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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices

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1. LCD displays are very delicate and occasionally a pixel fails to display properly (called a ____).






2. 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.






3. VA panels suffer from ____ that produces uneven colors across the display with loss of detail in dark scenes.






4. 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






5. There are currently two methods used for the backlight - 1) ____ that is currently the most common backlight source and require an inverter to provide AC power to the backlight.






6. Increasingly - the difference between an LCD monitor and an HDTV is being blurred. You can purchase an HDTV that can also function as a monitor - or a monitor that can function as a TV. Resolutions used by HDTV are: ____ and ____.






7. Additional monitor features include built in ____ or ____ hub.






8. There are currently two methods used for the backlight - 1) ____ that is currently the most common backlight source and require an inverter to provide AC power to the backlight.






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






10. The ____ indicates how quickly a pixel can go from black - to white - and back to black and is indicated in milliseconds (ms).






11. DVI-D ____ link cable.






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






16. The ____ is the distance between pixels measured in millimeters. The standard in color monitors in about .15 mm to .30 mm.






17. LCD displays are very delicate and occasionally a pixel fails to display properly (called a ____).






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. There are currently two methods used for the backlight - 1) ____ that is currently the most common backlight source and require an inverter to provide AC power to the backlight.






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






26. 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






27. 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.






28. The ____ refers to the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black. An example is 1000:1. A higher initial number indicates a better quality picture.






29. Single link DVI-D connectors can support 60 Hz up to ____ x ____ resolution.






30. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that can be displayed at the same time.






31. ____ 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.






32. 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.






33. ____ video cable and female port.






34. 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.






35. Be aware that the display qualities of your monitor depend on the capabilities of both the monitor and the ____.






36. The ____ indicates how quickly a pixel can go from black - to white - and back to black and is indicated in milliseconds (ms).






37. The ____ rate is the amount of time (measured in Hz) required for the CRT's electron beam to paint the screen from top to bottom. Increasing the rate reduces screen flicker.






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






39. ____ 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.






40. A ____ connection on a video card provides both analog and digital output.






41. DisplayPort is also an internal video interface used by ____ displays to interface with internal video cards.






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






43. 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.






44. ____ 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).






45. DVI-D ____ link cable.






46. There are ____ to identify and possibly fix dead pixels on a monitor.






47. An ____ connector supplies analog - video-only TV output in three separate channels: R (red) - G (green) - and B (blue).






48. ____ and active matrix are additional terms that are often used to describe LCD monitors. Currently - all LDC displays are these kinds of displays.






49. Be aware that the display qualities of your monitor depend on the capabilities of both the monitor and the ____.






50. ____ and active matrix are additional terms that are often used to describe LCD monitors. Currently - all LDC displays are these kinds of displays.