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Chapter 21: Technical Descriptions and Specifications

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Technical description differs from technical definition in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

	A. Description and definition do not depend on each other within any technical explanation.
	B. Technical description includes product description.
	C. Description helps the user "visualize" information.
	D. Product description gives the "do-it-yourselfer" a clear mental image of a device and its parts.
	E. Anyone wanting to understand the steps in a complex event relies on process description.

A product description of a hot water maker would include all of the following EXCEPT:

	A. What the model looks like.
	B. What the model is made of.
	C. What a hot water maker is.
	D. How the model works.
	E. What are the parts of your hot water maker.

A process description of a hot water maker would include all of the following EXCEPT:

	A. Explains what the thermostat does.
	B. Explains how the model circulates hot boiler water.
	C. Explains what happens to the boiler water after the heat energy is removed.
	D. Tells when the hot water maker turns on during your use of hot water.
	E. Rates your model for efficiency against other models.

Elements of a usable description would include all of the following EXCEPT:

	A. A clear and limiting document title.
	B. An appropriate level of detail and technicality.
	C. Objective and impartial evaluations.
	D. Jargon and overly technical language.
	E. Visuals that repeat, restate, or reinforce the prose.

You may achieve objectivity by doing all of the following EXCEPT:

	A. Focus on details any observer could recognize.
	B. Use complicated technical terms or jargon.
	C. Aim writing at the layperson.
	D. Focus on details a camera would record.
	E. Use precise but plain language.

Any item or process has its own logical sequence based on all of the following EXCEPT:

	A. The way it appears as a static object.
	B. The way its parts operate in order.
	C. The way it appears as a dynamic, moving object.
	D. The way its parts are assembled.
	E. Its spatial, functional, and chronological relationships.

A situation involving a product description for a nontechnical audience includes all of the following EXCEPT:

	A. Includes definition and function of the product.
	B. Includes specific technical data.
	C. Presumes general knowledge about the product.
	D. Gives information in layman's terms to help visualize and understand how the product works.
	E. Focuses on specifics of the system that relate to the targeted audience rather than on the entire system.

A situation requiring a process description for a nontechnical audience includes all of the following EXCEPT:

	A. Explains the problem at the lowest level of technicality, presuming audience members are unaware of the issue.
	B. Uses vivid explanations to engage the audience's interest.
	C. Previews the major steps involved in the problem.
	D. Gives a brief description of the issue's process.
	E. Divides the explanation of the issue into many complicated steps.

Examples of technical marketing literature aimed at a broad array of audiences include all of the following EXCEPT:

	A. Proposals.
	B. Brochures.
	C. Web pages.
	D. Fact sheets.
	E. Business letters.

A checklist for the usability of a technical description would include all of the following EXCEPT:

	A. Writing the description in plain and grammatical English.
	B. Having a level of technicality appropriate for the audience.
	C. Arranging the description in the clearest possible sequence.
	D. Discussing a part before it is defined.
	E. Having visuals appear whenever they can provide clarification.

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