A Newly Hired Colleague Has Asked for Your Advice About

question 50

Multiple Choice

A newly hired colleague has asked for your advice about revising e-mail messages, text messages, and tweets. What is the best advice you can give her? 

• A)In today's fast-paced digital age, you shouldn't take time to revise e-mail messages, text messages, or tweets because doing so reduces productivity.
• B)People don't expect informal text messages and tweets to be perfect, so don't worry about revising them.
• C)To avoid messages that waste time, create confusion, and reduce your credibility, take time to revise e-mail messages, text messages, and tweets.
• D)Text messages and tweets are too informal to be used in a business environment.

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Definitions:

Desktop

A computer interface designed for use on a regular desk or table, or the primary user interface of a computer.

C: Drive

The primary storage partition on a computer's hard drive, traditionally designated for the operating system and software installations.

Recycle Bin

A folder on a computer where deleted files are temporarily stored, allowing users to recover files they may have deleted by mistake.

Tiles

Square or rectangular individual screen elements that can be clicked on to access applications, files, or functions on devices with graphical interfaces.