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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. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






2. Exam of the likelihood of success if the proposed solution is adopted






3. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






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






5. Teaching tools for vocational jobs - often paired with audiovisual info






6. 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...






7. A worksheet used to organize and summarize the likely readers' characteristics & needs.






8. Show trends and changes over time






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






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






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






12. Show steps in process






13. Expert to little - but growing - experience or knowledge in an individual






14. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






15. 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






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






17. Specialized language used in a field of study or profession.






18. Written for trained operators of computers or manufacturing equipment on the job

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19. Afive pointer speech - 1 - get attetion; 2 - establish problem; 3 - satisfy the need; 4 - visualize the need answered in future; 5 - ask action from audience.






20. Gives details before the main point of the memo






21. Formed by at lease one suborbindate clause & 2 or more independent clauses.






22. Shows how phases of a chart relate to each other






23. Explaining how the item works






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






25. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence if punctuation is added.






26. Useful in reports discussing problems and solutions






27. Shows meaning of a process or concept






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






29. Main part of the body is explaining parts of a whole. Each point is a part.






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






31. Self study guide for the users of the product






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






33. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






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






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






36. A business letter that asks about product - service - procedure






37. Present the main point of the memo then the details






38. Words & phrases that are not generally used in modern communications but were common in previous decades.






39. Steps to complete a task






40. External proposal in response to a request for proposal (REF) or an invitation for bids (IFB)






41. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






42. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






43. Decorative strokes at the top & bottom of letters.






44. Reports that are straightforward info (i.e results of something)






45. Uses extensive detail for the item. Can be several pages long.






46. Used for complex terms - or when it has multiple meanings. Indicate item - classify - and says what makes it unique.






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






48. The expanded version of the descriptive abstract. Covers conclusions and recommendations. Placed before full report.






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






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