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Zoom Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Zoom? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Zoom can host up to 1,000 video participants in a single meeting on its free tier.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

The free plan allows up to 100 participants; 1,000 is a paid Large Meeting add-on feature.

2.

Zoom was the most downloaded app globally in 2020, surpassing TikTok and Instagram.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

TikTok was the most downloaded app globally in 2020 with over 850 million downloads, while Zoom was second with around 477 million.

3.

Zoom's founder Eric Yuan was inspired to create the app after a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

Yuan developed Zoom to improve video quality after frustrating experiences with early webcams while dating his now-wife across continents.

4.

Zoom's end-to-end encryption is only enabled for all users by default since 2021.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

E2EE is an optional feature, not default, due to trade-offs like losing cloud recording and phone dial-in support.

5.

Zoom's 'Attention Tracking' feature can detect if a user is looking away from the screen for more than 30 seconds.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Zoom's Attention Tracking actually monitors whether the Zoom desktop window is in focus, not where the user is looking. If the window is minimized or behind another app for over 30 seconds, an indicator appears. It does not use the camera to detect head orientation.

6.

Zoom's 'Boom' feature lets you boost audio for specific participants in a meeting.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

There is no 'Boom' feature; Zoom has 'Spotlight Video' and 'Pin Video' for focusing on participants, but no audio boost for individuals.

7.

Zoom was originally called 'Zoom Video Communications' from its launch in 2011.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

The company was originally named 'Saasbee, Inc.' and rebranded to Zoom in 2012 after pivoting from a business software focus.

8.

Zoom's 'Virtual Background' feature was first used by NASA to simulate space environments in training.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

NASA has used Zoom, but the virtual background feature was not developed for space simulation; it was a consumer-focused tool.

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