October, 2009

Writing for Business - Data is or data are

Once all the data ______ in, we can set traps to identify the zombie’s controller.
a. is
b. are
Which is correct?

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1990’s or 1990s?

Which is correct?
The bandwidth demands of the average Internet user have increased dramatically since the _____.
a. 1990s
b. 1990’s
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Me, myself, I — which is correct?

Which is correct?
I requested copies of the marketing report for other team members and ____.
a. me
b. myself
c. I

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Between or among?

Which is correct?
They set up five mesh devices to create a high-bandwidth network _______ themselves without the need for a central access point.
a. between
b. among

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Open source — hyphenate or not?

Which is correct?
Open source describes any software whose source code is in the public domain or that is copyrighted and distributed under an ______________.
a. open source license
b. open-source license

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Please RSVP?

Which is correct?
We need to assign seating for the security seminar so _________ by next Friday.
a. RSVP
b. please RSVP

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“It’s” or “its” — which is correct?

Which is correct?
Maintaining an appropriate ambient temperature for hardware is essential to ____ performance and longevity.
a. it’s
b. its

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Hyphenation — low cost or low-cost?

Which is correct?
Cluster computing can also be used as a relatively______ form of parallel processing.
a. low cost
b. low-cost

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Which is correct — oriented or orientated?

Which is correct?
The user found that the application worked well if she could get the phone view ________ with the package barcode.
a. orientated
b. oriented

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Purposely or purposefully?

Which is correct?
Although most information breaches aren’t committed _________, the effects can be just as serious as if there had been a security attack.
a. purposely
b. purposefully

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