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DSST Technical Writing
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
Cause and Effect
Transitional phrases
Sentence outlines
Non Technical
2. These kinds of reports answer the following questions: The reason for conducting the test or investigation - Problems - Results and Conclusion
Tutorials
Job Application Letters
Negation
Laboratory Reports
3. Use images or icons to represent quantities; useful for non-experts to grasp ideas.
Justification
Pictograms
Bar graphs
Modified-block style
4. Used when writing about one subject that is similar to another.
Inquiry Letters
Spatial pattern
Memorandum Structure
Comparison
5. Included on the title page; summarizes in a few sentences the scope and purpose of the document.
Descriptive Abstract
Expanded Definition
Modified-block style
Analysis of parts
6. Written in short proposal format; used frequently in organizations for minor spending requests.
Columns
Routine Internal Proposal
Inquiry Letters
First-level and second-level
7. Increase the wordiness of a sentence
Negation
Tutorials
Passive voice and helping verbs
Informative Abstract
8. A word on a line by itself at the end of a column
Columns
Sentence outlines
Letters
Orphan
9. Appear on the top of every page in a document to indicate the page number and document title.
Operation
Informative Abstract
Headers
Proposal
10. 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
Headers and footers
Titles and headings
Pie charts
First-level and second-level
11. Written for trained operators of construction - computer - or manufacturing equipment for use on the job; includes instructions and safety information.
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12. Used for writing step-by-step instructions.
Executive Summary
Sequential pattern
Job Application Letters
Precise
13. ______ ______ ______ is as follows: Introduction: background information and purpose statement - Body: Review of options being considered based on criteria like costs and staff - Conclusion: Interpretations of findings - Recommendation: Author's opin
Justification
Feasibility Report Structure
High Technical
Tone
14. Included before full report; combines main points of a report or proposal; often persuasive
Expanded Definition
Justification
Analogy
Executive Summary
15. 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
Unsolicited proposal
Deliverable
Glossary
Spatial pattern
16. 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
Job Application Letters
Progress Reports
Negation
Incident or trouble reports
17. 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.
Claim Letters
Usability testing
Non Technical
Solicited Proposal
18. 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.
Brochure
Parallel sentences
Tone
Deliverable
19. Single ___ for larger typeface; double for smaller typeface. Avoid orphans and widows.
Columns
Brochure
Headers and footers
Usability testing
20. ______ are documents that help people how to understand how to assemble - use - and repair products.
Manuals
Formal Internal Proposal
Expanded Definition
Resume
21. This document contains: Name and contact information - Job Objective - Qualifications and Summary - Education and Work Experience - Awards - Skills and Activities - References
Resume
Line Graphs
Subordination
Laboratory Reports
22. Writers developing a formal document should avoid _______________ - but thee occasional use in semiformal or informal documents is acceptable.
Contractions
Procedures
First-level and second-level
Chunking
23. Written to describe events like safety emergencies - equipment problems - and workplace accidents.
Operation
Passive voice and helping verbs
Negative definitions
Incident or trouble reports
24. They are different from Memos - since they correspond to people outside of the organization instead of inside.
Memos
Service Manuals
Parenthetical Definition
Letters
25. External proposal that may be short or long depending on the size of the potential sale
Topic outlines
Sales Proposal
Tutorials
Subordination
26. Commonly used to outline longer documents like reports - proposals - and manuals.
Training Manuals
Sentence outlines
Pie charts
Relative pronouns
27. Explain how each element of a complex item works - which is especially beneficial to laypersons attempting to understand a technical subject.
Full-block style
Headers
Flowcharts
Analysis of parts
28. Left ____________ improves the flow of a document.
Topic outlines
Sentence definitions
Justification
Subordination
29. Written to ask about a product - service or procedure; brief - direct and clearly worded so the reader understands what is needed.
Pie charts
Inquiry Letters
Training Manuals
Resume
30. 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.
Tables
Tone
Bar graphs
Sentence Definition
31. The page area that contains no text or graphics - and it helps draw a reader's attention to a particular page element. Improves the readability of a document for all types of readers. Although it limits the amount of information on a page - it does n
White space
15 to 20
Drawings
Manuals
32. Most appropriate when a writer needs to define a multiple-meaning term with precision.
Operation
Progress Reports
Sales Proposal
Sentence definitions
33. ___________ - such as 'who -' are more likely to decrease clarity in a document.
Progress Reports
Service Manuals
Relative pronouns
Operation
34. A formal document longer than ten pages usually includes a table of contents to simplify the process of locating information. It's included after the title and abstract - but before the list of tables - forward and preface.
Table of Contents
Brochure
Operator's Manuals
Color
35. Charts that show parts of a whole
Sentence Definition
Pie charts
Sales Proposal
Negative definitions
36. The _______ is the left-hand column of a table - and it lists the items being compared.
Stub
Lists
Chronological pattern
Directives
37. Begins with either the cause of the effect; useful in reports discussing problems and solutions
Manuals
Cause and Effect
Subordination
Feasibility Reports
38. Use a synonym or clarifying phrase to explain the meaning of an unfamiliar word; easy to set up links in electronic documents.
Parenthetical Definition
Job Application Letters
Table of Contents
Operation
39. Show real or imaginary objects; highlight specific parts; use exploded view to show how parts fit together.
Subordination
Formal Internal Proposal
Drawings
Visuals
40. Rules and guidelines provided to people who know how to perform a task - These ensure safety within a group. For example - guide on how to exit a building during a fire. Policemen have ________ they do after at a crime scene.
Analysis of parts
Lists
Full-block style
Procedures
41. A ____________ is the final document or product that will be submitted once a project is completed.
Lists
Claim Letters
Deliverable
Drawings
42. Often include section topic - date - page number - and title of document.
Manuals
Headers and footers
Directives
Data Validity
43. Show how the phases of a project relate to each other
Service Manuals
Formal Internal Proposal
Gantt charts
Pie charts
44. Consist of brief phrases that indicate a document's method of development - and they are primarily used for short documents like letters and memos.
Topic outlines
Inquiry Letters
Claim Letters
Schematic diagrams
45. 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
Feasibility Reports
Tables
Appendix
46. Emphasizes important information; reasons or examples are arranged in decreasing or increasing order of imporance; used when making recommendations or proposals.
Emphatic pattern
Spatial pattern
Full-block style
High Technical
47. Explain policies - and proposals persuade readers to follow a plan of action.
Memos
Directives
Data Validity Questions
Emphatic pattern
48. Data organized visually for easy comparison
15 to 20
Parallel sentences
Tables
Headers and footers
49. Discuss history - development - and applications for the term - unless readers are only attempting to perform a task related to the term.
Background
Letters
Contractions
Sentence Definition
50. Describes the physical appearance of an object or area beginning at one point and ending at another; useful for product or mechanism descriptions
Headers and footers
Justification
Spatial pattern
Pie charts