January 26, 2010 2:26 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
active voice or passive voice,
Business writing,
CIO,
grammar,
Quiz,
sentence structure,
writingWhich sentence is better?
a. The developers adopted a scrum model to speed up the process.
b. A scrum model was adopted to speed up the development process.
January 25, 2010 3:39 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
effect vs. affect,
grammar,
personal effects or personal affects,
Quiz,
word meaningWhich is correct?
Among the items you should never leave on your desk are _____________ with sensitive information, such as credit card statements.
a. personal affects
b. personal effects
January 21, 2010 4:05 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
acronyms,
Business writing,
CIO,
grammar,
how to pronounce SQL,
Quiz,
SQL,
SQL injection,
website securityWhich is correct?
___ SQL injection attack takes advantage of poor website coding practices.
a. A
b. An
Continued »
January 20, 2010 5:30 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
grammar,
one word or two,
Quiz,
spelling,
virtual servers,
wherever or where everWhich is correct?
_________ a virtual server runs, its storage volumes should be accessible.
a. Wherever
b. Where ever
January 18, 2010 6:55 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
founder or flounder,
grammar,
Quiz,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
Apple ________ for some time after Jobs left.
a. foundered
b. floundered
Continued...
January 14, 2010 5:33 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly misunderstood terms,
commonly misused words,
corporate governance,
eggcorns,
grammar,
ilk vs. elk,
Quiz,
spelling,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
The ever-increasing emphasis on good corporate governance is partially a response to the malfeasance of Bernie Madoff and his ____.
a. ilk
b. elk
January 13, 2010 7:56 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
administer vs. administrate,
Business writing,
CIO,
grammar,
Quiz,
word choiceWhich is correct?
When time is an issue, a disk cloning product that is fast and easy to _________ is important.
a. administrate
b. administer
January 11, 2010 2:44 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
grammar,
possessives,
Quiz,
six month's worth or six month's worth,
time periodsWhich is correct?
The CFO suggested that the most practical solution might be to outsource the outstanding ____________ worth of backlog.
a. six month's
b. six months'
c. six months
January 7, 2010 1:28 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly misused words,
grammar,
Quiz,
word choiceWhich is correct?
You should explore data archiving long before there's a risk that your storage limit will be _____.
a. met
b. reached
