Technical Writing

Question 1

Technical readers love lists. Therefore, when writing, seek opportunities to convert full sentences into lists.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Is the following sentence Active or Passive? Performance was measured.

Accepted Answer

Passive

Question 3

Which questions should be answered in a paragraph in Technical Writing?

Accepted Answer

What, why and how

Question 4

What is an acronym?

Accepted Answer

The acronym for Telekinetic Tactile Network is TTN

Question 5

Which option should you prefer for Technical Writing?

Accepted Answer

can

Question 6

What is the correct example of using acronyms?

Accepted Answer

This document is for engineers of the Telekinetic Tactile Network (TTN).

Question 7

What is a pronoun?

Accepted Answer

Pronouns point to a previously introduced noun. (he, she, it, they, that)

Question 8

Which version is better for Technical Writing?

Accepted Answer

This design document describes Project Frambus.

Question 9

Why should you be careful when using pronouns in Technical Writing?

Accepted Answer

Pronouns tend to introduce errors because they are ambiguous.

Question 10

Which option should you prefer for Technical Writing?

Accepted Answer

find

Question 11

Which statement is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

In TW you should use words like “should”, “maybe”, “actually”,

Question 12

Your document introduces a new term that is unfamiliar to all of your target audience. What do you do with the term?

Accepted Answer

I help my target audience by defining the term.

Question 13

What is an “embedded” list?

Accepted Answer

This: The API enables callers to create A, analyzse B, delete C, and...

Question 14

Which statement is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

Use a comma to paste together two independent thoughts.

Question 15

Is the following sentence Active or Passive? Open the configuration file.

Accepted Answer

Active

Question 16

What is a glossary in technical writing? A glossary is…

Accepted Answer

… a list of terms with an explanation/definition

Question 17

Should you use acronyms in Technical Writing? Which statement in NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

You shouldn't use acronyms because it's difficult for readers to process it

Question 18

How could you replace the phrase “at this point in time” with a shorter word?

Accepted Answer

now

Question 19

Which statement is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

Shorter documentation increases costs of translation.

Question 20

How should terms be used in Technical Writing?

Accepted Answer

TW is about being precise. I use the same terms throughout the document.

Question 21

What is NOT a rule on using pronouns in Technical Writing?

Accepted Answer

For nouns that are male or female in German, use the pronouns “he" or "she"

Question 22

Choose the better version for Technical Writing!

Accepted Answer

Dividing by zero raises the exception.

Question 23

Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

Samantha is a wonderful coder. She writes abundant tests.

Question 24

Does punctuation play a role when using lists?

Accepted Answer

If the list item is a sentence, use sentence capitalization and punctuation

Question 25

What is a semicolon?

Accepted Answer

;

Question 26

Is the following sentence Active or Passive? Set the Frombus variable to False

Accepted Answer

Active

Question 27

Which statement is correct?

Accepted Answer

A period separates distinct thoughts; a semicolon unites related thoughts.

Question 28

Choose the better version for Technical Writing!

Accepted Answer

Compilers issue errors when you omit a colon at the end of a statement.

Question 29

What should you do with terms that might be unfamiliar to some or all of your target audience?

Accepted Answer

If the term already exists, link to a good existing explanation/definition.

Question 30

Is the following sentence Active or Passive? The programmer measured the performance.

Accepted Answer

Active

Question 31

What does unambiguous mean?

Accepted Answer

Eindeutig, unmissverständlich, unzweideutig

Question 32

Should we rather use Passive Voice or Active Voice in Technical Writing?

Accepted Answer

Active Voice

Question 33

Which statement about "the curse of knowledge" (COK) is correct?

Accepted Answer

Experts have a difficult time explaining a topic in easy words.

Question 34

Which verbs should you avoid in Technical Writing?

Accepted Answer

occur; happen; forms of “be”: is, are, am, was, were;

Question 35

Choose the better version for Technical Writing!

Accepted Answer

The system generates this error message when…

Question 36

Which type of list should you NOT use for Technical Writing?

Accepted Answer

Embedded lists

Question 37

Before publishing technical documentation, you should check for extraneous words. What are extraneous words?

Accepted Answer

Words that are unnecessary. (consume space without nourishing the reader)

Question 38

Is the following sentence Active or Passive? Read-only access is provided by MutableInput.

Accepted Answer

Passive

Question 39

Which list should always start with imperative verbs?

Accepted Answer

Numbered list

Question 40

How should acronyms be used in Technical Writing?

Accepted Answer

Spell out the full term and then put the acronym in parentheses.

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