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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Requests for information about a service - product - person - policy - procedure - or organization.






2. Shows meaning of a process or concept






3. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






4. Reports that can be used for policies - instructions - recommending - and requesting info. Written to colleagues.






5. Summaries before full report - includes main points and proposal - often persuasive






6. Describes the purpose - scope - and method used to arrive to conclusion. Included on the title page - really short.






7. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






8. Requests for information.






9. One that is intended to be used only within the company or organization that prepared it.






10. The height of lowercase letters such as p -j -y and q that falls below the baseline.






11. When the anticipated audience is familiar with the topic - but has less experience - specialized training - or expertise with the subject than the writer.






12. Use of icons to represent quantities. Nice for nonexperts to understand






13. Any other people who later come in contact with the material.






14. Describes the process from the writer's point of view






15. Show steps in process






16. Written for readers that do not work for the company that prepared the document.






17. Simplified description of a term.






18. Basic elements: Reason for study - Equipment and procedures -Problems - results - conclusions






19. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






20. Domain name - purpose of the message? - how recent? - author's credentials? Avoid using only one source.






21. The people who need the information & will use it to make decisions.






22. The height of the segment of lowercase lettes such as h -d -f - and b that rises above the x-height.






23. The origin of the word






24. Areas that are occupied by text.






25. Describing how a mechanism works






26. Describes a mechanism at rest - what an object is - what it does - what it looks like






27. Heading - date - inside address - salutation - text - closing - signature - title. Sometimes include subject lines - like memos.






28. Puts stuff into chronological order. Each point is a step in a process.






29. Summary of written doc that lets reader know if they want to read the article






30. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests






31. Front matter - cover letter - title page - table of contents - body: summery - intro - problem - rationale - cost - expertise - responsibility - sales pitch - request for approval - conclusion back matter: appendix - bibliography - glossary






32. Sent when the writer is dissatisfied with a product or service.






33. Reports that require length - extensive research - multiple writers






34. Should be determined before writing






35. Plan likely to succeed - Benefits and risks - Other options - Funding available - How would it affect employees






36. External proposal requesting funding for a study






37. What is new since the last report - What needs to be done - Unanticipated problems - Expected timetable for completion






38. (Structured reports) - Reports that keep reader informed on a large project






39. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale






40. Breaks up a topic and decribes it in a direction. Kinda like temporal - but its directional. Up to down - left to right.






41. The abstract before the full report that summarizes version of report






42. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






43. This illustrates a cause and effect method. Is a 2 pointer like problem solution.






44. Describes how something works - breaks down process into steps






45. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






46. Clarifies information presented in the document. Sometimes more than one is needed. If so - they must be in order that they appear in the text - and each is named A - B - etc...






47. Often help the reader determine if s/he wants to read it. A good one includes topic - tone - scope - purpose.






48. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart






49. Learning as much as possible about the individuals who will be using the document






50. Describing order of assembly and how it was put together