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It is important to revise, edit, and proofread instructions to ensure that readers will be able to complete the task described safely.
True
According to Chapter 14, the safety of your company's products (and the effectiveness of your company's instructions) is a matter of contract law.
False
Which two types of organizational patterns are most commonly used for mechanism descriptions?
functional and spatial
According to Chapter 14, an effective process description fully describes which of the following?
substeps
Which of the following is an effective sentence definition?
Thermography is a printing process in which a special powder is added to the wet ink on the surface of the paper and then heated.
You are a technical writer for Landson Toy Company. Landson has just designed a new, more durable swing set for 6- to 10-year-olds. Which of the following should you NOT include in the Introduction to the assembly guide for the swing set?
the reasons the user should carry out the instructions
Several organizations have guidelines and standards for communicating information about safety. Which of the following is NOT one of these organizations?
Institute of Safety Ordinances (ISO)
H&G Garden Supplies is revising its instruction booklet for assembling and installing its redwood garden arbor. The set contains two 6-foot trellises, two planter boxes, and a pair of adjustable arches. Which of the following should you NOT include in the back matter of the instruction booklet?
safety information
Which of the following is the most effective title for a section in a set of instructions on bicycle maintenance and repair?
Adjusting the Yaw Angle of Caliper Brake Shoes
To minimize product-liability lawsuits in the event of improper use of Phillips lawn mowers, which of the following instructions should the company's lead technical writer NOT give to the company's manual writer?
For ease of use, place all safety information in the Introduction so that users can read through all of it at once before using the product. Then, in the instruction steps, merely cross-reference to the Introduction.
Test your knowledge on the importance of revising, editing, and proofreading instructions to ensure safe task completion. Learn about the significance of revising instructions and how it impacts task outcomes. Revise your understanding of editing and proofreading techniques.
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