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DSST Technical Writing
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Single ___ for larger typeface; double for smaller typeface. Avoid orphans and widows.
Tables
Appendix
High Technical
Columns
2. This document contains: Name and contact information - Job Objective - Qualifications and Summary - Education and Work Experience - Awards - Skills and Activities - References
Line Graphs
Resume
Proposal
Semi Technical
3. Written as a self-study guide for the users of a product; intended to guide first-time users through the steps involved in operating a product.
Tutorials
Chunking
Inquiry Letters
Job Application Letters
4. Translate numbers into shapes or colors; show camprisons
Modified-block style
Solicited Proposal
Negation
Bar graphs
5. They are different from Memos - since they correspond to people outside of the organization instead of inside.
Closing Summary
Letters
Bar graphs
Inquiry Letters
6. Show real or imaginary objects; highlight specific parts; use exploded view to show how parts fit together.
Drawings
Schematic diagrams
Feasibility Report Structure
Directives
7. Consist of brief phrases that indicate a document's method of development - and they are primarily used for short documents like letters and memos.
Sales Proposal
Resume
Topic outlines
Routine Internal Proposal
8. It emphasizes abilities and skills rather than work history. This type of resume is appropriate for people who are changing careers or who have limited work experience. Education and references are included but not stressed.
Cover panel
Memos
Process Description
The functional resume format
9. Audience consists of experts in the subject matter - data does not require lengthy explanation e.g.: a physician giving a report to a surgeon about a patient's lab results and symptoms
Solicited Proposal
Chunking
High Technical
Tutorials
10. The _______ is the left-hand column of a table - and it lists the items being compared.
Training Manuals
Comparison
Stub
Background
11. These kinds of reports answer the following questions: The reason for conducting the test or investigation - Problems - Results and Conclusion
Cause and Effect
Audience Analysis Questions
Partition
Laboratory Reports
12. These kinds of reports answer the following questions: What has been accomplished since the last progress report? - What tasks still need to be accomplished? - Have there been any unanticipated problems? - What is the expected timetable for completio
Chronological pattern
Relative pronouns
The functional resume format
Progress Reports
13. What is the background of the audience? Global? - What is the reader's experience - What is the attitude of the audience on subject? - What are the needs/interests/expectations of the audience? - Will multiple audiences/skill levels read this?
Audience Analysis Questions
Lists
Routine Internal Proposal
Manuals
14. Written to describe events like safety emergencies - equipment problems - and workplace accidents.
Tables
Incident or trouble reports
Diagrams
Emphatic pattern
15. Show trends and changes over time - cost - size - rates - and other variables.
Analysis of parts
Closing Summary
Table of Contents
Line Graphs
16. ____________________ in a sentence indicates the relationship between ideas; structuring a sentence with effective ______________ improves conciseness.
Subordination
Comparison
Proposal
Letters
17. Written to accompany a resume when seeking an internship or employment; explains how skills and experience match a specific job position.
Semi Technical
Chronological pattern
Conclusion
Job Application Letters
18. These build unity and clarity by creating a smoooth flow of ideas. Achieved by using ______ words (therefore - meanwhile etc) Repeating major points or words - summarizing information in previous paragraphs - using numbers to indicate steps.
Expanded Definition
Transitional phrases
Pie charts
Although
19. Charts that show parts of a whole
Pie charts
Partition
Informative Abstract
Proposal
20. Are reduced images of pictures.
Although
15 to 20
Negation
Thumbnails
21. The extent to which data has been verified to be accurate
Routine Internal Proposal
Data Validity Questions
Data Validity
Thumbnails
22. Letter format most appropriate with letterhead stationery - all letter elements are aligned to the left margin - and company letterhead is commonly used.
Pie charts
Emphatic pattern
Full-block style
Instructions
23. The attitude expressed by a writer. Use formal or semi when writing for superiors/professionals - Use semi or informal when writing for colleagues and subordinates - Use informal when conversational style is desired. Avoid profanity or slang.
Orphan
Tone
Schematic diagrams
Resume
24. These help readers decide whether to read the document - find a particular section - divide information into logical pieces - highlight main points and topics - signal topic changes
Diagrams
Titles and headings
Cover panel
Background
25. A word on a line by itself at the end of a column
Analysis of parts
Orphan
Modified-block style
Emphatic pattern
26. Written to express disappointment with a product or service and to request a refund - replacement - or an apology
Resume
Claim Letters
Analogy
Diagrams
27. The _____________ explains what an organization wants to do and justifies the proposal with primary and secondary research.
Plan of work
Memorandum Structure
Sequential pattern
Resume
28. These kinds of reports answer the following questions: Is the plan likely to be successful? - What are the benefits and risks of the plan? - What are other options? - Is funding available? - How would the employees be affected?
Visuals
Feasibility Reports
Sales Proposal
Sequential pattern
29. Used when requesting large amounts of money
Collaborative writing
Orphan
Formal Internal Proposal
The functional resume format
30. Used for writing step-by-step instructions.
Laboratory Reports
Visuals
Sequential pattern
Headers and footers
31. Used when writing about one subject that is similar to another.
Diagrams
Comparison
Tutorials
Plan of work
32. Follows a sequence of events; useful for explanations of how something is done or how an accident occurred.
Chronological pattern
Memos
Full-block style
Incident or trouble reports
33. _______________ terms are clearer than general ones.
Precise
Drawings
Negative definitions
Captions
34. Written for unskilled individuals. The steps required to complete a task safely and efficiently - such as installing a memory card into a laptop. i.e. printed manuals - user manuals.
Instructions
Executive Summary
Line Graphs
Pictograms
35. Too brief and general to convey the complexity of a term with multiple meanings.
Grant or Research Proposal
Parenthetical definition
Subordination
Cover panel
36. Included either at the beginning of the conclusion or at the end of the body; reviews main points and findings
Proposal
Closing Summary
Thumbnails
Laboratory Reports
37. A single line carried over the top of a column
15 to 20
Widow
Schematic diagrams
Precise
38. Margins ________ on the left are easier to read; fully ______ is appropriate for multiple columns.
Justification
Partition
Sentence Definition
Widow
39. Written to ask about a product - service or procedure; brief - direct and clearly worded so the reader understands what is needed.
Inquiry Letters
Cause and Effect
Headings
Collaborative writing
40. Writers developing a formal document should avoid _______________ - but thee occasional use in semiformal or informal documents is acceptable.
Contractions
15 to 20
Emphatic pattern
Sales Proposal
41. Describes the physical appearance of an object or area beginning at one point and ending at another; useful for product or mechanism descriptions
Spatial pattern
Passive voice and helping verbs
Expanded Definition
Collaborative writing
42. Use these to show the meaning of a process or concept.
Unsolicited proposal
Etymology
Memos
Visuals
43. Left ____________ improves the flow of a document.
Justification
Memos
Formal Internal Proposal
Gantt charts
44. Advantages: gaining a better understanding of how the audience will read the document - each member of the group provides more questions and suggestions Disadvantages: disjointed writing styles - increased time to complete the project - and reduced m
Sequential pattern
Collaborative writing
Memos
Deliverable
45. Show how the phases of a project relate to each other
Topic outlines
Gantt charts
Sequential pattern
Subordination
46. Increase the wordiness of a sentence
15 to 20
Laboratory Reports
Modified-block style
Passive voice and helping verbs
47. Included on the title page; summarizes in a few sentences the scope and purpose of the document.
Lists
Usability testing
Descriptive Abstract
Emphatic pattern
48. Explain how each element of a complex item works - which is especially beneficial to laypersons attempting to understand a technical subject.
Appendix
Pie charts
Contractions
Analysis of parts
49. Explain policies - and proposals persuade readers to follow a plan of action.
First-level and second-level
Directives
Stub
Etymology
50. Begins with either the cause of the effect; useful in reports discussing problems and solutions
Glossary
Spatial pattern
Cause and Effect
Chronological pattern