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A. To sell the product
B. To cover up mistakes in the product
C. To provide a place for users to congregate
D. To answer the most common questions
A. Active
B. Passive
C. First person
D. Second person
A. Systematic math entry
B. Subject-matter expert
C. Scientific method exercise
D. Scientific metric effect
A. Charts
B. In a table
C. Using Images
D. Endnotes
A. True
B. False
A. Editorial review meetings
B. Management meetings
C. Software design meetings
D. Quality assurance meetings
A. Step-by-step instructions in numbered lists
B. Video demos
C. Step-by-step instructions in bulleted lists
D. In context-sensitive help
A. False
B. True
A. All of these
B. Before the instructions
C. Below a step
D. After the instructions
A. A description that provides typical uses, details, and the purpose of the subject.
B. A description that provides warranty information on the subject.
C. A description that provides step-by-step details on using the subject.
A. Troubleshooting section
B. Tech support section
C. Addendum section
D. Appendix section
A. The test concluded last winter.
B. The test concluded last Winter.
C. The tests were performed at Madison Square Garden.
D. The scientist used a Bunsen burner to heat the compound.
A. An appendix
B. Endnotes
C. A glossary of terms
D. A cross reference
A. XML
B. WWW
C. CSS
D. HTML
A. At least four interations
B. At least two iterations
C. It depends on how many times the product changes
D. At least three iterations
A. Parallel sentence structure
B. All of these
C. Concise
D. Authoritative tone
A. Source Material Engagement
B. Subject Matter Expert
C. Subject Material Error
D. Subject Matter Error
E. Source Manager Evaluation
A. Compatibility across multiple technologies, operating systems, and browsers
B. Compatibility across PCs and Macs
C. Compatibility across multiple browsers
D. Compatibility across multiple smart phones and computers
A. Footnotes
B. Glossary of Terms
C. An appendix
D. A link to an online technical dictionary
A. To explain the product
B. To list the features of the product
C. All of these
D. To offer solutions to problems
A. A conclusive statement
B. A brief summary of the article
C. A theoretical framework
D. A dataset
A. All of these
B. Writing about technology
C. Providing instructions on how to do something
D. Explaining tech communication
A. Passive voice
B. Active voice
A. Presenting features and benefits in a difficult manner
B. Creating a document designed for engineers
C. Presenting complex information in an understandable manner
D. Documenting tasks, scenarios, and tools
A. If the program abends…
B. If the program crashes…
C. If the program shuts down unexpectedly…
D. If the program dies...
A. True
B. False
A. Customers want them and read them
B. They reduce calls to tech support for initial setup
C. All of these
D. They're cost effective
A. Your manager
B. The subject-matter expert
C. The programmers
D. The marketers
A. True
B. False
A. All of these
B. White papers
C. Training manuals
D. Online help files
A. Formatting
B. Consistency
C. Accuracy
D. All of these
A. ...prescribed by your chosen dictionary.
B. ...suggested by an applicable style guide.
C. ...used in the software's user interface.
D. ...most commonly used by the target audience.
A. A conclusion does not need to be reached
B. Technical writing does not involve proving arguments
C. Technical writing uses flowery language, whereas expository does not
D. Grammar and formatting are not important
A. accuracy; precision
B. reliability; validity
C. intentional; incidental
D. precision; accuracy
A. The exercise increased energy expenditures.
B. The exercise caused the people to use more energy than they might have otherwise used in normal circumstances.
C. The exercise expedited energy expenditures.
D. The exercise was increasing energy expenditures.
A. As needed
B. Per rectum
C. Per registered nurse
A. It is best to insert it at the bottom of the applicable page of the procedure to which it applies.
B. It is best to insert it in a table with the other hazards or warnings.
C. It can be inserted either at the step in the procedure where it is likely to occur or in a table with other hazards / warnings.
D. It is best to insert it at the step in the procedure where it is likely to occur.
A. Intermediate to expert users
B. Rank novices with no prior knowledge
C. Experts
A. It is the system that allows technical writers to write once, then use and re-use and deploy the same content in various formats, and even languages.
B. Writers convert paper manuals to online formats.
C. Only one person or department source writes and maintains all the documentation.
D. Software developers write explanatory documentation into their source codes.
A. Format
B. Methodology
C. Citations
A. Present progressive
B. Present
C. Present perfect
D. Regular verbs
A. They are designed to be read sequentially.
B. They are designed to be read in their entirety.
C. The 'optimal' path through the information is not defined by the writer.
A. A test on fog density
B. A readability test
C. The test for Forensic Ocular Graphing
D. A test to make sure your graphs are easily understood
A. The programming team
B. All of these
C. The quality assurance team
D. The writer
A. The second group of people interviewed
B. An interpretation of data from a primary source
C. The second resource referenced
D. Sources that are less relevant to your paper
A. All of these
B. Context-sensitive help
C. Scenarios
D. Two or three options to complete the task
A. Detailed instructions of how to use a product
B. How an object appears from different angles
C. The way in which something works
D. The feel of a product
A. I have never met our congressman, Tim Nelson.
B. I have never met our congressman Tim Nelson.
C. I have never met our Congressman Tim Nelson.
D. I have never met our Congressman, Tim Nelson.
A. Implied second person
B. Second person
C. Third person
D. First person
A. You do not need to cite either author
B. You should formally cite the author of the original experiment
C. You should formally cite both authors
D. You should formally cite the author you are actually reading