bcomm 11 – Flashcards

which of the following statements about business reports is most accurate?

what is the purpose of business reports?

which of the following reports is an example of an informational report?

Which of the following reports is an example of an analytical report?

In which of the following situations should the direct pattern of organization be used for a business report?

In which of the following situations should the indirect pattern of organization be used for a business report?

An indirectly organized analytical report might follow which outline?

A directly organized informational report might follow which outline?

Which of the following reports would most likely be written using an informal writing style?

You must write a business report for a client and want to use a formal writing style. Which of the following should you do?

Which of the following constructions uses the best writing style for a formal report?

Informal reports are written in a style that uses

Which of the following types of reports would not be sent to someone outside the organization?

Short (eight or fewer pages) informal reports addressed outside an organization are usually presented in

Long formal reports are usually printed on plain paper in

Which of the following is an example of a digital report?

The first step in writing a report is to

Pamela will be writing a complex report about a research study she's conducting. Which of the following should she do?

Which of the following is an effective statement of purpose for an informational report?

The issues or elements to be investigated in a research project are defined in the

An expanded statement of purpose for a study includes three additional factors. What are they?

Heidi is writing a report about ways to reduce the time it takes to process a customer return and is determining why the topic is worth investigating at this time. Heidi is looking at the

Lydia is anticipating the audience for a report she is writing. What question should she ask during this stage of the writing process?

In planning his report, Darren breaks the major investigative problem into subproblems. This process is sometimes called

A good work plan for a business research project includes

What type of data result from reading what others have experienced or observed and written down?

Nadia is conducting research on the use of social networking sites by observing how her coworkers use these tools in the workplace. What type of data is she collecting?

You should begin nearly every business report assignment by

A collection of information stored electronically so that it can be accessed by computer and digitally searched is a(n)

ABI/INFORM, Factiva, LexisNexis Academic, and Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) are

sources of primary information include

Which of the following is a useful guideline for preparing effective surveys?

the best question to include in a survey is

Which of the following is an effective question to use in a survey?

Tarryn, a student who is researching forensic accounting, is preparing to interview an experienced accountant. To conduct an effective interview, Tarryn should

Which of the following situations would most likely require observation or scientific experimentation?

Select the least accurate statement about the Web.

Select the most accurate statement about the Web.

Google, Yahoo, Bing, About, and Ask are examples of

Which of the following is the best advice for searching the Web?

Select the most accurate statement about sources found on the Web.

Derrick is evaluating the information he found on a Web site before he includes it in his business report. He asks, "When was this Web site last updated?" What is Derrick evaluating?

Nadia will carefully document her sources in a report she must submit to her boss. Which of the following is a reason that Nadia should document her sources?

Which of the following statements would need to be documented in a report?

paraphrasing

Knowledgeable report writers use direct quotations to

Kayla has a large amount of quantitative data made up of exact figures to present in a report. Kayla should present this data using a(n)

The best choice for showing changes in a company's monthly sales for Fiscal Year 2012 is a(n)

Trace needs to illustrate the percentage each expense represents of total company expenses. His best choice is a(n)

When incorporating a graphic in the body of your report, you should