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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Y brightness
Same cable
Worse
2. ____ panels are the most expensive type of panel - and could be difficult to find.
Single
Video card
Contrast ratio
IPS (In Plane Switching)
3. ____ displays have a 4:3 aspect ratio (used in CRT displays).
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
30 99
Analog CRT monitor
Normal
4. 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
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
DB-15
DVI HDMI
5. Most manufactures have started using a ____ measure of response time - which makes the response time faster than a white-to-black response time.
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
Aspect ratio
Separately
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
6. The smaller the dot pitch - the more room there is for____ resolutions and the ____ a picture may be.
Higher sharper
Widescreen
Widescreen
IPS (In Plane Switching)
7. ____ DVI-D connectors have 3 rows of 6 pins with one additional larger horizontal pin.
Single link
Brighter
Refresh
Static
8. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.
1400 1050
Interlacing
Physical effective
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
9. Be aware that the display qualities of your monitor depend on the capabilities of both the monitor and the ____.
Video card
Analog CRT monitor
Dual
1400 1050
10. ____ is a digital video and audio connector used for high-definition digital audio and video. Itcombines the audio and video signals onto a single cable. You can use HDMI connectors with a video card with an ____ connector. Many of these video cards
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Response time
Dead
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
11. A DVI-A (digital video-analog) is used for an ________________. Some LCD monitors have either a D-sub or this connection.
CRT
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
Resolution
CRT native
12. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.
analog digital
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Pixel pitch
1024 768
13. ____ and active matrix are additional terms that are often used to describe LCD monitors. Currently - all LDC displays are these kinds of displays.
Color shift
1600 1200
1680 1050
TFT (thin film transistor)
14. ____ 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.
Return policy
Brightness
CRT
CRT
15. The ____ is the number of pixels - and is expressed using two numbers: the number of horizontal rows and vertical columns.
1920 1080
1152 864
Resolution
Physical effective
16. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.
Interlacing
Worse
CRT
Utilities
17. ____ monitors will typically list the monitor size along with the viewable image size which is smaller than the total screen size. Because of how the monitor is made - not all of the available screen size can actually display an image.
Dual
CRT
2048 1536
Dual
18. S-video can easily be converted to composite video by combining the ____ and ____ channels into a single signal.
Analog CRT monitor
Y UV
Refresh
Resolution
19. Having a few dead ____ can be common on many displays.
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
CRT
Pixels
LCD
20. If you watch HDTV content (DVD movies) on a 16:10 monitor - the display will either be stretched slightly or have black bars (areas without video content) on the top and the bottom. If you want to optimize DVD viewing from your computer - consider pu
16:9
Flat displays
DB-15
1600 1200
21. The ____ connection has all of the pins present in both the DVI-A and DVI-D connections. Most video cards and many LCD monitors have this connection.
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
Video card
Diagonal
16:9
22. The ____ indicates how quickly a pixel can go from black - to white - and back to black and is indicated in milliseconds (ms).
Brightness
TFT (thin film transistor)
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
Response time
23. Be aware that the display qualities of your monitor depend on the capabilities of both the monitor and the ____.
Video card
640 480
Separately
800 600
24. Pressing lightly on the ____ may revive the pixel.
Screen
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Return policy
6
25. The smaller the dot pitch - the more room there is for____ resolutions and the ____ a picture may be.
640 480
Screen
Higher sharper
D-sub connector
26. The ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.
1280x720 1920x1080
Same cable
Resolution
Pixel pitch
27. If you watch HDTV content (DVD movies) on a 16:10 monitor - the display will either be stretched slightly or have black bars (areas without video content) on the top and the bottom. If you want to optimize DVD viewing from your computer - consider pu
16:9
CRT native
CRT native
7
28. DisplayPort is also an internal video interface used by ____ displays to interface with internal video cards.
Laptop
Contrast ratio
720p 1080i
640 480
29. There are ____ to identify and possibly fix dead pixels on a monitor.
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Dead pixel
Utilities
CRT
30. Be aware that the display qualities of your monitor depend on the capabilities of both the monitor and the ____.
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Contrast ratio
Single source
Video card
31. The ____ connector - sometimes called a VGA connector - uses a DB-15 connector with three rows of pins.
Speakers USB
VN (Twisted Nematic)
D-sub
perture grill
32. ____ 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).
Dual link
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Speakers USB
33. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.
Backlight
D-sub connector
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
1024 768
34. 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
1680 1050
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Backlight
35. ____ on the screen can be mistaken for a dead pixel.
7
Dead pixel
Debris
Color shift
36. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
Dual
Dynamic
Converter box
640 480
37. A DVI-A (digital video-analog) is used for an ____________. Use a cable with a D-sub connection on one end and this connection on the other end to connect to the monitor.
Analog CRT monitor
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Backlight
Aperture grill
38. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size.WUXGA = ____ x ____.
1920 1200
Color shift
1680 1050
both video and audio input
39. Cheaper TVs and monitors at lower resolutions or using ____ (where every other line is drawn with each pass) are not capable of displaying all of the video content in full HD.
4:3
Interlacing
TFT (thin film transistor)
DMS-59
40. 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 ____.
HDCP
Same cable
1680 1050
Converter box
41. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA+ = ____ x ____.
HDCP
1152 864
Contrast ratio
Interlacing
42. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that can be displayed at the same time.
1024 768
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Static
Dead
43. Because ____ monitors have better color reproduction than TN monitors and are cheaper than IPS monitors - they are still used by many graphic artists.
Analog CRT monitor
HDCP
CRT
Diagonal
44. 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 ____.
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Resolution
Converter box
Worse
45. ____ panels have the best color reproduction quality and viewing angles of the display types - and are well suited for graphic design where full and accurate color representation is required.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
DisplayPort
1400 1050
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
46. 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.
1152 864
Response time
perture grill
2048 1536
47. VA panels have ____ color reproduction and wider viewing angles than TN displays - but with slower response times and a higher cost.
Physical effective
1280 1024
Viewing angle
Better
48. If the video card only has a DVI-D connector and you have an analog-only monitor - it is often cheaper to purchase a new ____ instead of the converter box.
Video card
perture grill
CRT
Utilities
49. DVI-D ____ link cable.
6
CRT
Dual
16:9
50. A ____ screen is typically desired for watching movies - or on laptops where the screen is viewed in full sunlight.
Better
Brighter
1152 864
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)