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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. It is common for ____ monitors to support a wide number of resolutions - but LCD monitors often have a____ (optimum) display resolution.
Dead pixel
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
CRT native
Progressive scanning
2. You can connect analog CRT monitors to a video card with a...
D-sub connector
Laptop
1920 1200
Response time
3. Because of how the ____ monitor works - portions of the display tube cannot be used for displaying the image.
Debris
CRT
Response time
1024 768
4. The LCD ____ provides the light that makes the individual pixels visible. The light itself is actually along the top - bottom - and/or sides - with a special layer that reflects the light throughout the display.
Resolution
Composite
Backlight
16:9
5. Dual link DVI-D can support 60 Hz up to ____ x ____ resolution.
Interlacing
Normal
2048 1536
1600 1200
6. If you are concerned about dead pixels - review the ____ before purchasing.
Pixels
Progressive scanning
Composite video
Return policy
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.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
Diagonal
VN (Twisted Nematic)
8. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that the monitor is capable of producing.
Degauss
Shadow mask
Brighter
Dynamic
9. ____ 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.
Single link
Video card
CRT
Dual
10. 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.
Normal
Contrast ratio
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Dead pixel
11. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that can be displayed at the same time.
4:3
Color shift
1920 1200
Static
12. For manufacturers - the ____ is royalty free - whereas including an HDMI connector requires a fee for each connector used. Manufacturers such as Dell and Apple are starting to use DisplayPorts in monitors and video cards - but these are not yet used
DisplayPort
1280 1024
Refresh
1024 768
13. ____ are tube monitors with a flatter glass tube that results in an image with less distortion around the edges.
Flat displays
Worse
Converter box
Aspect ratio
14. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
Diagonal
1280 1024
640 480
Dual
15. 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
DMS-59
Shadow mask
Brighter
Dual link
16. Do not confuse video in - which can be supplied by composite - s-video - or HDTV connectors - with ____ capabilities. The built-in tuner means that the card or monitor itself has the ability to accept multi-channel input and change the display by cha
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Composite
Dual link
TV-tuner
17. ____ 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)
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
6
Return policy
18. 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.
Normal
Resolution
4
Physical effective
19. 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
4:3
F-type
VA (Vertical Alignment)
External
20. LCD displays are very delicate and occasionally a pixel fails to display properly (called a ____).
External
1920 1200
Dead pixel
Interlacing
21. ____ DVI-D connectors have 3 rows of 6 pins with one additional larger horizontal pin.
Dynamic
Single link
Shadow mask
1680 1050
22. The ____ connector - sometimes called a VGA connector - uses a DB-15 connector with three rows of pins.
Dot pitch
D-sub
IPS (In Plane Switching)
CRT
23. ____ are tube monitors with a flatter glass tube that results in an image with less distortion around the edges.
Flat displays
Single link
CRT
1280 1024
24. VA panels have ____ color reproduction and wider viewing angles than TN displays - but with slower response times and a higher cost.
1920 1200
both video and audio input
Better
800 600
25. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size.WUXGA = ____ x ____.
1920 1200
S-video
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Dead
26. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.
1024 768
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
CRT
1920 1200
27. Full HD content is designed for a resolution of 1920 x 1080 using ____ (where each line on the screen is redrawn in order). Full HD support is therefore referred to as 1080p.
Progressive scanning
TV-tuner
Flat displays
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
28. Be aware that the display qualities of your monitor depend on the capabilities of both the monitor and the ____.
Aperture grill
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
1680 1050
Video card
29. Dual link DVI-D can support 60 Hz up to ____ x ____ resolution.
800 600
Better
2048 1536
Screen
30. LCD displays are very delicate and occasionally a pixel fails to display properly (called a ____).
perture grill
Dead pixel
6
Adapter
31. The ____ is the number of pixels - and is expressed using two numbers: the number of horizontal rows and vertical columns.
Viewing angle
Refresh
Resolution
Dot pitch
32. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
1280 1024
Diagonal
Pixels
DVI-A connection
33. Additional monitor features include built in ____ or ____ hub.
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
CRT
Speakers USB
Response time
34. 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
Video card
RCA
Brightness
35. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that the monitor is capable of producing.
Dynamic
1600 1200
D-sub
Debris
36. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. UXGA = ____ x ____.
1600 1200
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Viewing angle
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
37. 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.
Dot pitch
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Analog CRT monitor
Utilities
38. 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.
Widescreen
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
800 600
800 600
39. Additional monitor features include built in ____ or ____ hub.
Speakers USB
Single link
Resolution
Y UV
40. ____ female port.
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Laptop
Dual
U V color
41. 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).
CRT native
Diagonal
1280 1024
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
42. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as an HDMI input that accepts ____________ through the HDMI port.
both video and audio input
Video card
Static
DisplayPort
43. CRT monitors with DVI-D connectors are possible but rare. This means that the CRT monitor accepts ____ input.
Speakers USB
Widescreen
Y brightness
Digital
44. ____ 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.
External
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
CRT
1024 768
45. ____ (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 link
Better
Composite video
46. 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
perture grill
1024 768
DB-15
16:9
47. 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.
Higher voltage
Separately
perture grill
1680 1050
48. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.
Composite video
1680 1050
800 600
16:9
49. It is common for ____ monitors to support a wide number of resolutions - but LCD monitors often have a____ (optimum) display resolution.
Interlacing
CRT native
1600 1200
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
50. Having a few dead ____ can be common on many displays.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
TFT (thin film transistor)
Pixels
Single link