Technical Writing Basics
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What is the main purpose of technical writing?

  • To inform and persuade the audience (correct)
  • To express thoughts and personal experiences of the author
  • To describe and document scientific or industrial processes
  • To entertain and captivate the audience
  • Which readers are included in the audience for technical writing?

  • Technical, managerial, and general readers (correct)
  • Managerial readers only
  • General readers only
  • Technical readers only
  • What type of information does technical writing primarily deal with?

  • Personal thoughts and experiences of the author
  • Factual and straight forward (correct)
  • Imaginative and artistic
  • Specialized vocabulary
  • In what style is general writing commonly presented?

    <p>Informal, artistic, non-structured format</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the tone of technical writing?

    <p>Objective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of technical writing?

    <p>Entertaining and captivating</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of general writing?

    <p>To entertain and captivate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which style is commonly used in technical writing?

    <p>Standard structured format</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what manner does technical writing deliver information?

    <p>Concise and objective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of readers are included in the audience for technical writing?

    <p>Technical readers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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