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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Having a few dead ____ can be common on many displays.
both video and audio input
Debris
perture grill
Pixels
2. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.
Diagonal
800 600
RCA
DisplayPort
3. The ____ connector - sometimes called a VGA connector - uses a DB-15 connector with three rows of pins.
D-sub
perture grill
Normal
LCD
4. 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.
640 480
perture grill
Video card
Worse
5. ____ 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)
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
1920 1200
LCD
6. When connecting various devices to a computer video card - you can typically find converter cables to match the interface on the video card with the interface on the device. However - these cables do not convert from ____ to ____ signaling.
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
1920 1200
DisplayPort
analog digital
7. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
720p 1080i
30 99
Diagonal
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
8. Pressing lightly on the ____ may revive the pixel.
Worse
Contrast ratio
Screen
Normal
9. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that can be displayed at the same time.
DB-15
Resolution
Static
Progressive scanning
10. The D-sub connector on a video card provides....
Resolution
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Analog output
16:9
11. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.
1600 1200
Worse
Viewing angle
DVI-I DVI-D
12. You can connect LCD monitors to a video card with a DVI-I connector with either a ____ or ____ connection.
DVI-I DVI-D
6
Resolution
analog digital
13. An ____ connector supplies analog - video-only TV output in three separate channels: R (red) - G (green) - and B (blue).
Dead
HDTV
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
Single link
14. The ____ indicates how quickly a pixel can go from black - to white - and back to black and is indicated in milliseconds (ms).
1920 1200
Response time
30 99
Dual
15. 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
Viewing angle
Better
Return policy
Dead pixel
16. ____ 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.
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
LCD
Refresh
Composite
17. ____ and active matrix are additional terms that are often used to describe LCD monitors. Currently - all LDC displays are these kinds of displays.
2048 1536
Normal
Brightness
TFT (thin film transistor)
18. 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.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
F-type
perture grill
CRT native
19. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that the monitor is capable of producing.
CRT native
Video card
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
Dynamic
20. 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.
Higher sharper
D-sub connector
Progressive scanning
VN (Twisted Nematic)
21. VA panels have ____ color reproduction and wider viewing angles than TN displays - but with slower response times and a higher cost.
Better
Analog CRT monitor
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Static
22. ____ displays have a 4:3 aspect ratio (used in CRT displays).
External
analog digital
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Normal
23. 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 ____.
1280x720 1920x1080
DB-15
Dual
DVI-A connection
24. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
CRT
perture grill
Composite
640 480
25. ____ displays have a 4:3 aspect ratio (used in CRT displays).
Better
1280x720 1920x1080
Normal
16:9
26. Additional monitor features include built in ____ or ____ hub.
Single
1680 1050
Speakers USB
Better
27. 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.
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Dot pitch
Interlacing
28. 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 ____.
Aspect ratio
Refresh
1280x720 1920x1080
DB-15
29. Because ____ monitors have better color reproduction than TN monitors and are cheaper than IPS monitors - they are still used by many graphic artists.
CRT
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Viewing angle
4:3
30. 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
1280x720 1920x1080
Viewing angle
1400 1050
CRT
31. Dual link DVI-D can support 60 Hz up to ____ x ____ resolution.
2048 1536
Brightness
1680 1050
1280 1024
32. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. UXGA = ____ x ____.
LCD
1600 1200
16:9
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
33. ____ (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.
640 480
Shadow mask
720p 1080i
Single
34. If you are concerned about dead pixels - review the ____ before purchasing.
Return policy
LCD
perture grill
VA (Vertical Alignment)
35. ____ video cable and female port.
Composite
CRT
Contrast ratio
DisplayPort
36. Single link DVI-D connectors can support 60 Hz up to ____ x ____ resolution.
1280x720 1920x1080
Composite
Brighter
1920 1080
37. 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.
Static
Progressive scanning
Interlacing
Video card
38. S-video (separate-video - Y/C - or S-VHS) connections are present on many video cards and supply ____ - video-only TV output.
CRT native
Backlight
Widescreen
Analog
39. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as support for ____ to watch copy-protected content.
Aperture grill
HDCP
Viewing angle
2048 1536
40. ____ 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).
Normal
Degauss
Worse
Dual link
41. The ____ is the number of pixels - and is expressed using two numbers: the number of horizontal rows and vertical columns.
Resolution
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
800 600
Aperture grill
42. If you are concerned about dead pixels - review the ____ before purchasing.
Response time
Return policy
Brightness
TV-tuner
43. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
Resolution
Video card
Diagonal
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
44. 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
Pixel pitch
2048 1536
Backlight
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
45. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.
RCA
Interlacing
Dual
1400 1050
46. 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.
Worse
Composite video
Debris
6
47. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
Better
1280x720 1920x1080
Aspect ratio
640 480
48. ____ 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.
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Pixels
Dual link
49. ____ is an alternative to an HDMI connector.
Same cable
DisplayPort
Speakers USB
Higher sharper
50. ____ panels are the most expensive type of panel - and could be difficult to find.
Contrast ratio
Physical effective
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
IPS (In Plane Switching)