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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices

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1. 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






2. 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






3. 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.






4. ____ (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.






5. Most manufactures have a minimum number of ____ pixels that must exist before they will consider an exchange. In addition - some place limitations on where they must be located in order to qualify.






6. 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.






7. The ____ connection has all of the pins present in both the DVI-A and DVI-D connections. Most video cards and many LCD monitors have this connection.






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






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






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






11. The ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.






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






13. A ____ connection on a video card provides analog - video-only TV output. These video connectors are RCA connectors (typically yellow).






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






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






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






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






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






19. CRT monitors with DVI-D connectors are possible but rare. This means that the CRT monitor accepts ____ input.






20. Composite signals combine three qualities of video into a single signal; the ____ channel is for ____ or luminance and U and V channels provide color information.






21. 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.






22. 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






23. Pressing lightly on the ____ may revive the pixel.






24. S-video can easily be converted to composite video by combining the ____ and ____ channels into a single signal.






25. ____ 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).






26. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.






27. DVI-D ____ link cable.






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






29. 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






30. A ____ screen is typically desired for watching movies - or on laptops where the screen is viewed in full sunlight.






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






32. ____ are tube monitors with a flatter glass tube that results in an image with less distortion around the edges.






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






34. As with composite and s-video - audio must be supplied to the device...






35. Pressing lightly on the ____ may revive the pixel.






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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.






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






42. Most manufactures have a minimum number of ____ pixels that must exist before they will consider an exchange. In addition - some place limitations on where they must be located in order to qualify.






43. ____ displays have a 4:3 aspect ratio (used in CRT displays).






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.






45. ____ 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.






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






47. The D-sub connector on a video card provides....






48. ____ 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.






49. Without a built-in tuner - video input is limited to a ____ channel - and changing TV channels must be done at the ____ device before inputting into the video card.






50. DVI-D ____ link cable.