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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. ____ and active matrix are additional terms that are often used to describe LCD monitors. Currently - all LDC displays are these kinds of displays.
Video card
TFT (thin film transistor)
Interlacing
800 600
2. The ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.
both video and audio input
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Pixel pitch
Interlacing
3. ____ (1280 x 720 progressive scan) and ____ (1920 x 1080 with interlacing) identify displays that do not support full HD content - with both 720p and 1080i being comparable in quality.
Widescreen
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Shadow mask
720p 1080i
4. If you are concerned about dead pixels - review the ____ before purchasing.
Composite
Static
Return policy
1680 1050
5. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.
Worse
1400 1050
Utilities
4:3
6. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
Diagonal
30 99
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Backlight
7. Be aware that the display qualities of your monitor depend on the capabilities of both the monitor and the ____.
Dead
Video card
CRT
Pixel pitch
8. Having a few dead ____ can be common on many displays.
Pixels
Aperture grill
TV-tuner
Backlight
9. Some LCD monitors have a D-sub connection - or you might need a cable with this connection on one end and a _______ on the other end to connect to the LCD monitor.
DVI-A connection
Refresh
CRT
Contrast ratio
10. A ____ connection on a video card provides analog output and are rarely (if ever) used for computers monitors - but might be used on some HDTV systems.
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
Progressive scanning
Degauss
Aperture grill
11. DVI-D ____ link cable.
1680 1050
Aspect ratio
Dual
IPS (In Plane Switching)
12. ____ (1280 x 720 progressive scan) and ____ (1920 x 1080 with interlacing) identify displays that do not support full HD content - with both 720p and 1080i being comparable in quality.
Converter
Resolution
720p 1080i
Single source
13. DVI-D ____ link cable.
Backlight
Shadow mask
Single
Video card
14. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that the monitor is capable of producing.
Dynamic
Dual link
Interlacing
Interlacing
15. ____ and ____ are electrically equivalent - meaning that a simple pin-to-pin adapter is all that is required to connect a DVI device to an HDMI port.
Interlacing
640 480
DVI HDMI
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
16. S-video (separate-video - Y/C - or S-VHS) connections are present on many video cards and supply ____ - video-only TV output.
Contrast ratio
Higher sharper
Analog
Interlacing
17. Use the ____ connection to connect a TV - VCR - or video camera to the video card. Audio signals must be supplied separately.
Composite
LCD
Converter box
Better
18. There are ____ to identify and possibly fix dead pixels on a monitor.
Resolution
Utilities
Video card
Pixel pitch
19. A quicker ____ is needed when viewing moving images such as video or games. If it is too slow (above 8ms) the result are ghosting or blurred images.
Response time
Backlight
Y brightness
Better
20. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.
640 480
1400 1050
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Response time
21. On a(n) ____ monitor you might be able to see two horizontal lines running across the display. These lines are the wires that are used to dynamically change the grill opening.
perture grill
Aspect ratio
Backlight
Analog
22. ____ panels have relatively slow response times (6ms to 16ms) - and have a slight purple tint in blacks when viewed from a wide angle.
Response time
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
1280 1024
23. ____ DVI-D connectors have 3 rows of 8 pins plus the horizontal pin (often called a 25-pin - 24+1-pin - or 24-pin connector).
6
1024 768
1920 1080
Dual link
24. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.
800 600
1920 1080
1280x720 1920x1080
30 99
25. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.
Diagonal
Interlacing
1920 1200
Debris
26. CRT monitors have a ____ aspect ratio which matches the display ration of a television set.
4:3
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
Return policy
Dead
27. ____ cable and female port.
Resolution
IPS (In Plane Switching)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
S-video
28. Pressing lightly on the ____ may revive the pixel.
2048 1536
CRT
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Screen
29. Most manufactures have started using a ____ measure of response time - which makes the response time faster than a white-to-black response time.
DB-15
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
Analog output
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
30. RT monitors use an electron beam that hits phosphor dots inside of a vacuum tube. While it is possible for a CRT monitor to have a digital connection - virtually all CRT monitors connect to the video card using a ____ (also called a D-sub) connector.
D-sub connector
Higher sharper
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
DB-15
31. You can only connect a digital monitor to a DVI-D connector. Connecting an analog monitor - such as a CRT monitor - is only possible by using a special ____.
Analog output
Converter box
1280 1024
Viewing angle
32. The DMS-59 uses a special cable that ____________into separate video interfaces. For example - the cable might split the signal into two DVI-I connectors - two D-sub connectors - or one DVI-I connector and one D-sub connector.
Analog CRT monitor
IPS (In Plane Switching)
LCD
Splits the signal
33. ____ and active matrix are additional terms that are often used to describe LCD monitors. Currently - all LDC displays are these kinds of displays.
Worse
TFT (thin film transistor)
4:3
Response time
34. Most manufactures have a minimum number of ____ pixels that must exist before they will consider an exchange. In addition - some place limitations on where they must be located in order to qualify.
Dead
CRT native
Utilities
D-sub connector
35. ____ or luminance identifies the amount of light the monitor produces (how bright it is) and is measured in candelas per square meter (cd/m2 also called a Nit) - with a higher number indicating a brighter screen.
Brightness
VA (Vertical Alignment)
DVI-I DVI-D
DMS-59
36. The s-video connector is a ____-pin mini-din connector that has two separate channels - one for Y (luminance) and one for UV (color).
4
Converter box
1152 864
Brightness
37. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Degauss
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
Brightness
38. If you are concerned about dead pixels - review the ____ before purchasing.
1600 1200
D-sub
Analog CRT monitor
Return policy
39. A quicker ____ is needed when viewing moving images such as video or games. If it is too slow (above 8ms) the result are ghosting or blurred images.
Normal
Response time
Composite
Video card
40. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. WSXGA+ = ____ x ____. UXGA = 1600 x 1200 WUXGA = 1920 x 1200
VA (Vertical Alignment)
1680 1050
Static
Contrast ratio
41. On a(n) ____ monitor you might be able to see two horizontal lines running across the display. These lines are the wires that are used to dynamically change the grill opening.
Widescreen
CRT
Same cable
perture grill
42. Pressing lightly on the ____ may revive the pixel.
HDTV
Worse
Physical effective
Screen
43. ____ video cable and female port.
Physical effective
Composite
Analog
Utilities
44. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. WSXGA+ = ____ x ____. UXGA = 1600 x 1200 WUXGA = 1920 x 1200
Normal
Video card
Dead pixel
1680 1050
45. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
CRT
640 480
CRT
Color shift
46. It is common for ____ monitors to support a wide number of resolutions - but LCD monitors often have a____ (optimum) display resolution.
Response time
CRT native
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Flat displays
47. The ____ indicates how quickly a pixel can go from black - to white - and back to black and is indicated in milliseconds (ms).
Response time
Return policy
VA (Vertical Alignment)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
48. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
640 480
VN (Twisted Nematic)
both video and audio input
Aperture grill
49. A ____ screen is typically desired for watching movies - or on laptops where the screen is viewed in full sunlight.
Brighter
Return policy
CRT
Static
50. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. UXGA = ____ x ____.
1600 1200
Response time
D-sub
30 99