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Set 2
Please answer all five (5) questions.

Question 1 (20 marks)

a) Explain the following four (4) criteria that form part of the goals of system
engineering by giving an example.

i) Standardization
ii) Integration
iii) Consistency
iv) Portability
(8 marks)

b) Using the high level rule schemas given below, identify the consistent
grammar produced for the following task:

1. task [Direction,Unit] -> symbol [Direction] +


letter [Unit]
2. symbol [Direction=upward] -> "UP"
3. symbol [Direction=downward] -> "DOWN"
4. letter[Unit=line] -> "L"
5. letter[Unit=paragraph] -> "P"

i) Move cursor one line downward.


ii) Move cursor one line upward.
iii) Move cursor one paragraph downward.
iv) Move cursor one paragraph upward.
(8 marks)

c) Describe how to design a system to enable novice or first-time users perform


their task properly.
(4 marks)

Question 2 (20 marks)

a) What are the three (3) advantages and disadvantages of using interviews and
focus-group discussion to evaluate an interface design in use?
(7 marks)

b) What is the task involved in performing formal usability inspection on an


interface design?
(3 marks)

c) The syntax below describes the use of Backus Naur Form to outline the
grammar of a program or software.

<non-terminal> ::= <non-terminals> terminals


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Set 2
Using the notation described above, outline the representation of a person’s
full name as used in your program.
(10 marks)

Question 3 (20 marks)

a) For the following scenarios, Illustrate (with a diagram) what type of menu will
you use in your design to represent the interaction and why?
i) To guide a user through a set of actions needed to customize your
software.
ii) To allow users to select one (1) option out of five (5) displaying
only the selected option at the end.
iii) To provide grouped set of actions that is categorized and visible
upon clicking action by the user.
iv) To turn a feature on or off using a single component.
(16 marks)

b) Provide an example comparing two sets of commands which portrays the use
of consistent and inconsistent order of arguments.
(4 marks)

Question 4 (20 marks)

a) For the following devices, describe their input characteristics and sample
applications in which it is worthy of use.
i) Button.
ii) Mouse.
iii) Joystick.
(9 marks)

b) What are the suggestions of user-centered phrasing strategy applied to user


controls of the system?
(4 marks)

c) List the seven (7) non-anthropomorphic guidelines.


(7 marks)

Question 5 (20 marks)

a) The diagram below shows the interface of MSN Hotmail. Discuss the use of
the eight (8) golden rules in its design, and identify the areas in which these
rules were not addressed.
(10 marks)
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Set 2

b) Give three (3) benefits and three (3) problems of voice recognition input.
(10 marks)

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