Chap. 10.1 Vocab
Overall goal or reason
Purpose
Term for the accepted rules of conduct on the internet
Netiquette
The condition of both your body and mind
Health
Something serious that happens without warning and calls for immediate action
Emergency
List any 3 of the 7 good speaking habits discussed in class
1) Connect with audience
2) Match your body language to your message
3) Avoid nonwords
4) Stress key ideas
5) use correct pronunciation
6) Practice enunciation
7) Be positive
Anyone who receives information
Audience
A software program that arranges information in rows and columns
Spreadsheet
The substances in food that the body needs to produce energy
Nutrients
The emergency care given to a sick or injured person before help arrives
First Aid
What percentage of time is spent listening on the job?
55%
The exchange of information between senders and receivers
Communication
The study of numbers and their relationships
Mathematics
Type of job where you spend most of your time sitting
Sedentary
When injured workers receive financial help to cover lost wages or medical expenses
Worker's compensation
What are the 5 common forms of writing in business?
Memos, letters, reports, email
Listening and responding with full attention
Active listening
The systematic use of observations and experiments to gain knowledge
Science
All the things you do to be clean and healthy
Hygiene
A pattern of extreme eating behaviors
Eating disorder
What does ABC stand for in terms of an emergency?
Airway, Breathing, Circulation
Reading only the parts of a written work that outline or summarize its content
Previewing
The mental or physical tension that is the body's response to conflict
Stress
What does OSHA stand for?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What are the 6 food groups that make up MyPyramid's guide to good health?
Grains, Vegetables, Fruits, Oils, Milk, Meat/Beans
When you read through a book or document quickly, picking out main ideas and key points
Skimming
A physical or psychological need for a substance
Addiction
List 3 of the 11 tips for building math and science skills
Strengthen what you know, use a calculator to check your work, play match games, use another interest, organize information, develop observation skills, compare and contrast, look for cause and effect, go metric, ask for help, work with a buddy