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DSST Technical Writing
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Major teaching tool in vocational jobs; used to train people in a procedure or skill and often paired with audiovisual information
Sentence Definition
Schematic diagrams
Procedures
Training Manuals
2. This document contains: Name and contact information - Job Objective - Qualifications and Summary - Education and Work Experience - Awards - Skills and Activities - References
Relative pronouns
Headers and footers
Resume
Sentence Definition
3. Single ___ for larger typeface; double for smaller typeface. Avoid orphans and widows.
Resume
Columns
Informative Abstract
Line Graphs
4. 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.
Executive Summary
Diagrams
First-level and second-level
Transitional phrases
5. _______ are documents written to persuade readers to take some type of action.
Flowcharts
Proposal
Tables
Formal Internal Proposal
6. Translate numbers into shapes or colors; show camprisons
Parallel sentences
Data Validity
Bar graphs
Routine Internal Proposal
7. Show how components of a principle - process - or system function together - useful to people assembling and installing things.
Glossary
Schematic diagrams
Expanded Definition
Sentence outlines
8. Titles or brief statements that describe a visual.
Collaborative writing
Captions
Usability testing
Data Validity Questions
9. 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?
Usability testing
Service Manuals
Parenthetical Definition
Audience Analysis Questions
10. 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
Instructions
Columns
High Technical
Formal Internal Proposal
11. Included before full report; combines main points of a report or proposal; often persuasive
Headers and footers
Tables
Executive Summary
Sequential pattern
12. Are reduced images of pictures.
Sentence outlines
Bar graphs
Usability testing
Thumbnails
13. A single line carried over the top of a column
Captions
Widow
Although
Sentence definitions
14. ______ are documents that help people how to understand how to assemble - use - and repair products.
Feasibility Reports
Headers
Table of Contents
Manuals
15. 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
Sentence Definition
Negative definitions
High Technical
Titles and headings
16. Used in in presenting steps - materials - and recommendations
Data Validity
Glossary
Memos
Lists
17. Written for trained operators of construction - computer - or manufacturing equipment for use on the job; includes instructions and safety information.
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18. Increase the wordiness of a sentence
Flowcharts
Comparison
Passive voice and helping verbs
Sentence definitions
19. Use a synonym or clarifying phrase to explain the meaning of an unfamiliar word; easy to set up links in electronic documents.
Claim Letters
Sentence Definition
Parenthetical Definition
Background
20. 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
Executive Summary
Progress Reports
Stub
Analysis of parts
21. The purpose of a ____ is to: Summarize information - Interpret Findings - Recommend action
Glossary
Descriptive Abstract
Conclusion
Feasibility Reports
22. Used for complex terms or when term has multiple meanings. Follows a fixed patter: indicate the term to be defined - the class in which the time belongs - and the features that make the item unique in its class.
Expanded Definition
Sentence Definition
Process Description
Routine Internal Proposal
23. Illustrate relationships in systems - such as components in an electronic device
Drawings
Diagrams
Directives
Sentence definitions
24. The _____________ explains what an organization wants to do and justifies the proposal with primary and secondary research.
Emphatic pattern
Feasibility Report Structure
Relative pronouns
Plan of work
25. Single words or short lines carried over to the top of a column or page
Cover panel
Titles and headings
Widows
Thumbnails
26. They are different from Memos - since they correspond to people outside of the organization instead of inside.
Although
Spatial pattern
Letters
Orphan
27. The extent to which data has been verified to be accurate
Sentence definitions
First-level and second-level
Data Validity
Topic outlines
28. Explain how an item or process works
Lists
Orphan
Tables
Operation
29. Most appropriate when a writer needs to define a multiple-meaning term with precision.
Incident or trouble reports
Feasibility Reports
Headers and footers
Sentence definitions
30. External proposal that may be short or long depending on the size of the potential sale
Pie charts
Glossary
Color
Sales Proposal
31. Using '______________' to link the two sentences best contrasts the information.
First-level and second-level
Although
Semi Technical
Etymology
32. A document with an alphabetical list of definitions. It defines terms without breaking the flow. If a document has five or more technical terms it needs one of these. Insert after the appendix and bibiolography
Spatial pattern
Directives
Glossary
Parenthetical Definition
33. When using a ______________ - center the return address - date - and closing - and align body paragraphs to the left.
Gantt charts
Plan of work
Modified-block style
Headers and footers
34. Emphasizes important information; reasons or examples are arranged in decreasing or increasing order of imporance; used when making recommendations or proposals.
Emphatic pattern
Plan of work
Informative Abstract
Semi Technical
35. ____________________ in a sentence indicates the relationship between ideas; structuring a sentence with effective ______________ improves conciseness.
Formal Internal Proposal
Tutorials
Subordination
Background
36. Informal written communications used in business between colleagues. The provide a record trail of decisions that can be used legally.
Table of Contents
Comparison
Feasibility Report Structure
Memos
37. Use comparison to define - but they are less likely to be used for terms with multiple meanings.
Use Manuals
Negative definitions
Non Technical
Diagrams
38. Describes the physical appearance of an object or area beginning at one point and ending at another; useful for product or mechanism descriptions
Appendix
Spatial pattern
Letters
Non Technical
39. Show steps in a process.
Conclusion
Expanded Definition
Flowcharts
Parenthetical definition
40. Show real or imaginary objects; highlight specific parts; use exploded view to show how parts fit together.
Drawings
Columns
The functional resume format
Passive voice and helping verbs
41. Written to express disappointment with a product or service and to request a refund - replacement - or an apology
Sales Proposal
Claim Letters
Headers
Visuals
42. Organization Name __________ To: Name/Title of addressee From: Name/Title of sender with handwritten initials Date: For record keeping purposes Subject: Key words Introductory Paragraph: purpose and background Body Paragraph(s): details - explanation
Memorandum Structure
Orphan
Data Validity
Negative definitions
43. Reduces costs by minimizing customer calls and the need to release document updates. Product sales and customer satisfaction also benefitsfrom this - although this enhances product safety - it does not eliminate a firm's legal responsibilities.
Precise
Usability testing
Emphatic pattern
Solicited Proposal
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
Operator's Manuals
Solicited Proposal
Expanded Definition
Collaborative writing
45. Writers developing a formal document should avoid _______________ - but thee occasional use in semiformal or informal documents is acceptable.
Descriptive Abstract
Contractions
Conclusion
Instructions
46. Audience consists of laypersons with no training in the subject matter; data needs to be translated into simple language that can be easily understood e.g.; a physician giving a report to a patient's spouse regarding lab results - symptoms - and trea
Audience Analysis Questions
Non Technical
Descriptive Abstract
Parenthetical definition
47. Used when writing about one subject that is similar to another.
Lists
Tables
Comparison
Headers
48. Margins ________ on the left are easier to read; fully ______ is appropriate for multiple columns.
Thumbnails
Justification
Visuals
Directives
49. This supplements or clarifies information in the text body. It is in the back and there may be more than one per topic. For example: experiment details - complicated formulas - interview questions and answers - long quotes - maps - photos - tests - v
Appendix
Full-block style
Grant or Research Proposal
Subordination
50. Defining through __________ involves comparing two seemingly different objects that share a common characteristic.
Modified-block style
Analogy
Visuals
Sales Proposal