Deck 12: Descriptions

Question 1

The most precise technical descriptions are

A) creative.
B) vividly subjective.
C) visionary.
D) objective.
E) All of these answers are correct.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Keep governmental and industry standards in mind as you write specifications.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The three types of organizational patterns (or sequences) for descriptions are_________ , ________, and________.

Answer 3

spatial, functional, chronological

Question 4

Customers are the primary audience for specifications.

Question 5

When writing specifications,

A) use consistent terminology.
B) always provide a brief introduction and summary.
C) avoid referring to other specifications.
D) limit the use of lists.
E) a and c.

Question 6

Descriptions often include definitions first.

Question 7

Objective descriptions filter out personal feelings and focus on observable details.

Question 8

Descriptions answer questions such as

A) What does it look like?.
B) How does it happen?
C) What are its parts?
D) a and c.
E) All of the above.

Question 9

Technical descriptions and definitions are never used together.

Question 10

Users of any technical description need as much information as possible.

Question 11

When planning a complex description,

A) create an outline.
B) determine the technical level of the audience.
C) decide what not to include.
D) a and b.
E) a, b, and c.

Question 12

The two broad categories of descriptions are ________descriptions and ________descriptions.

Question 13

Specifications help ensure

A) quality.
B) consistency.
C) safety.
D) quality and safety.
E) quality, consistency, and safety.

Question 14

Descriptions are a type of specification.

Question 15

Descriptions based on feelings are considered ___________, whereas descriptions based on fact are ________.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about sequences is most accurate?

A) To describe how something works, use a spatial sequence.
B) To describe how something is assembled, use a chronological sequence.
C) To describe how something looks, use a spatial sequence.
D) Never use more than one sequence to describe something.
E) Always use more than one sequence to describe something.

Question 17

Consistency is not a key feature of specifications.

Question 18

Visuals in descriptions

A) are rarely needed to facilitate understanding.
B) can stand alone without labels or captions.
C) can clarify your prose description for the reader.
D) should be used only for non-technical audiences.
E) should always be placed in appendices and never in the text.

Question 19

Any item can be described in only one way.

Question 20

The title of a description should be clear and limited.