Professional and Technical Writing Unit 8 Review

What is the primary purpose of the textbook 'Professional and Technical Writing'?

• To document the history of technical writing

• To offer a single perspective on technical communication

• To provide a wide variety of materials on subjects in professional and technical communication

• To serve as a guide for laboratory experiments

Under which license is 'Professional and Technical Writing' published?

• Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

• Public Domain

• Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial

• GNU General Public License

What type of report is designed to record and convey information to the reader without analysis?

• Analytical Report

• Informational Report

• Technical Report

• Progress Report

Which of the following is NOT a function of progress reports?

• To provide a detailed financial audit

• To discuss problems in the project

• To reassure recipients that the project is going smoothly

• To give recipients a chance to evaluate your work

What is the primary use of a bar chart in formal reports?

• To illustrate a sequence of events

• To represent data with the height or length of rectangular bars

• To depict distribution of parts in a whole

• To present data or values in rows and columns

Which documentation style is NOT mentioned as acceptable for the Works Cited page in formal reports?

• CMS (Chicago Manual of Style)

• APA (American Psychological Association)

• MLA (Modern Language Association)

• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

What is the purpose of an executive summary in a formal report?

• To provide a detailed analysis of findings

• To introduce the team members involved in the report

• To present an overview of the report for time-saving purposes

• To list all the sources cited in the report

Which organizational pattern is suggested for use when the audience may lack interest in the topic?

• Chronology

• Importance

• Geography

• Best Case/Worst Case

What should the 'Discussion of Findings' section in a formal report include?

• A detailed financial plan

• The evidence for your conclusions

• A list of team members and their roles

• An index of all the graphics used in the report

What is NOT a part of the back matter components in a formal report?

• Executive Summary

• Works Cited

• Conclusions and Recommendations

• Introduction