Deck 4: Creating and Formatting Information Graphics

Question 1

Graphical elements increase ____.

A) mood
B) apprehension
C) feelings
D) visual literacy

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following SmartArt layout types is used to show how parts relate to a whole?

A) Matrix
B) Process
C) Pyramid
D) Cycle

Answer 2

A

Question 3

When working in a Text Pane, which of the following shortcut keys adds a tab character?

A) TAB
B) ENTER
C) CTRL+TAB
D) F7

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The ____ assists you in creating a graphic because you can direct your attention to developing and editing the message without being concerned with the actual graphic.

A) Slide Pane
B) Text Pane
C) Notes Pane
D) none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following chart types divides a single total into parts to illustrate how the segments differ from each other and the whole?

A) Scatter
B) Pie
C) Column
D) Bar

Question 6

A(n) ____ often can help convey relationships between key points in your presentation.

A) illustration
B) slide background color
C) text box
D) worksheet

Question 7

Audiences generally focus first on the ____ displayed on a slide.

A) links
B) text
C) visual elements
D) colors

Question 8

Which of the following chart types shows trends over a continuous period of time?

A) Bar
B) Scatter
C) Line
D) Pie

Question 9

Audience members recall more material during a presentation when clear graphics are displayed ____.

A) verbally
B) visually
C) in 3-D
D) upside down

Question 10

Which of the following SmartArt layout types is used to show proportional relationships with the largest component at the top or bottom?

A) Pyramid
B) Cycle
C) Process
D) Hierarchy

Question 11

Which of the following SmartArt layout types is used to show non-sequential information?

A) Process
B) Cycle
C) List
D) Matrix

Question 12

To check spelling in a Text Pane, press ____.

A) TAB
B) SHIFT+F10
C) F9
D) F7

Question 13

Which of the following SmartArt layout types is used to illustrate connections?

A) Matrix
B) Relationship
C) List
D) Cycle

Question 14

Which of the following chart types uses vertical bars to compare values over a period of time?

A) Line
B) Column
C) Bar
D) Pie

Question 15

When Excel is installed, the default chart type for a PowerPoint slide is a(n) ____ chart.

A) 3-D Exploded Pie
B) Clustered Bar
C) X-Y Scatter
D) Clustered Column

Question 16

To close the Text Pane, you can press the ____ key(s).

A) CTRL+TAB
B) ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
C) ALT+F4
D) ESC

Question 17

Which of the following chart types displays the effect on one variable when another variable changes?

A) Scatter
B) Bar
C) Pie
D) Line

Question 18

You can convert a small amount of slide text and pictures into a SmartArt graphic by clicking the Convert to SmartArt Graphic button on the ____.

A) (SMARTART TOOLS DESIGN tab | Convert group)
B) (HOME tab | Paragraph group)
C) (HOME tab | SmartArt group)
D) (SMARTART TOOLS FORMAT tab | Convert group)

Question 19

PowerPoint uses one of ____ programs to develop a chart.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question 20

Which of the following SmartArt layout types is used to create an organizational chart?

A) Relationship
B) Hierarchy
C) List
D) Matrix

Question 21

To clear formatting, click the Clear Table command at the bottom of the ____ gallery.

A) Table Styles
B) Table Formatting
C) Text Direction
D) Print

Question 22

In an Excel worksheet, the intersection of a column and row is called a(n) ____.

A) illustration
B) graphic
C) cell
D) text box

Question 23

You can add an effect to a table by clicking the Effects button on the ____.

A) (TABLE TOOLS DESIGN tab | Effects group)
B) (TABLE TOOLS LAYOUT tab | Table Styles group)
C) (TABLE TOOLS DESIGN tab | Table Styles group)
D) (TABLE TOOLS LAYOUT tab | Effects group)

Question 24

A pie chart ____ is a box that identifies each slice of the pie chart and coordinates with the colors assigned to the slice categories.

A) legend
B) title
C) slice
D) background

Question 25

You can modify the look of the chart elements by changing its ____.

A) layout
B) type
C) color
D) function

Question 26

You resize a table the same way you resize ____.

A) a chart
B) a SmartArt graphic
C) any graphical object
D) a document

Question 27

Which of the following are secondary sources of data?

A) In-the-field research you perform
B) Magazine articles
C) Newspaper articles
D) Web sites

Question 28

The border to the right of a column is the ____.

A) column boundary
B) table resize handle
C) row boundary
D) table boundary

Question 29

Which button should you click to display the Select menu?

A) the Select button
B) the Alignment button
C) the Text button
D) the Select Menu button

Question 30

The path to the Chart Styles gallery is ____.

A) (HOME tab | Chart Styles group)
B) (CHART TOOLS DESIGN tab | Chart Styles group)
C) (CHART TOOLS FORMAT tab | Styles group)
D) (CHART TOOLS LAYOUT tab | Styles group)

Question 31

You can open the Symbol dialog box by clicking the Symbol button on the ____.

A) (INSERT tab | Illustrations group)
B) (HOME tab | Symbols group)
C) (DESIGN tab | Characters group)
D) (INSERT tab | Symbols group)

Question 32

You can reopen the Excel worksheet and edit the chart's data by clicking the ____ button (CHART TOOLS DESIGN tab | Data group).

A) Open Worksheet
B) Open Chart
C) Edit Data
D) Edit Worksheet

Question 33

Which of the following dimensions indicates a table with four columns and six rows?

A) 4 X 6
B) 6 X 6
C) 4 X 4
D) 6 X 4

Question 34

You can combine table cells by ____ them.

A) copying
B) splitting
C) merging
D) linking

Question 35

Information graphics are ____.

A) tables
B) charts
C) graphs
D) diagrams

Question 36

To resize the entire table, drag a ____ handle.

A) table sizing
B) table resizing
C) border
D) border sizing

Question 37

The SmartArt layouts have a variety of ____ to correspond to the major points you want your audience to remember.

A) shapes
B) lines
C) arrows
D) grids

Question 38

You can open the Insert Table dialog box by clicking the ____ button in the content placeholder.

A) Create Table
B) Draw Table
C) Insert Table
D) Paint Table

Question 39

Which of the following is the path to the Table Styles gallery?

A) (TABLE TOOLS LAYOUT tab | Table Styles group)
B) (TABLE TOOLS DESIGN tab | Table Styles group)
C) (TABLE TOOLS FORMAT tab | Styles group)
D) None of the above

Question 40

The data in each cell can be aligned ____.

A) vertically only
B) horizontally or vertically
C) horizontally only
D) with inserted images

Question 41

You can create a SmartArt Graphic in three ways.

Question 42

The SmartArt layouts have a variety of shapes, arrows, and lines to correspond to the major points you want your audience to remember.

Question 43

SmartArt styles include shape fills, edges, shadows, line styles, gradients, and three-dimension styles.

Question 44

Microsoft Office 2016 includes tables, which are visual representations of your ideas.

Question 45

Audiences generally focus last on the visual elements displayed on a slide.

Question 46

You quickly can convert small amounts of slide text and pictures into a SmartArt graphic.

Question 47

If Excel is not installed on your system, PowerPoint opens Microsoft Word to develop a chart.

Question 48

If you increase or decrease the font size of one shape, the font size in other shapes will not be affected.

Question 49

When you are developing a chart, PowerPoint opens Microsoft Excel if that software is installed on your system.

Question 50

It is not possible to add a three-dimensional style to SmartArt graphics.

Question 51

The default chart type is a Clustered Column chart.

Question 52

With the Text Pane, you can direct your attention to developing and editing the message without being concerned with the actual graphic.

Question 53

An illustration often can help convey relationships between key points in your presentation.

Question 54

If you change the size of one shape in a SmartArt graphic, other shapes in the graphic may also change size to maintain proportions.

Question 55

The data in a table cell can be aligned ____.

A) horizontally
B) upside down
C) in reverse
D) vertically

Question 56

Visual literacy is the ability to examine and assess graphical elements.

Question 57

The Text Pane consists of two areas.

Question 58

While information graphics help audience members interpret and retain materials, images do not.

Question 59

In the Text Pane, the bottom portion has the text that will appear in the SmartArt graphic.

Question 60

The picture icon in the middle of a SmartArt graphic shape indicates that the shape is designed to hold an image.

Question 61

You can rotate an entire chart clockwise until it is in the desired position.

Question 62

Critical Thinking Questions Case 4-1
The bank that you work for is sponsoring a picnic for the employees at five local branches. As a member of the picnic organizing team, it is your job to create a small PowerPoint presentation about the team's proposal for location, entertainment, and food. You just finished the presentation and now you are rehearsing it before delivering it to the real audience, your boss, and her boss.
You want to modify the look of a chart that you included. You decide to change its ____.

A) data
B) percentages
C) grid
D) layout

Question 63

Visual competency is the ability to examine and assess images.

Question 64

Critical Thinking Questions Case 4-2
You have just finished the text content of a presentation for your Business Communication class and now you are ready to add some graphics to make the presentation a little more interesting and polished.
Adding a ____ will help you better express your ideas.

A) SmartArt graphic
B) chart
C) table
D) slide

Question 65

You must place text boxes in the top left of a slide.

Question 66

Critical Thinking Questions Case 4-1
The bank that you work for is sponsoring a picnic for the employees at five local branches. As a member of the picnic organizing team, it is your job to create a small PowerPoint presentation about the team's proposal for location, entertainment, and food. You just finished the presentation and now you are rehearsing it before delivering it to the real audience, your boss, and her boss.
The SmartArt graphic you used on Slide 1 needs to be more colorful and exciting. You decide to ____.

A) replace the SmartArt graphic with a chart
B) apply a SmartArt Style
C) replace the SmartArt graphic with a table
D) resize the SmartArt graphic

Question 67

Critical Thinking Questions Case 4-2
You have just finished the text content of a presentation for your Business Communication class and now you are ready to add some graphics to make the presentation a little more interesting and polished.
Adding a ____ will help you organize important information.

A) SmartArt graphic
B) chart
C) table
D) slide

Question 68

Use disreputable sources to obtain data for your charts.

Question 69

A table is a grid consisting of rows and charts.

Question 70

All SmartArt graphic shapes will enlarge proportionally when you adjust the graphic's height and width.

Question 71

Depending upon the complexity of the chart and the overall slide, you may want to decrease the font size of the chart title and legend to increase readability.

Question 72

Chart layouts have a variety of shapes, arrows, and lines to correspond to the major points you want your audience to remember.

Question 73

To draw attention to a particular area of a pie chart, you can explode one or more slices.

Question 74

Various chart layouts move the legend above or below the chart.

Question 75

You can create a SmartArt graphic in three ways.