User Interface Design (15CS832) Assignment

DAYANANDA SAGAR ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT

(Affiliated to VTU, Belagavi and Approved by AICTE, New Delhi)
Opp. Art of Living, Udayapura, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore- 560082
(Accredited 3 years by NBA, New Delhi, (Validity: 26-07-2018 to 30-06-2021))
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Academic Year 2020-2021 [EVEN Semester (Feb – Jun 2020)]
Course title - USER INTERFACE DESIGN
[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) scheme]
(Effective from the academic year 2016 -2017)
SEMESTER – VIII
Subject Code 15CS832 IA Marks 20
Number of Lecture Hours/Week 03 Exam Marks 80
Total Number of Lecture Hours 40 Exam Hours 03
CREDITS – 03
Course outcomes: This course will enable students
 To study the concept of menus, windows, interfaces.
 To study about business functions.
 To study the characteristics and components of windows and the various controls for
the windows.
 To study about various problems in window design with text, graphics.
 To study the testing methods.

ASSIGNMENT

1a. Explain the importance and benefits of good user interface design. (4 marks June/July 2019)
b. Write any four differences between GUI and Webpage Design. (4 marks June/july 2019)
2. Explain in detail, the characteristics of GUI. (8 marks June/July 2019)
3a. Explain the concept of Direct Manipulation for Graphical Systems. (4 marks June/July
2019)
b. Discuss the characteristics of Intranet and Internet and bring out the differences between
them. (4 marks June/July 2019)

4. Discuss the general principles of User Interface Design (any 8). (8 marks June/July 2019)
5a. Define user interface. Explain its two essential components. Describe the various factors of
user interface design that needs to be considered by Human computer interaction designers.
(4 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
5b. What are the benefits of good design? (3 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
6. List and explain the characteristics of graphical user interface. (8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
7a. Define object in graphical system. Differentiate between application and data orientation.
(4 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
b. List and explain the five commandments in designing for people. (6 marks June/July 2019)
8. Write atleast six differences between GUI and Web interface. (9 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
9. Describe in detail, the important human characteristics in user interface design (any 5).
(10 marks June/July 2019)
10. Explain the comman usability problems in web based systems. (6 marks June/July 2019)
11. List and explain the five commandments in designing for people. (6 marks june/july 2019)
12. List and explain the pitfalls in development path of the design process. (8 marks Dec/Jan
2020)
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13. "Human are complex organisms with a variety of attributes that have an important influence on
interface and screen design". Justify and explain. (8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)

14. Explain the techniques for determining the user requirements using Indirect methods.
(10 marks June/July 2019)
15. Explain few significant direct techniques for determining business requirements.
(8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
16. Write a note on guidelines that must be followed during detailed interface design that are
valuable for users and developers. (8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
17. Explain the structure of Menus with illustrations. (6 marks June/July 2019)
(8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
18. Describe the components of a Web Navigation system with illustration.
(10 marks June/July 2020)
19. Describe the functions of Menus. (6 marks June/July 2019)
20. List all kinds of Graphical Menus and explain any one in detail. (10 marks June/July 2020)
21. What are the elements of menu contents? Explain. (8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
22. Describe at least four guidelines to be followed in phrasing of menus during the development of
system menus. (8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
23. List and explain Navigational goals of well-designed navigational system.
(8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
24. Explain the components of a window with example. (8 marks June/July 2019)
25. Discuss briefly about the types of windows with examples (any four).
(8 marks June/July 2019)
26. Explain the characteristics of touch screen and keyboard. (8 marks June/July 2019)
27. What are different windows management schemes? Discuss any two of the schemes.
(8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
28. Briefly explain the general guidelines followed in designing of windows operations.
(8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
29. Describe the guidelines for selecting the proper device-based controls.
(8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
30. List at least three advantages and disadvantages of frames in web systems.
(8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
31. Explain Radio Buttons and list boxes selection controls. (8 marks June/July 2019)
32. Explain any two types of testing prototypes used in user interface design.
(8 marks June/July 2019)
33. Explain slider and tree view operable controls. (8 marks June/July 2019)
34. Explain cognitive walk throughs, think aloud evaluation and usability tests conducted in user
interface design. (8 marks June/July 2019)
35. What are operable controls? Explain usage of buttons along with their advantages and
disadvantages. (8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
36. Explain the following controls with an example for each: (8 marks Dec/Jan 2020)
i) Radio buttons ii) Check boxes iii) Tools Tips iv) Progress indicators
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