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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices

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1. CRT monitors have a ____ aspect ratio which matches the display ration of a television set.






2. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size.WUXGA = ____ x ____.






3. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size.WUXGA = ____ x ____.






4. There are currently two methods used for the backlight - 2) ____ backlights provide brighter screens - lower power consumption - a wider color range - greater contrast - and mercury-free construction. They use DC power - eliminating the need for an i






5. DisplayPort uses a different signal format than DVI or HDMI. However - it supports sending DVI or HDMI signals over the same port using a simple ____.






6. DVI-D ____ link cable.






7. 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.






8. The smaller the dot pitch - the more room there is for____ resolutions and the ____ a picture may be.






9. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. UXGA = ____ x ____.






10. Full HD content is designed for a resolution of 1920 x 1080 using ____ (where each line on the screen is redrawn in order). Full HD support is therefore referred to as 1080p.






11. ____ 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).






12. 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 ____.






13. Most manufactures have started using a ____ measure of response time - which makes the response time faster than a white-to-black response time.






14. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as an HDMI input that accepts ____________ through the HDMI port.






15. The ____ identifies the angle at which the image can still be seen. With LCD monitors - the image will be dimmer and colors distorted when viewed from an angle. It is described with two numbers: horizontal angle and vertical angle - with a higher num






16. 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






17. Most manufactures have started using a ____ measure of response time - which makes the response time faster than a white-to-black response time.






18. 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.






19. It is common for ____ monitors to support a wide number of resolutions - but LCD monitors often have a____ (optimum) display resolution.






20. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.






21. The ____ is the number of pixels available on a display screen. Specifically - it is described by the amount of pixels horizontally across the display by the amount of pixels vertically down the display.






22. 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 ____.






23. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.






24. The s-video connector is a ____-pin mini-din connector that has two separate channels - one for Y (luminance) and one for UV (color).






25. Green monitors are Energy Star or Green Star compliant. These monitors use less than ____ watts and reduce power consumption by ____% when in sleep or suspended mode.






26. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA = ____ x ____ (5:4 aspect ratio).






27. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as support for ____ to watch copy-protected content.






28. ____ video cable and female port.






29. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA = ____ x ____ (5:4 aspect ratio).






30. VA panels have ____ color reproduction and wider viewing angles than TN displays - but with slower response times and a higher cost.






31. A DVI-A (digital video-analog) is used for an ________________. Some LCD monitors have either a D-sub or this connection.






32. The LCD ____ provides the light that makes the individual pixels visible. The light itself is actually along the top - bottom - and/or sides - with a special layer that reflects the light throughout the display.






33. Do not confuse video in - which can be supplied by composite - s-video - or HDTV connectors - with ____ capabilities. The built-in tuner means that the card or monitor itself has the ability to accept multi-channel input and change the display by cha






34. 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






35. 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.






36. You can connect analog CRT monitors to a video card with a...






37. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.






38. You can connect LCD monitors to a video card with a DVI-I connector with either a ____ or ____ connection.






39. The ____ connector is used to allow multiple video ports from a single connection.It is typically included on slimline video cards that can have only a single port. It sends out two separate DVI-I signals through the single connector.






40. Green monitors are Energy Star or Green Star compliant. These monitors use less than ____ watts and reduce power consumption by ____% when in sleep or suspended mode.






41. ____ link allows for longer cable lengths and a higher video resolution and you should choose this type of video card whenever possible.






42. A ____ connection on a video card provides digital output. These connections are rated as either single link or dual link.






43. ____ female port.






44. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.






45. Screen size is often expressed in two different measures - the ____ screen size (also called the actual size) and the ____ viewing size that identifies the largest image size that can be displayed.






46. The ____ is the ratio of the width and the height.






47. The ____ is the number of pixels - and is expressed using two numbers: the number of horizontal rows and vertical columns.






48. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.






49. TN panels have poor color reproduction due to the fact that only ____-bits per color can be displayed. They mimic true 24-bit color using dithering and other techniques.






50. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.