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beta test
outside review of a technical document
blog
is a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption
brainstorming
A method used to generate a list of potential ideas or topics
communication
conflicts, face to face, greeting, listening and reading carefully, nonverbal behaviors,
dangling phrase
an expression at the end or beginning of a sentence that adds little to the meaning of the sentence
empathy
is an understanding of and identification with another person’s situation, thoughts,and feelings
incident management
- provide user with the information he or she needs
- manage stress levels for both the user and support agent
- ensure that the incident progresses from start to finish in an effective way
- make the user more self reliant
ergonomics
the study of how to design a workplace that promotes user health, safety, and productivity
idiom
a word or phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the separate words in a phrase
technical accuracy test
an edit pass through a draft in which a writer tests any procedural or technical steps in a document by performing them with the technology; helps reduce errors in step-by-step instructions or other yechnical information
help desk provide
a single point of contact for users in need of support services
myers-briggs
a personality analysis commonly used in business and industry to identify worker personality and work style preferences
reference format
a document organizational style that pulls together all the information on a specific topic in a single page, section, or chapter
hypothesis testing
formulating a hypothesis about the cause of a problem and designing an experiment (test) that will prove or disprove the hypothesis
metacognition
the ability to think about thinking;the ability of a troubleshooter to step back from a problem-solving situation and analyze his or her thought process
cost of a computer system over a period of years
TCO-total cost of ownership
module replacement
a problem-solving strategy that involves replacing a hardware or software component whose operational status is unknown with a component that is known to work
problem solving
look for a simple, obvious solution attempt to replicate the problem examine the configuration initiate a root cause analysis view a system as a group of subsystems use a module replacement strategy apply a hypothesis-testing approach restore a base configuration
troubleshooting tools
communication basic listening active listening probes critical questions explanations verification information resources personnel experience scripts and checklist knowledge bases coworkers and professionals social media RSS feed
support agent
help desk support or troubleshooter
troubleshooter
help desk support or support agent
plagiarizing
the act of using someone else’s documentation and not giving them the credit
MOST user support staff members receive on-the-job training and continuing education?
True
computer peripheral
anything connecting to the computer
reasons new or upgraded hardware or software do not operate correctly
did not check capability list
no driver
corrupted driver
upgrade corrupted
technical writing
uses short, declarative sentences, brief phrases, and list
most important point at beginning
should be concise, not cryptic
not humorous
common documentation for a technical documentation
Sequential- steo by step
Hierarchical- flows from top to bottom
outside review of a technical document
like a beta test of a new document.
organization when it comes to writing criteria
INTRODUCTION purpose of the document who are the intended readers of the document why read the document BODY specific task steps common problems users encounter SUMMARY review of the main points links or references to additional information
a task that a worker can either perform or not perform is called….
essential knowledge
distributed computing links
a computing environment in which the needs of the organization and its workers determine the location of computer resources
diagnostic software tools
remote access team viewer logmein rapidassist pcanywhere gotomypc
dissatisfied customers
lengthy support incidents
repeated callbacks or help desk contacts
complaints and ill-will that are often communicated to potential clients,
incidents that need to be rerouted to a higher-level support agent or manager
product returns and requestes for a refund