Technical and Operational Definitions Quiz

1. What type of definition given below shows the specific meaning of a word or phrase used in defining the terms of a process?

• A. Definition

• B. Operational Definition

• C. Technical Definition

2. The statement below is an example of ______________.

• A. Operational Definition

• B. Technical Definition

3. Which of the following statements below is an example of an operational definition?

• A. Employee satisfaction is the number of days per month that the employee shows up to work on time.

• B. Research establishes facts and new findings through a systematic investigation.

• C. Generalization is a general statement, law, principle or proportion.

• D. Reference list, lists all the sources used in the research.

4. What do you call this type of definition that pertains to the weight of an object?

• A. Operational Definition

• B. Technical Definition

5. An operational definition is the specific meaning of a word or phrase given to it by the group of people who use the word in their specific _____________.

• A. Context

• B. Progress

• C. Concept

• D. Process

6. Which of the following statements DOES NOT belong to the group of technical definitions?

• A. A telephone is a device used to talk to people who are far away.

• B. Twitter is a social media platform that limits messages to 140 characters.

• C. Electric current refers to the force between two infinite parallel conductress, separated by a specified distance.

• D. Computers are devices or machines used in performing, assessing, evaluating, and following commands set by the users.

7. This term is a word or expression that has a precise meaning in some uses or is peculiar to science, art, profession, or subject.

• A. Method

• B. Ways

• C. Term

• D. Definition

8. Which of the following statements below categorizes operational definition?

• A. Stress is a force that strains and deforms a body.

• B. A paper micrometer is a small measuring instrument used to measure the thickness of a piece of paper.

• C. Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room temperature.

• D. Rain is drops of water falling from a cloud in the sky.

9. Which of the following statements below categorizes technical definition?

• A. Fuel is a substance that is burnt to produce energy.

• B. Organism is any object that grows and reproduces (has babies).

• C. In driving, a stall Is an operating condition in which a sudden and unexpected loss of power occurs.

• D. A paper micrometer is a small measuring instrument used to measure the thickness of a piece of paper.

10. Defining terms is one way of helping to resolve problems of _______.

• A. Ambiguity

• B. Difficulty

• C. Clarity

• D. Faculty