Technical Writing, English Language

Question: 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.

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Question: 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.

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Question: 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 to 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.

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Question: The average number of words in a sentence should be:
A
Between 10-20

B
More than 30

C
Less than 8

D
Between 30-35

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Question: Documents that help to get an organization hired or approved to undertake a project are known as:
A
Business Proposals

B
Business Plans

C
Investment Plans

D
Bidding Plans

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Question: 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

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Question: What does the term "Glossary" mean?
A
An ordered list of phrases.

B
An alphabetic list of words and phrases in which each word or phrase is defined.

C
An unordered list of words and phrases.

D
None of these

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Question: 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 Format 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

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Question: The ______ appears before (and, possibly, immediately after) the table of contents in a document.
A
White matter

B
White paper

C
Front paper

D
Front matter

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Question: 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 to 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

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Question: What does a circle indicate in a flowchart?

Question: What is the quickest way to select all the columns of a worksheet in Microsoft Excel 2007?

Question: The first thing you should do when you are starting out to write a technical report is to:

Question: The average number of words in a sentence should be:

Question: Documents that help to get an organization hired or approved to undertake a project are known as:

Question: What would you call a report that gives a background on a particular topic, say greenhouse gases?

Question: What does the term "Glossary" mean?

Question: How can you resize the width or height of a picture in a Microsoft Word document?

Question: The ______ appears before (and, possibly, immediately after) the table of contents in a document.

Question: 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?