Technical Writing Skills Certification
What
would you call a report that gives a background on a particular topic, say
greenhouse gases?
a.
Evaluation report
b.
Technical background report
c.
Technical background specifications report
d.
Secondary research background report
Choose
the correct sentence
a.
Unless the world controls its population, mankind will continue to face one
problem after another
b.
Unless the world does not control its population, mankind will continue lo face
one problem after another
c.
Unless the world controls its population, till then mankind will continue lo
face one problem after another
d.
Unless the world fails lo control its population, mankind will continue lo face
one problem after another
State
whether true or false
Different
states have different copyright laws in America
a. True
b.
False
A
PDF file can be viewed if ___________ is installed
a.
Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
b.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
c.
Macromedia Flash MX
d.
WinRAR Arc hive r
How
can you resize the width or height of a picture in a Microsoft Word document?
a. By
dragging the sizing handles that appear at the edges of the picture
b. By
altering the height and width values on the "Size" Tab available at
the Format -> Picture menu
c. By
right-clicking on the picture and selecting the Formal Picture dialog box Then
select the Size tab and change the height and width values
d. By
right-clicking on the picture and choosing the "Picture Size" option
An
"Executive Summary" can be part of a :
a.
Business Proposal
b.
Control Plan
c.
Investment Plan
d.
Business Plan
A
diamond shaped box in a flowchart signifies :
a. A
start/end symbol
b. A
decision that must be made
c. The
flow of control
d.
Processing steps
e.
Input/output
The
__________ abstract should include all the important sections of the report
a.
garrulous
b.
feasibility
c.
descriptive
d.
informative
Which
are the two types of specification documentations?
a.
Design
b.
Technological
c.
Functional
d.
Logistical
How
are spelling errors displayed in Microsoft Word?
a. A
green wavy line under the wrong spelling
b. The
word with the wrong spelling has a strike-through font
c. A
red wavy line under the wrong spelling
d. The
color of the word with the wrong spelling will change to red
You
have to prepare an essay in Microsoft Word consisting of only 250 words. What
is the most convenient way for you to count the total number of words in your
document?
a.
First justify the document (both left and right justified), then count the
number of words on one line, and multiply them by the number of lines lo get a
rough count
b.
Select the text that you have to count and right-click the mouse Choose the
"Word count" option
c.
Choose the "Word count" from the Review Tab main menu
d.
Choose the "Paragraph statistics" option under the View menu
e.
Count each word one by one, since there is currently no tool available for
counting the number of words
A
legal violation of a copyright could be a(n) ____________.
a. Social
mailer
b. Criminal
mailer
c. Political
mailer
d. Civil
mailer
e. Academic
mailer
Which
is the standard language used to create Web pages?
a. JavaScript
b. Hypertext
Markup Language (HTML)
c. C
d. C++
Does
a user guide usually contain warranties and disclaimers?
a.
Yes
b. No
Which
of the following are Help Authoring Software?
a.
Microsoft HTML Help
b.
RoboHelp HTML
c.
Made-to-Help
d. HTML
Help
Choose
the right option(s) lo fill in the blank(s)
I
find it very hard to remember __________ letters entrusted to me. I remember __________ to do so scores of
limes
a.
posting, to forget
b. to
post, to forget
c. to
post, forgetting
d. posting,
forgetting
A
Business Plan Report usually contains :
a. A
plan seeking to start a new business
b. A
proposal seeking approval to do a specific project
c. A
plan seeking approval to do developmental work on an existing project
In
Microsoft Excel, you select the row headings 10, 11, and 12 and then choose the
menu option Insert -> Rows. What will happen?
a.
Three new rows will be inserted after row 12
b. One
new row will be inserted after row 12
c.
Three new rows will be inserted after row 9
d. One
new row will be inserted after row 9
The
average number of words in a sentence should be :
a.
Between 10-20
b.
Morethan30
c. Less
than 8
d.
Between 30-35
State
whether true or false
A
Table of Contents is the same as an Index
a. True
b.
False
What
is a "white paper?
a. An
authoritative and detailed report
b. A
conclusive report
c. A
blank page on a computer screen
d. A
blue print of what a final document should look like
What
is a "procedure?
a. A
list of steps that tells the user how to perform a task
b. A
description of the technical specifications &
c. A
description of how a system operates
Which
of the following statement(s) is/are true about Technical Evaluation Reports?
a. The
Evaluation report is also called the feasibility report
b. The
Evaluation report mentions whether the proposed method is practically and
logically possible or not
c. The
Evaluation report always recommends the company lo use the proposed method
STC
stands for :
a. Society
for Technical Communication
b. Society
for Technical Contents
c. Standard
Technical Contents
d. Standard
Technical Communication
A
document written in the ___________ tense sends the message immediately and is
easier lo comprehend.
a. past
b. present
c. past
continuous
d. future
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
State
whether true or false
A
copyright in the context of authorship immediately becomes the property of the
person who wrote the work.
a. True
b. False
State
whether true or false
A
person's work is only recognized as original if it has a copyright notice
attached.
a. True
b. False
Choose
the correct sentence.
a. A
gentleman was walking along a road dressed in blue with green trees on both
sides.
b. A
dressed in blue gentleman was walking along a road with green trees on both
sides.
c. A
gentleman was walking along a road with green trees on both sides dressed in
blue.
d. A
gentleman dressed in blue was walking along a road with green trees on both
sides.
Which
of the following are the characteristic features of "Plain English"?
a. Keeping
sentences short
b. Using
active voice
c. Using
words that are appropriate for the reader
d. Using
passive voice
The
name for a set of fonts is termed :
a. Typeface
b. Typefront
c. Keyword
face
d. Typefont
face
PDF
is an acronym for :
a. Protected
Document Format
b. Portable
Data File
c. Portable
Document Formatting
d. Portable
Document Format
What
does a circle indicate in a flowchart?
a.
It indicates that a particular step is connected with some other parts of a
program
b. It
indicates the beginning of the process
c. It
indicates a decision to be taken in the process
d. It
indicates a linear flow of the process
Choose
the correct pronouns lo fill in the blanks
Let
_________ all go for a walk except __________, because __________ is so tired
a. we,
she, she
b.
us, her, she
c. us,
she, she
d. we,
her, she
What
are "abstracts"?
a. Conclusions
of the report contents
b. Comments
on the report contents
c. Summaries
of the contents of a report or a document
Using
the thoughts and writings of other people and passing them as your own is known
as ____________.
a.
Altruism
b.
Copying
c.
Plagiarism
d.
Hedonism
e.
Imitation
Choose
the correct option among the following
You
have opened a page through Internet Explorer and want to see that page on your
desktop. You should click the menu, click on ____________ and then click
a.
Send, File, Shortcut to Desktop
b.
File, Send, Shortcut to Desktop
c.
File, New, Shortcut to Desktop
d.
View, Send, Shortcut to Desktop
What
is the quickest way to select all the columns of a worksheet in Microsoft Excel
2007?
a.
Click on 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 Ctrl, 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 headings and row headings meet
The
first thing you should do when you are starting out to write a technical report
is to
a.
Decide what type of document you are required lo write
b.
Decide on the items you will put in the glossary
c.
Write the index of the report
d.
Write the technical specifications of the product or service you are writing
about
What
should you do to avoid plagiarism?
a. Just
make sure lo copy from obscure sources
b.
Cite sources when using copyrighted material
c.
Obtain permission before using copyrighted material
d. Use
only Government sources
e. None
of the above