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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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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. The ____ indicates how quickly a pixel can go from black - to white - and back to black and is indicated in milliseconds (ms).
Widescreen
DB-15
Higher sharper
Response time
2. 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
Worse
CRT
Utilities
3. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size.WUXGA = ____ x ____.
Widescreen
analog digital
1920 1200
perture grill
4. Use the ____ connection to connect a TV - VCR - or video camera to the video card. Audio signals must be supplied separately.
Analog CRT monitor
Composite
Debris
Pixel pitch
5. 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.
Brightness
Progressive scanning
Speakers USB
Resolution
6. 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
Refresh
Video card
4:3
16:9
7. The HDTV connector uses a ____-pin mini-din cable.
Widescreen
External
Higher sharper
7
8. The s-video connector is a ____-pin mini-din connector that has two separate channels - one for Y (luminance) and one for UV (color).
Response time
4
Y UV
Widescreen
9. Most manufactures have started using a ____ measure of response time - which makes the response time faster than a white-to-black response time.
HDCP
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
4:3
CRT
10. CRT monitors have a ____ aspect ratio which matches the display ration of a television set.
1600 1200
4:3
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
Video card
11. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that can be displayed at the same time.
Response time
Pixels
LCD
Static
12. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
both video and audio input
1152 864
640 480
Diagonal
13. When connecting various devices to a computer video card - you can typically find converter cables to match the interface on the video card with the interface on the device. However - these cables do not convert from ____ to ____ signaling.
Color shift
analog digital
Video card
Y UV
14. DVI-D ____ link cable.
Diagonal
Single
Pixel pitch
Aspect ratio
15. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. UXGA = ____ x ____.
Resolution
1600 1200
16:9
2048 1536
16. ____ is an alternative to an HDMI connector.
D-sub
DVI-A connection
DisplayPort
D-sub connector
17. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that can be displayed at the same time.
Analog CRT monitor
Dual
Video card
Static
18. Having a few dead ____ can be common on many displays.
Pixels
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Physical effective
1920 1200
19. You can connect an analog CRT or LCD monitor to a video card with a DVI-I connector. This requires a cable with a ____ connection on one end and a ____ connection on the other end.
Worse
D-sub DVI-A
F-type
Normal
20. 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.
Video card
DVI-A connection
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
Normal
21. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.
Worse
Interlacing
1152 864
Laptop
22. Be aware that the display qualities of your monitor depend on the capabilities of both the monitor and the ____.
Video card
Single
2048 1536
Resolution
23. ____ panels have relatively slow response times (6ms to 16ms) - and have a slight purple tint in blacks when viewed from a wide angle.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Speakers USB
Flat displays
TFT (thin film transistor)
24. 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.
1280x720 1920x1080
DMS-59
Viewing angle
Dead pixel
25. A ____ screen is typically desired for watching movies - or on laptops where the screen is viewed in full sunlight.
DMS-59
Brighter
Worse
Normal
26. The ____ is the ratio of the width and the height.
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Aspect ratio
DVI-A connection
Brighter
27. ____ 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.
CRT
LCD
Resolution
1400 1050
28. Pressing lightly on the ____ may revive the pixel.
Diagonal
1280 1024
Screen
IPS (In Plane Switching)
29. Additional monitor features include built in ____ or ____ hub.
Speakers USB
Resolution
Analog CRT monitor
TFT (thin film transistor)
30. LCD displays are very delicate and occasionally a pixel fails to display properly (called a ____).
Dead pixel
16:9
Utilities
Analog
31. The ____ connector - sometimes called a VGA connector - uses a DB-15 connector with three rows of pins.
30 99
1024 768
D-sub
VA (Vertical Alignment)
32. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as built-in speakers and audio-out to ____ speakers. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as an HDTV tuner to allow you to watch TV and change channels when the monitor is
External
1024 768
Brightness
CRT
33. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.
DMS-59
1400 1050
CRT
1024 768
34. The ____ is the distance between pixels measured in millimeters. The standard in color monitors in about .15 mm to .30 mm.
Analog output
CRT
Dot pitch
Y UV
35. A ____ connection on a video card provides analog - video-only TV output. These video connectors are RCA connectors (typically yellow).
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Composite video
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Response time
36. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. UXGA = ____ x ____.
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
1600 1200
Analog output
VN (Twisted Nematic)
37. 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).
Dead
Static
1680 1050
1280 1024
38. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.
1400 1050
Interlacing
Response time
TFT (thin film transistor)
39. There are two methods of controlling the illumination of the phosphor - 2) an ____ consists of a screen of ultra thin vertical and horizontal wires. This configuration allows more electrons through resulting in a richer color display.
Aperture grill
Normal
Diagonal
Contrast ratio
40. 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.
Viewing angle
Y UV
Response time
Interlacing
41. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA+ = ____ x ____.
1152 864
2048 1536
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
VA (Vertical Alignment)
42. LDC monitors use ____ panels that are the most common type used in computer monitors - especially in smaller sizes. These panels have very good response times (2ms to 5ms) - so are well-suited for games with a lot of motion.
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
perture grill
Brightness
VN (Twisted Nematic)
43. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that can be displayed at the same time.
Static
Response time
800 600
both video and audio input
44. ____ 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
CRT
Converter
Pixel pitch
45. 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 ____.
Converter box
4:3
Digital
Dead
46. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA+ = ____ x ____.
Degauss
1920 1080
1152 864
U V color
47. Resolutions with a W in the name are X____ resolutions with a 16:10 aspect ratio. In addition to these standard resolutions - you can also purchase monitors with the 16:9 aspect ratio used by HDTV content.
Shadow mask
Pixels
Brighter
Widescreen
48. 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.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
DB-15
Shadow mask
49. The ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.
F-type
CRT native
D-sub
Pixel pitch
50. ____ displays have a 4:3 aspect ratio (used in CRT displays).
Normal
Widescreen
6
Video card