaction is increased because aggravation and frustration are reduced.

. )hat is the impact of "uman characteristics in UI!* (June 200+'!ec 2011/erception memory visual acuity foveal and peripheral vision sensory storage information processinglearning skill individual differences skill the user interface design.

,. )hat is the nee& for &irect manipulation* (!ec 2011he system is portrayed as an extension of the real world.

,b0ects and actions are continuously visible.'ctions are rapid and incremental with visible display of results.

-. State the #haracteristics !irect anipulation. (!ec 2012a. he system is portrayed as an extension of the real world

b. %ontinuous visibility of ob0ects and actionsc. 'ctions are rapid and incremental with visible display of resultsd. Incremental actions are easily reversible

+. /ist any four raphical system &isa& anta%es. (!ec 2012a. Greater design complexity

b. 2earning still necessaryc. 2ack of experimentally"derived design guidelinesd. Inconsistencies in technique and terminology

. !efine 3isuali4ation. (!ec 2011'June 2011

3isualization is any technique for creating images diagrams or animations to communicate a message.3isualization through visual imagery has been an effective way to communicate both abstract and concreteideas since the dawn of man.

5. )hat is 67tranet'n extranet is a special set of intranet 4eb pages that can be accessed from outside an organization or company.

ypical examples include those for letting customers check on an orders status or letting suppliers viewrequests for proposals. 'n extranet is a blend of the public Internet and the intranet and its design shouldreflect this.


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10. !ifference between &irect an& in&irect anipulation.In practice direct manipulation of all screen ob0ects and actions may not be feasible. Indirect

manipulation substitutes words and text such as pull"down or pop"up menus for symbols and substitutestyping for pointing.

11. "ow can you e aluate the popularity of the web user interface* (June 200+

4e can evaluate the popularity of web usage depend on the following.he number of Internet hosts has risen dramatically

In 1+5( hosts online exceeded 1 )))6In 1+5* 1) )))6In 1+5+ 1)) )))6In 1++) 7)) )))6In 1++8 hosts exceeded one million.In 1++9 1) million hostIn 8))+ :illion host

12. )hat are the a& anta%es of ha in% a %oo& user interface* (!ec 200+A& anta%es of a oo& User Interface

;ast learning.;aster use and problem solving.


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1 . )hat is an ob:ect an& its types* ,b0ect is an entity. It can be manipulated as a single unit.,b0ects can be classified into 7 types. #l& @ata ob0ect. #8& %ontainer ob0ect. #7& @evice ob0ect.

15. !efine property'attribute specification an& e7plain its se;uence. /roperty A attribute specification action establish or modify the attributes or properties of ob0ects./roperty A attribute specification sequence#l& he user selects an ob0ect #ex& several words of text.#8& he user then selects an action to apply to that ob0ect such as the action :old.

20. !efine concurrent performance of functions. Graphic system may do 8 or more things at one time. ?ultiple programs may run simultaneously.

81 )rite any 2 &ifferences between UI an& )ebpa%e &esi%n.UI &esi%n )ebpa%e &esi%n

%haracteristics of interface such as monitor and modem are well designed

he user device may range from handheldmechanism to high end work station.

It navigate through structured menus listsscreens dialogs and wizards. It navigate through links book marks and typed!B2s.

22. )rite any 2 &ifferences between Printe& pa%e ersus )eb pa%es*Printe& pa%e )eb pa%es2ayout is precise 2ayout is approximation

hey are presented as complete entities andtheir entire contents are available for reading or review immediately.

hey are rendered slowly depending upontransmission speeds and page content.

2$ ention any 2 &ifference between Intranet ersus the Internet*Intranet Internet

It is used for an organization every dayactivities. It is used to find information

Ceed for cross"platform compatibility isminimized

Ceed for cross"platform compatibility ismaximized

2 . )hat is meant by transparency*/ermit the user to focus on the task or 0ob without concern for the mechanics of the interface.

2,. )hat are the similarities between UI an& web interface &esi%n* hey are interactive. :oth are used by people. :oth are software design.

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$. !iscuss in &etail about the a& anta%es an& &rawbac8s of raphical User Interface. P% no 1, 2$


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b. Printe& pa%e 3s )ebpa%e te7t boo8 p% no $+>$5

Unit II 9 "U A? #@ PU=6 I?=6 A#=I@?

Part A

1. )hat are the &esi%n %ui&elines e7pecte& for user interface &esi%n (June 2011' design standard or style guide documents an agreed"upon way of doing something. It also definesthe interface standards rules guidelines and conventions that must be followed in detailed design.

2. State the !ifferent types of users. (June 2011'June 2012he users of intranets being organization employees know a lot about the organization its structure its

products its 0argon and its culture. %ustomers use Internet sites and others who know much less about theorganization and often care less about it.

$. i e any three ui&e lines for &esi%nin% conceptual mo&el. (June 2012Beflect the users mental model not the designers ' user will have different expectations and levels of knowledge than the designer. >o the mental models of the user and designer will be different. he user isconcerned with the task to be performed the business ob0ectives that must be fulfilled.@raw physical analogies or present metaphors Beplicate what is familiar and well known. @uplicateactions that are already well learned. ' metaphor to be effective must be widely applicable within aninterface.%omply with expectancies habits routines and stereotypes !se familiar associations avoiding the newand unfamiliar. 4ith color for example accepted meanings for red yellow and green are already wellestablished. !se words and symbols in their customary ways.

. i e any 2 applications which utili4e the human interaction spee&. (!ec 2011Beading" he average adult reading tates has a readingspeed in the order of 8D) to 7)) words per minute.2istening"4ords can be comfortably heard and understood at a rate of 1D) to 19)

words per minute.

,. )hat is the nee& for !esi%n stan&ar&s* (!ec 2011@esign standards must also be created #if not already available& usability goals established and trainingand documentation needs determined.' design standard or style guide documents an agreed"upon way of doing something. In interface design itdescribes the appearance and behavior of the inter"face and provides some guidance on the proper use of system components. It also defines the interface principles rules guidelines and conventions that must befollowed in detailed design.

-. State the fi e !esi%n #omman&ments. (!ec 2012Gain a complete understanding of users and their tasks he users are the customers. oday people expect alevel of design sophistication from all interfaces including 4eb sites. he product system or 4eb site must

be geared to peoples needs not those of the developers.>olicit early and ongoing user involvement Involving the users in design from the beginning provides adirect conduit to the knowledge they possess about 0obs tasks and needs. Involvement also allows thedeveloper to confront a persons resistance to change a common human trait. /eople dislike change for avariety of reasons among them fear of the unknown and lack of identification with the system./erform rapid prototyping and testing /rototyping and testing the product will quickly identify problemsand allow you to develop solutions. /rototyping and testing must be continually performed during all stagesof development to uncover all potential defects. If thorough testing is not performed before product releasethe testing will occur in the users office.


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a negative first impression in the customers mind and this may harden quickly creating attitudes that may be difficult to change. It is also much harder and more costly to fix a product after its release.?odify and iterate the design as much as necessary 4hile design will proceed through a series of stages

problems detected in one stage may force the developer to revisit a previous stage..


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1$. )hat are system trainin% tools *(!ec 200>ystem training will be based on user needs system conceptual design system learning goals and system

performance goals. raining include tools such as video training manuals online tutorials reference manuals quick reference guides and online help.

1 . )hat are the structures of menus*(!ec 200he most common structures are the following.

1. >ingle ?enus8. >equential 2inear ?enus7. >imultaneous ?enus(. $ierarchical or >equential ?enusD. %onnected ?enus9.


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ystem esting

88. !efine mental mo&el.It is an internal representation of a person=s current conceptualization and understand of something. ?ental modelare gradually developed in order to understand explain and do something.

87. )hat are the elements of screen*ymmetry Begularity /redictability>equentially economy unity proportion simplicity and groupings.

8D. !efine pull &own menu.It is the first level menus used to provide access to common and frequently used application action that take on awide variety of different windows.

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-. 67plain how userBs 8nowle&%e an& e7perience can ma8e a chan%e in user interface &esi%n.=e7t boo8 P% no -, > $

Unit III 9 )I?!@)S

Part A

1. State any four charteristics of win&ows. (June 2011' name or title , allowing it to be identified.

' size in height and width #which can vary&.' state accessible or active or not accessible. #,nly active windows can have their contents altered.&3isibility the portion that can be seen. #' window may be partially or fully hidden

behind another window or the information within a window may extend beyond thewindows display area.&' location relative to the display boundary./resentation that is its arrangement in relation to other windows. It may be tiledoverlapping or cascading.?anagement capabilities methods for manipulation of the window on the screen.


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Its highlight that is the part that is selected.he function task or application to which it is dedicated.

2. )hat is the nee& of tool bar * (June 2012o provide easy and fast access to most frequently used commands or options across multiple

screens.o invoke a sub application within an application.o use in place of certain menu items.

$. )hat is the nee& for &e ice base& control* (June 2005'June 2012@evice"based controls often called input devices are the mechanisms through which peoplecommunicate their desires to the system.

Direct devices are operated on the screen itself. croll bars

>plit box ool bar %ommand 'rea >ize Grip 4ork 'rea.

,. /ist is the nee& for =e7t bo7es* (!ec 2011' ext


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#asca&in% )in&ows

+. )hat are the erits of =rac8 ball* (June 2011'!ec 2012'dvantages

@irect relationship between hand and pointer movement in terms of direction and speed.@oes not obscure vision of screen.@oes not require additional desk space #if mounted on keyboard&.

. i e the situations to use chec8 bo7D ra&io button.

9. i e the features of operable controls. ' square or rectangular"shaped control with a label inside that indicates action to beaccomplished.

he label may consist of text graphics or both. /urpose

o start actions. o change properties. o display a pop"up menu.

10. )hat are the two types an& forms of =e7t


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12. !efine win&ow. ' window is a area of the screen usually rectangular in shape defined by a

border that contains a particular view of some area of the computer. It can be moved and rendered independently onthe screen.

1$. )hat is 8nown as split bo7* ' 4indow can split into 8 or more pieces or panes by manipulating a split box located above a vertical scroll bar or to the left of a horizontal scroll bar.

1 . )hat are the arious types of win&ows* l. /rimary window It is the one that appears on a screen when an activity or action is started. 8. >econdary window hey are supplemental windows. It may be dependent or independent of primary window.

1,. )hat are the arious win&ow mana%ement schemes*#l& >ingle document interface#8& ?ultiple document interfaces#7& 4orkbooks#(& /ro0ects

1-. !ifferentiate between S!I E !I.S!I !I>ingle document interface ?ultiple document interface' single primary windows withasset of secondary windows

?anaging set of windows

,b0ect and window have simple oneto one relationship

o represent multiple occurrence of anob0ect.

1+. )hat are the a& anta%es of frames in web systems* hey decrease the user=s need to 0ump back and forth between screens thereby reducing navigation related

cognitive overhead. hey increase the user=s opportunity to request view and compare multiple sources of information. hey allow content pages to be developed independently of navigation pages.

1 . )hat is meant by win&ows pro:ect* ' pro0ect is a similar to ?@I but does not visually contain child windows. he ob0ects held within the pro0ectwindow can be opened in primary windows that are peers with the pro0ect window.

15. !ifferentiate the usa%e of 8eyboar& with mouse*Feyboar& ouse-eying process becomes fast andwell learned

?ouse is slower and it has tendency tomove about the desk.

It remain in the same spot. Itslocation can be memorized.

Its location cannot be memorized

20. )hat is meant by %raphic tablet*' graphic tablet is a device with horizontal surface sensitive to pressure heat light or the blockage of light. It maylie on the desk or may be incorporated on a keyboard and is operated with fingers H light pen.

21. )hat is meant by sli&er*' slider is a scale that exhibits the amount or degree of a quantity or quality. ' slider incorporates the range of

possible values and includes a shaft representing the range the values with label and visual indication of the relativesetting through the location of a sliding arm.

22. !ifferentiate between tooltip from balloon tips.=ool tips


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It can be posted at any time onlyone the last posted will be possible.

It is used for task bar for a specifiedminimum and maximum limits.

It has one or two words thatidentify button action

It has a small pop up window that containinformation presented in a word balloon.

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2. !iscuss in &etail about &e ices use& in &e ice base&>control an& list the characteristics of &e ice>base&controls.

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$. !iscuss in &etail about win&ows presentation style an& types of win&owsp%. no. $ , > $+0

. !iscuss in &etail about any four presentation controls.

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Unit I3 9 U/=I 6!IA

Part A

1. )hat are the &ifferent types of messa%es* (June 2012>tatus messages.Informational messages.4arning messages.%ritical messages.Luestion messages.

2. )hat are the characteristics of a successful Icon* i e its nee& (June 2012Icons are most often used to represent ob0ects and actions with which users can interact with or that theycan manipulate'n icon possesses the technical qualities of syntactics semantics and pragmatics Syntactics refers to an icons physical structure. Semantics is the icons meaning. Pragmatics is how the icons are physically produced and depicted.

2ooks different from all other icons. Is obvious what it does or represents.Is recognizable when no larger than 19 pixels square.2ooks as good in black and white as in color.

$. )hat &o you mean by internationali4ation of user interface* (!ec 200+'!ec 200 '!ec 2011Internalization is the process of isolating culturally specific elements from a product.#


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%hroma or satuaration is the purity of a color in a scale from gray to the most vivid version of the color.3alve or intensity is the relative lightness or darkness of a color in a range from black to white.

,. )hat are the items associate& with pro%ress in&icator* )here it is use&* (June 2011 4hen filling the indicator

If horizontally arrayed fill it from left to right. If vertically arrayed fill it from bottom to top.

;ill it with a color or a shade of gray.Include descriptive text for the process as necessary./lace text outside of the control.

-. )hat are the nee&s for status bar messa%e* (June 2011/urpose

o provide a representation of actual screen content based upon the parameter or parametersselected.

+. /ist an& &efine the types of Accessibility. Accessibility in a general sense means a system must be designed to be usable by an almost unlimitedrange of people essentially anyone who desires to use it. Visual disabilities can range from slightly reduced visual acuity to total blindness. Hearing disabilities range from an inability to detect certain sounds to total deafness. Physical movement disabilities include difficulties in or an inability to perform certain physical tasks

such as moving a mouse pressing two keyboard keys simultaneously or accurately striking a singlekeyboard key.

/eople with speech or language disabilities may find it difficult to read and write #as with dyslexia&. ognitive disabilities include memory impairments and perceptual problems. /eople with sei!ure disorders are sensitive to visual flash rates certain rates triggering seizures.

. /ist out an& &efine two types of errors.ystem responsiveness should match the speed and flow of human thought processes.

If continuity of thinking is required and information must be remembered throughout several responsesresponse time should be less than one or two seconds.

If human task closures exist high levels of concentration are not necessary and moderate short"termmemory requirements are imposed6 response times of 8 to ( seconds are acceptable.

If ma0or task closures exist minimal short"term memory requirements are imposed6 responses within (to 1D seconds are acceptable.


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4hen the user is free to do other things and return when convenient response time can be greater than1D seconds.

11. )hat are the &ifferent cate%ories of users* )hat cate%ory of users re;uires%ui&ance an& assistance* (!ec 200+%ategory of users.

1. Covice users.8. 'verage users.7. ystem message >tatus message Informational message 4arning message %ritical message Luestion message

1D )hat is 8nown as ear cons*>ounds sometimes called ear cons are useful for altering the user.

o minor and obvious mistakes 4hen something unexpected happens 4hen a long process is finished

19. !ifferentiate between slip an& mista8e*


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Slip ista8e%an be reduced through proper application of human factors indesign.

%an be reduced by eliminating ambiguityfrom design.

1*. )hat are the ways to pre ent errors*


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2. !iscuss the role of fee&bac8 in user interface &esi%n te7t boo8 p% no , 0 >,Pro i&in% the Proper Cee&bac8

3. 6laborate the %ui&elines use& for choosin% colors for statistical %raphics screens.=e7t boo8 p% no -21 > -,1

4. )hat are the %ui&elines to be followe& for creatin% te7t for web pa%es* 67plain. =e7t boo8 p% no ,$0> , 0)eb topics

5. )rite an elaborate note on %ui&ance an& assistance mechanism. =e7t boo8 p% no. , 5 >,-5

6. 6laborate on the Icons their types an& #haracteristics. =e7t boo8 p% no ,50 > -0,

7. /ist out arious accessibility issues you can ha e an& %i e &esi%n for them =e7t , 5

Unit 3 9 )I?!@)S /AG@U=

Part A

1. )hat is the purpose of usability testin%* (June 2011esting should begin in the earliest stages of product development and continue throughout the

development process.It should include as many of the users tasks and as many of the products components asreasonably possible.

2. )hat are the nee&s for Prototypes* (June 2011'June 2012' prototype is primarily a vehicle for exploration communication and evaluation. Its purpose isto obtain user input in design and to provide feedback to designers.' prototype is a simulation of an actual system that can be quickly created.

$. )hat are the %ui&elines to be followe& before startin% the test* (June 2012 %onformance with a requirement. %onformance with guidelines for good design. Identification of design problems. peed of task completion. >peed of need fulfillment.


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-. )hat are the a& anta%es of wal8throu%h* (!ec 2012'llow a clear evaluation of the task flow early in the design process.@o not require a functioning prototype.2ow cost.%an be used to evaluate alternate solutions.%an be performed by developers.?ore structured than a heuristic evaluation.!seful for assessing Eexploratory learning.

*. @efine 3isualization. #Kune 8))*A@ec 8))*A@ec 8))5&3isuali4ation is any technique for creating images diagrams or animations to communicate amessage.3isualization through visual imagery has been an effective way to communicate both abstract andconcrete ideas since the dawn of man.

. /ist out some software tools for user interface &esi%n.(!ec 200+!ser interface model with slide show presentation with powerpoint'pple $yper%ard or 'symmetric ool :ook for multimedia application3isual programming tool prograph provide direct manipulation

5. /ist the steps to be re iewe& &urin% testin% process.esting steps to be reviewed are

Identifying the purpose and scope of testing.!nderstanding the importance of testing.@eveloping a prototype.@eveloping the right kind of test plan.@esigning a test to yield relevant data.>oliciting selecting and scheduling users to participate./roviding the proper test facility.%onducting tests and collecting data.'nalyzing the data and generating design recommendations.?odifying the prototype as necessary.

esting the system again.


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1$. 1$ )hat is meant by thin8>alou& e aluation*he users perform specific tasks while thinking out load. he ob0ective is to get the user to talk

continuously.

1(. 1 . !efine focus %roup.In a focus group a small group of knowledgeable users and a moderator are brought together to discuss aninterface design prototype or proposed design tasks.

1,. 1, )hat are importances of usability testin%*It is important for many reasons including the following.@evelopers and users possess different models.It is importance to predict usability from appearance.@esign standards and guidelines are not sufficient.Informal feedback is inadequate.

1-. )hat are the benefits of menu trees*hey are powerful as a specification tool since they sow users managers implementers and other interested

parties the complete and detailed coverage of the system.It shows high level relationships and low level details.

1+. )hat are the ways to cate%ori4in% the web*/rimary way of categorizing the web sites is by the originators identity.>econd way of categorizing the web sites is by goals of the organization.

hird way of categorizing the web sites is by the number of pages or amount of information is accessible.;ourth way of categorizing the web sites is by measure of success.

1 . )hat are the arious searches use& in the multime&ia &ocument*/hoto search?ap search@esign or @iagram search>ound search3ideo search

'nimation search15. )hat are the features of user>interface buil&in% tools*

!ser interface independenceBapid prototyping?ethodology and notation

20. /ist some software tools use& for user interface &esi%n.a& !ser interface model can be created with slide show presentation such as 'dobe

persuasion ?icrosoft"/ower point. b& 'pple hyper card ?acro ?ind director or ' >ymmetric ool :ook used for

creating multimedia applications.c& 3isual programming tool paragraph provide direct manipulation

21. )hat are the arious types of ===*,ne dimensional linear data

wo dimensional map datahree dimensional dataemporal data

?ulti dimensional dataree data

Cetwork data


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22. )hat are the ways to cate%ori4in% the web*/rimary way of categorizing the web sites is by the originators identity.>econd way of categorizing the web sites is by goals of the organization.

hird way of categorizing the web sites is by the number of pages or amount of information isaccessible.

;ourth way of categorizing the web sites is by measure of success.2$. )hat are the arious types of ===*

,ne dimensional linear datawo dimensional map datahree dimensional dataemporal data

?ulti dimensional dataree data

Cetwork data2 . )hat is the four phase framewor8 to clarify user interfaces for te7tual search*

;ormulation'ctionBesultsBefinement

2,. !efine www.4orld website design is a matter of balancing the structure and relationship of menu or one pagesand individual content pages or other linked graphics and documents.

2-. ention the types of prototypes.$and sketches and scenariosInteractive paper prototype/rogrammed faNade.

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