Exam 4: Communicating With Visuals

Angelique is writing a report in which she discusses,in detail,how the company's capital expenses have changed over the past 10 years.What type of visual would be most helpful to her readers as part of this discussion?

Delia owns a company that makes metal and cement garden art.She is meeting with a small group of business people in the hopes of convincing some of them to invest in her company so that she can hire more employees and expand production.One of the things she wants to show them is how sales have risen consistently over the last five years.What type of chart would best help her do this?

A _____ is an orderly arrangement of information in rows and columns.

Which of the following rules should be followed when constructing tables?

When using a stacked column chart to compare the percentages of subdivisions across different variables,the bars can vary in length.

Which of the following is true of pull quotes?

Why is placing visuals in an appendix less than ideal?

Which of the following is true of a pictograph?

Roberta works for a company that manufactures furniture.Over the last year,a couple of the company's plants have ramped up production,while others have slowed production.Roberta wants to compare the increase or reduction in production as a percentage of last year's production numbers for each plant.Which type of chart would be fit her purpose?

All of the visuals in a document should be of the same size.

Which of the following is true about visuals in a document?

Rafe is writing a report for his boss.One of his visuals provides useful,relevant baseline data,but Rafe does not discuss it explicitly in the report.How should he deal with this visual?

Which of the following guidelines should be followed when selecting visuals for a document?

Visuals should never be placed in an appendix.

A clustered bar chart can be used to effectively compare the quantities of five or more different values.

Which of the following is true about numbering visuals in a document?

Which of the following is true about numbering visuals in a document?

When creating and placing a visual,rules can be

Which of the following is true of footnotes?