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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ____ (1280 x 720 progressive scan) and ____ (1920 x 1080 with interlacing) identify displays that do not support full HD content - with both 720p and 1080i being comparable in quality.
720p 1080i
Dual
Dynamic
Response time
2. 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.
Backlight
Dual
Analog CRT monitor
perture grill
3. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.
DMS-59
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
Worse
CRT native
4. Additional monitor features include built in ____ or ____ hub.
Contrast ratio
Color shift
Dual link
Speakers USB
5. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.
Progressive scanning
Dual
6
VA (Vertical Alignment)
6. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.
Video card
Interlacing
1920 1080
Brightness
7. 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.
Physical effective
LCD
Aspect ratio
Response time
8. The ____ is the distance between pixels measured in millimeters. The standard in color monitors in about .15 mm to .30 mm.
Resolution
Dot pitch
IPS (In Plane Switching)
16:9
9. If you are concerned about dead pixels - review the ____ before purchasing.
Return policy
Screen
RCA
1280x720 1920x1080
10. ____ female port.
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Diagonal
Normal
720p 1080i
11. ____ is an alternative to an HDMI connector.
Dead
DisplayPort
Backlight
Pixel pitch
12. There are ____ to identify and possibly fix dead pixels on a monitor.
Utilities
Refresh
4:3
IPS (In Plane Switching)
13. VA panels have ____ color reproduction and wider viewing angles than TN displays - but with slower response times and a higher cost.
HDTV
Better
Backlight
Analog CRT monitor
14. ____ 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
Speakers USB
D-sub
Splits the signal
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
15. 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
External
16:9
DisplayPort
DVI-A connection
16. A DVI-A (digital video-analog) is used for an ________________. Some LCD monitors have either a D-sub or this connection.
CRT
Y UV
Contrast ratio
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
17. ____ 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).
D-sub
Dual link
Better
1680 1050
18. The ____ is the number of pixels - and is expressed using two numbers: the number of horizontal rows and vertical columns.
Resolution
Converter box
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
Backlight
19. VA panels have ____ color reproduction and wider viewing angles than TN displays - but with slower response times and a higher cost.
16:9
DB-15
Better
Brightness
20. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.
Brightness
1600 1200
both video and audio input
800 600
21. ____ monitors use a single value for the screen size. These monitors can use the entire screen for displaying images - use a liquid crystal material and transistors to display images.
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
F-type
LCD
IPS (In Plane Switching)
22. 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.
Single link
Static
Converter box
Contrast ratio
23. 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
Speakers USB
Higher sharper
CRT
1680 1050
24. Because ____ monitors have better color reproduction than TN monitors and are cheaper than IPS monitors - they are still used by many graphic artists.
Refresh
Higher sharper
CRT
Dual
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.
30 99
LCD
perture grill
CRT
26. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.
Dot pitch
HDCP
External
800 600
27. 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.
HDTV
U V color
Video card
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
28. The ____ is the number of pixels - and is expressed using two numbers: the number of horizontal rows and vertical columns.
Resolution
Diagonal
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Utilities
29. ____ link allows for longer cable lengths and a higher video resolution and you should choose this type of video card whenever possible.
7
Dual
TFT (thin film transistor)
Interlacing
30. Having a few dead ____ can be common on many displays.
Progressive scanning
Composite video
Pixels
Dead pixel
31. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that can be displayed at the same time.
Static
Diagonal
Higher sharper
Widescreen
32. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA+ = ____ x ____.
2048 1536
Resolution
1152 864
Single link
33. DisplayPort does not use ______ than DVI and HDMI.
Interlacing
Higher voltage
Interlacing
VA (Vertical Alignment)
34. ____ and active matrix are additional terms that are often used to describe LCD monitors. Currently - all LDC displays are these kinds of displays.
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
1280 1024
TFT (thin film transistor)
Brightness
35. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.
Worse
D-sub DVI-A
LCD
1024 768
36. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
Resolution
Diagonal
HDCP
Progressive scanning
37. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that the monitor is capable of producing.
Backlight
Dynamic
IPS (In Plane Switching)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
38. Having a few dead ____ can be common on many displays.
Shadow mask
Pixel pitch
Physical effective
Pixels
39. The ____ connector - sometimes called a VGA connector - uses a DB-15 connector with three rows of pins.
Same cable
VA (Vertical Alignment)
D-sub
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
40. VA panels suffer from ____ that produces uneven colors across the display with loss of detail in dark scenes.
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Contrast ratio
Color shift
Shadow mask
41. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.
720p 1080i
800 600
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Video card
42. 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.
Shadow mask
Video card
30 99
Interlacing
43. 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
Backlight
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Viewing angle
Response time
44. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA+ = ____ x ____.
1152 864
both video and audio input
Video card
TFT (thin film transistor)
45. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
Refresh
640 480
1152 864
Interlacing
46. The ____ connector - sometimes called a VGA connector - uses a DB-15 connector with three rows of pins.
2048 1536
D-sub
Resolution
Return policy
47. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
Degauss
16:9
Diagonal
Interlacing
48. ____ panels are the most expensive type of panel - and could be difficult to find.
CRT
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Utilities
Degauss
49. S-video can easily be converted to composite video by combining the ____ and ____ channels into a single signal.
Diagonal
16:9
Contrast ratio
Y UV
50. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Interlacing
Resolution
Composite video