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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ____ 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.
Resolution
Response time
Video card
CRT
2. 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.
Splits the signal
Worse
Higher sharper
1400 1050
3. 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
CRT
Composite video
Higher sharper
4. ____ link allows for longer cable lengths and a higher video resolution and you should choose this type of video card whenever possible.
D-sub
Dual
Analog CRT monitor
1280 1024
5. DisplayPort is also an internal video interface used by ____ displays to interface with internal video cards.
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Laptop
4
DVI-A connection
6. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
2048 1536
LCD
1152 864
Diagonal
7. ____ and active matrix are additional terms that are often used to describe LCD monitors. Currently - all LDC displays are these kinds of displays.
TFT (thin film transistor)
Degauss
Digital
CRT
8. 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.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
Progressive scanning
Dual
9. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that the monitor is capable of producing.
External
Dynamic
Splits the signal
D-sub connector
10. 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
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Brightness
Dead pixel
11. ____ 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.
Higher sharper
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Pixel pitch
1400 1050
12. 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.
Dead pixel
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Physical effective
640 480
13. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. UXGA = ____ x ____.
Dynamic
Video card
Speakers USB
1600 1200
14. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that the monitor is capable of producing.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
DB-15
Video card
Dynamic
15. The ____ is the distance between pixels measured in millimeters. The standard in color monitors in about .15 mm to .30 mm.
DVI HDMI
Dot pitch
VN (Twisted Nematic)
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
16. ____ displays have a 4:3 aspect ratio (used in CRT displays).
Dual
1680 1050
Contrast ratio
Normal
17. A DVI-A (digital video-analog) is used for an ________________. Some LCD monitors have either a D-sub or this connection.
Progressive scanning
Video card
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
640 480
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.
External
Aperture grill
30 99
Interlacing
19. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size.WUXGA = ____ x ____.
Analog output
VN (Twisted Nematic)
1920 1200
1400 1050
20. VA panels suffer from ____ that produces uneven colors across the display with loss of detail in dark scenes.
Flat displays
800 600
Color shift
Screen
21. ____ 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.
Converter box
1024 768
CRT
Higher sharper
22. 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.
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Diagonal
Widescreen
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
23. 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).
1280 1024
Video card
Resolution
DB-15
24. ____ DVI-D connectors have 3 rows of 6 pins with one additional larger horizontal pin.
Diagonal
Diagonal
Single link
TV-tuner
25. The ____ indicates how quickly a pixel can go from black - to white - and back to black and is indicated in milliseconds (ms).
CRT
analog digital
Response time
Physical effective
26. ____ 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)
S-video
HDCP
Analog CRT monitor
27. The s-video connector is a ____-pin mini-din connector that has two separate channels - one for Y (luminance) and one for UV (color).
Color shift
DVI-A connection
4
VA (Vertical Alignment)
28. 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
Resolution
Same cable
1680 1050
Widescreen
29. The D-sub connector on a video card provides....
Resolution
Analog output
Static
1920 1080
30. ____ female port.
CRT native
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Degauss
Pixel pitch
31. S-video can easily be converted to composite video by combining the ____ and ____ channels into a single signal.
HDCP
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Physical effective
Y UV
32. There are two methods of controlling the illumination of the phosphor - 1) ____ that consists of a metal screen full of holes that are aligned with each dot. The screen shields the electron beam from illuminating between dots and leaves an outline ar
LCD
Shadow mask
Dual
Screen
33. S-video (separate-video - Y/C - or S-VHS) connections are present on many video cards and supply ____ - video-only TV output.
Analog
640 480
IPS (In Plane Switching)
1152 864
34. 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.
16:9
Physical effective
IPS (In Plane Switching)
30 99
35. Because ____ monitors have better color reproduction than TN monitors and are cheaper than IPS monitors - they are still used by many graphic artists.
CRT
640 480
4:3
VN (Twisted Nematic)
36. 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.
6
Composite video
Interlacing
Aperture grill
37. ____ panels are the most expensive type of panel - and could be difficult to find.
both video and audio input
Static
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Dynamic
38. ____ are tube monitors with a flatter glass tube that results in an image with less distortion around the edges.
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Brighter
DVI-I DVI-D
Flat displays
39. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that the monitor is capable of producing.
CRT
1400 1050
Interlacing
Dynamic
40. The ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.
Video card
Pixel pitch
1280 1024
Single
41. 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
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Refresh
Backlight
Interlacing
42. 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)
both video and audio input
CRT native
Aspect ratio
43. ____ 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).
Refresh
Dual link
4:3
Pixels
44. A ____ connection on a video card provides both analog and digital output.
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
DisplayPort
Aperture grill
both video and audio input
45. 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
TFT (thin film transistor)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
30 99
46. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.
Diagonal
800 600
Backlight
640 480
47. The smaller the dot pitch - the more room there is for____ resolutions and the ____ a picture may be.
Higher sharper
Pixel pitch
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
D-sub connector
48. 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.
Backlight
30 99
Refresh
Dynamic
49. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.
CRT
Backlight
1024 768
Aperture grill
50. Having a few dead ____ can be common on many displays.
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
D-sub DVI-A
Pixels
Static