Engl 316Technical Communication

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1. In the best technical documents, the writer "disappears."
   1. TRUE
   2. FALSE
2. Raw data is a highly usable type of information.
   1. TRUE
   2. FALSE
3. Effective communicators "let the data speak for themselves."
   1. TRUE
   2. FALSE
4. As you advance in your profession, your ability to communicate is likely to become more important than your technical background.
   1. TRUE
   2. FALSE
5. Direct, straightforward communication is valued by all cultures.
   1. TRUE
   2. FALSE

6. A computer can transmit data, but it cannot give to the information.
7. Executives consistently rank skills as the most vital of employee qualities.

8. A technical document focuses on
   1. the subject
   2. the writer's feelings
   3. both the subject and the writer's feelings
   4. marketing
   5. none of these
9. A technical document is based on
   1. intuition
   2. usable information
   3. the writer's deepest impressions
   4. inspiration
   5. none of these
10. The language of a technical document is
    1. entertaining
    2. efficient
    3. confidently judgmental
    4. prosaic
    5. none of these