Technical Writing Exam
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Choose the best answer:
- 1.
- A.
A gentlemen was walking along a road dressed in blue with green trees in both sides.
- B.
A dressed in blue gentlemen was walking along a road with green tress on both sides.
- C.
A gentlemen was walking along a road with green tress on both sides dressed blue.
- D.
A gentlemen dressed in blue was walking a road with green tress on both sides.
- 2.
- A.
First justify the document ( both left and right), then count the number of words on one, and multiply number of lines to get a rough.
- B.
Select text which you have to count and right click the mouse, choose the " Word Count" option.
- C.
Choose the "Word Count" from the menu.
- D.
Choose the " Paragraph Statistics" option under View Menu.
- E.
Count each word one by one, since, there is currently no tool available for counting the number of words.
- 3.3. What is abstract?
- A.
Conclusion of the report contents
- B.
Comments on the report content
- C.
Summaries of the content of a report or a document
- 4.4. Choose the correct preposition to fill in the blank. All the people injured in the accident been admitted_________ a hospital.
- A.
In
- B.
To
- C.
Into
- D.
Inside
- 5.5. Which of the following sentences/ options describes an "index"
- A.
Product names and technical terminology that are including document
- B.
A method of accessing the information that is included in the document
- C.
An ordered list of words and phrases
- 6.6.In Microsoft Excel, you select the row headings 10,11 and 12 then choose the menu option Insert --> Row. What will happen?
- A.
Three rows will be inserted after a row 12
- B.
One new row will be inserted after a row 12
- C.
Three rows will be inserted after row 9
- D.
One new row will be inserted after row 9
- 7.7. If you want to write a technical report on how type-1 diabetes is treated, you will probably include:
- A.
What causes type-1 diabetes.
- B.
Effects of the disease on the offspring of the affected.
- C.
How the disease is treated.
- D.
The kind of technologies available to treat the disease.
- 8.8. What would you call a report that gives a background on a particular topic, say green house gases?
- A.
Evaluation Report
- B.
Technical Background Report
- C.
Technical Background specification Report
- D.
Secondary Research Background Report
- 9.9. Which of the following is a diagram drawing software application used to draw diagrams like flow charts?
- A.
Visio
- B.
Photoshop
- C.
Flash
- D.
Oracle
- 10.10. What are screen shots?
- A.
Graphics of computer screens that are captured to be inserted in technical document.
- B.
Pictures that are downloaded from the internet and inserted in a document, for instance, to help illustrate the instruction manual.
- C.
Graphics that are created by a designer as an illustrated step-by-step manual.
- D.
All of the above.
- 11.11. What are the quickest way to select all the columns in a worksheet in Microsoft Excel?
- A.
Click the column heading of the first column press shift and then click on the column heading of the last column
- B.
Click on the column heading of the first column, press control and then click on the column heading of the last column.
- C.
Choose edit , select all from the main menu
- D.
Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column heading and row heading meet.
- 12.12. How would you describe a process?
- A.
A prescription of the steps that user takes to perform a task
- B.
A description of the overall performance of a system
- C.
A description of a system or how a system operates
- D.
A series of steps taken to perform an action in a task.
- 13.
- A.
Select your country from the drops lists in the country fields
- B.
Select your country from the drop down list in the country field
- C.
Select your country from the drop down list in the country field
- D.
Select your country from the drop-down list in the country's field
- 14.14. Which of the following best defines RoboHELP?
- A.
It is an operating system
- B.
It is an application software that assists amateurs in technical writing
- C.
It is a software that assist amateurs in technical writing
- D.
It is utility software that helps designs graphics
- E.
It is a flowcharting tool
- 15.15. A document that consists of instruction on how to use or troubleshoot a product is known as a__________.
- A.
Help Guide
- B.
Troubleshooting Guide
- C.
Design Pamphlet
- D.
User Guide
- 16.16. Choose the correct sentence(s).
- A.
Unless the world is control its population, mankind will continue to face one problem another.
- B.
Unless the world does not control its population, mankind will continue to face one problem after another.
- C.
Unless the world does not control its population, till then mankind will continue to face one problem after another.
- D.
Unless the world fails to control its population, mankind will continue to face one problem after another
- 17.17. Which of the following are characteristic features of "Plain English"
- A.
Keeping sentence short
- B.
Using active voice
- C.
Using words that are appropriate for the reader
- D.
Using passive voice
- 18.18. STC stands for
- A.
Society for Technical Communication
- B.
Society for Technical Contents
- C.
Standard Technical Contents
- D.
Standard Technical Communication
- 19.19. What does "flaming " refer to?
- A.
Tutering a chat room without an invitation
- B.
Either sending a derogatory email "verbally" attacking someone in a chat.
- C.
Creating a raunchy or otherwise unsuitable moniker
- D.
Asking a moderator to get involved in a discussion
- 20.20. When writing an email it is generally a good idea for your paragraphs to be ___________
- A.
Long
- B.
Short
- C.
In a huge font making them easier to read
- D.
Always indented
- E.
None of the above
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