Chapter 10 Vocab

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Cautions

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Statements designed to keep a person from harming the mechanism with which he or she is working.

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Concurrent Testing

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Determining the usefulness of a product or an activity by observing someone's performance while he or she is using the product or engaging in the activity.

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Explanation

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Information coming after a step that provides additional data to clarify the step.

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Field-test

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To check instructions with a small sample of people to see whether the instructions are clear.

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Imperative Mood

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The form of a verb that signals a command or an instruction.

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Instructions

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The sequence of steps explaining how to complete a task.

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Online Instructions

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Instructions using computer technology as the medium; include help menus, CD-ROMs, and web-based instructions.

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Retrospective Testing

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Checking the usefulness of a product or an activity after someone has used the product or performed the activity.

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Step

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One action in a set of instructions.

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Warnings

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Statements designed to keep a person from being harmed.