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english tech communication
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A visual aid presents an idea in what form? | Picture |
| What do good visuals have? | Save time and conserve space |
| Present a large amount of information in a small space. Can be either horizontally or vertically. | Graph |
| Frequently used to show trends or chance in data over a period of time. | Line graph |
| Compares the increases and decreases in quality over time. | Bar graph |
| Uses pictures and symbols instead of horizontal or vertical bars to show differences in quality. | pictogram |
| Shows how different parts relate to a whole. All parts must add up to 100 percent. | circle graph |
| When using a circle graph you should start the largest segment where and move which way? | 12:00; clockwise |
| SHows relationships without using numbers | Chart |
| SHows or summarizes all the steps involved in a process | flowchart |
| Shows the relationships of the various parts of a whole. Typically used to show hierarchy of management in relation to staff. | organization chart |
| A drawing used in the introduction to illustrate the whole object for readers. May use 3D versions or views of front, sides, and back. | full view drawing |
| Used with the reader needs to focus on the internal design or the working parts | Cutaway |
| Shows an entire mechanism or object by exploding the whole to show each part | Exploded view |
| Drawing that illustrates a process | action view |
| three guidelines for using visual aids with writing | Adapt the visual to the audience; place visuals as close as possible to their references in the text; label each visual |
| define text visuals | a visual used on words like a slide to go with the presentation and has few pictures |
| Define Graphic visuals | A visual of an image to see exactly ehst you're talking about such as a chart and has very few words. |