Presentations Technology & Digital Applications 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which cloud-based presentation tool is known for using a zooming canvas instead of linear slides?
- Prezi (Correct answer)
- Visme
- Beautiful.ai
- Pitch
Correct answer: Prezi
Prezi pioneered the zooming presentation canvas, allowing non-linear navigation between ideas on an infinite canvas.
Question 2: When recording a narrated PowerPoint presentation, where are the audio recordings stored?
- Embedded directly inside each slide's .pptx file (Correct answer)
- In a separate .mp3 folder next to the file
- Uploaded automatically to OneDrive
- Saved in the Windows audio recorder app
Correct answer: Embedded directly inside each slide's .pptx file
Narration audio is embedded within the .pptx container file alongside the slide it was recorded on.
Question 3: What is the function of 'Action Buttons' in PowerPoint?
- Interactive shapes that navigate to slides, open files, or run programs when clicked (Correct answer)
- Buttons that trigger animations on the current slide
- Icons that launch social media sharing
- Shortcuts for formatting selected text
Correct answer: Interactive shapes that navigate to slides, open files, or run programs when clicked
Action Buttons are pre-built shapes that can be configured to jump to any slide, URL, or external application on click.
Question 4: A presenter wants to use AI to auto-generate a full slide deck from a text outline. Which tool is purpose-built for this?
- Beautiful.ai or Gamma.app (Correct answer)
- Google Slides with Gemini
- Microsoft Word's outline view
- Canva's resize feature
Correct answer: Beautiful.ai or Gamma.app
Tools like Beautiful.ai and Gamma.app are specifically designed to generate and reformat complete slide decks from text prompts.
Question 5: In PowerPoint, which chart type is most appropriate for showing a part-to-whole relationship of five categories?
- Pie or Donut chart (Correct answer)
- Line chart
- Scatter plot
- Waterfall chart
Correct answer: Pie or Donut chart
Pie and donut charts are specifically designed to display how individual parts contribute to a total of 100%.
Question 6: What does 'Compress Media' do in PowerPoint's Info panel?
- Reduces video and audio file sizes to lower the overall presentation file size (Correct answer)
- Converts media to a universal codec
- Streams media from the internet instead of embedding
- Encrypts media files for security
Correct answer: Reduces video and audio file sizes to lower the overall presentation file size
Compress Media reencodes embedded video and audio at a lower bitrate, significantly shrinking large presentation files.
Question 7: Which Google Slides add-on enables audience members to submit live questions during a presentation from their own devices?
- Audience Q&A (built-in Slides feature via Slideshow menu) (Correct answer)
- Google Forms add-on
- Mentimeter extension
- Poll Everywhere widget
Correct answer: Audience Q&A (built-in Slides feature via Slideshow menu)
Google Slides has a built-in Audience Q&A tool accessible from the Slideshow menu that lets viewers submit questions via a shared link.
Presentations Technology & Digital Applications 4
Which cloud-based presentation tool is known for using a zooming canvas instead of linear slides?