MU Computer Engineering (Semester 8)
Human Machine Interaction
May 2014
Total marks: --
Total time: --
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Assume appropriate data and state your reasons
(2) Marks are given to the right of every question
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary


1 (a) Explain principles of good design
10 M
1 (b) Explain various types of text input devices
10 M

2 Develop system menus & navigation menus for a online system intended for generation of transcript (which is summary of academic record) for student who has completed the course.
10 M

3 (a) What are mental models & why are they important in interface design.
10 M
3 (b) What are different style of interaction in human computing interaction
10 M

4 (a) What are sensory memory, long term memory and short term memory? Why they are important interface design
10 M
4 (b) Explain physical characteristics of the user that should be considered in user interface design
10 M

5 (a) Distinguish between GUI & web interface.
10 M
5 (b) Explain the following requirements gathering techniques in brief.
(a) Traditional Focus Group
(b) Competitor Analyses
(c) Support Line
(d) User Interface prototyping
(e) Card sorting for web sites
10 M

6 (a) What are various types of device based & screen based controls? Explain in brief.
10 M
6 (b) Explain importance of communication with user for a system? What do you mean by clear text messages? Explain with suitable example
10 M

Write a short note on (any two) (20)
7 (a) User focus & design focus
10 M
7 (b) Interaction design process
10 M
7 (c) Software building tools for interface design.
10 M
7 (d) Statistical graphs.
10 M



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