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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. DisplayPort does not use ______ than DVI and HDMI.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
CRT native
Higher voltage
External
2. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
640 480
Resolution
6
1920 1200
3. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
Widescreen
640 480
Physical effective
Brightness
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
16:9
1920 1080
Single
Dual
5. Video cards with HDTV output typically include a conversion cable that converts the 7-pin connector into three ____ cables for connecting to an HDTV device.
RCA
Laptop
Dynamic
30 99
6. Because ____ monitors have better color reproduction than TN monitors and are cheaper than IPS monitors - they are still used by many graphic artists.
Pixel pitch
CRT
DisplayPort
CRT native
7. 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.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
DB-15
Diagonal
Dead
8. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.
Speakers USB
Interlacing
Debris
720p 1080i
9. 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.
640 480
1400 1050
Diagonal
Backlight
10. 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).
Screen
DMS-59
Response time
1280 1024
11. 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.
DMS-59
Physical effective
Higher sharper
Converter
12. 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.
1680 1050
30 99
DVI-A connection
Analog CRT monitor
13. Dual link DVI-D can support 60 Hz up to ____ x ____ resolution.
Resolution
2048 1536
1680 1050
Contrast ratio
14. 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.
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
Progressive scanning
1680 1050
Video card
15. ____ panels have relatively slow response times (6ms to 16ms) - and have a slight purple tint in blacks when viewed from a wide angle.
Dual
Resolution
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
16. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
TV-tuner
1400 1050
17. ____ (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
Progressive scanning
720p 1080i
Contrast ratio
18. 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
720p 1080i
Viewing angle
F-type
16:9
19. A DVI-A (digital video-analog) is used for an ________________. Some LCD monitors have either a D-sub or this connection.
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
1920 1200
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
1152 864
20. 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.
640 480
D-sub
Video card
HDCP
21. You can connect an analog CRT or LCD monitor to a video card with a DVI-I connector. This requires a cable with a ____ connection on one end and a ____ connection on the other end.
DB-15
Analog CRT monitor
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
D-sub DVI-A
22. 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.
Better
HDCP
Single source
4:3
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 ____.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
1280x720 1920x1080
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Dual
24. LCD displays are very delicate and occasionally a pixel fails to display properly (called a ____).
Dead pixel
Screen
Normal
Converter box
25. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as support for ____ to watch copy-protected content.
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
HDCP
1280 1024
26. VA panels suffer from ____ that produces uneven colors across the display with loss of detail in dark scenes.
Interlacing
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Color shift
Screen
27. Most manufactures have started using a ____ measure of response time - which makes the response time faster than a white-to-black response time.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Brightness
Debris
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
28. A ____ connection on a video card provides both analog and digital output.
1600 1200
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
Aspect ratio
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
29. The ____ is the number of pixels - and is expressed using two numbers: the number of horizontal rows and vertical columns.
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Resolution
1600 1200
S-video
30. LCD displays are very delicate and occasionally a pixel fails to display properly (called a ____).
Dead pixel
Analog
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
LCD
31. DVI-D ____ link cable.
Dual
CRT native
16:9
Interlacing
32. 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
HDTV
Utilities
RCA
33. The ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.
CRT
1600 1200
DVI-I DVI-D
Pixel pitch
34. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Aperture grill
Pixel pitch
VA (Vertical Alignment)
35. 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.
Backlight
CRT
30 99
16:9
36. 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.
Higher voltage
Composite video
D-sub
Widescreen
37. CRT monitors have a ____ aspect ratio which matches the display ration of a television set.
Widescreen
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
D-sub connector
4:3
38. 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.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Shadow mask
DVI-A connection
Dynamic
39. 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.
DVI-A connection
Better
Analog CRT monitor
TFT (thin film transistor)
40. Because of how the ____ monitor works - portions of the display tube cannot be used for displaying the image.
Progressive scanning
CRT
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
Analog CRT monitor
41. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA+ = ____ x ____.
720p 1080i
Color shift
1152 864
Video card
42. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.
1400 1050
DB-15
Converter
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
43. ____ displays have a 4:3 aspect ratio (used in CRT displays).
Higher sharper
Flat displays
1152 864
Normal
44. 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.
LCD
Progressive scanning
Response time
IPS (In Plane Switching)
45. Because ____ monitors have better color reproduction than TN monitors and are cheaper than IPS monitors - they are still used by many graphic artists.
720p 1080i
Speakers USB
Dynamic
CRT
46. 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
Viewing angle
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Progressive scanning
VA (Vertical Alignment)
47. The ____ connector - sometimes called a VGA connector - uses a DB-15 connector with three rows of pins.
Converter box
D-sub
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
1024 768
48. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.
VA (Vertical Alignment)
6
IPS (In Plane Switching)
1400 1050
49. You can only connect a digital monitor to a DVI-D connector. Connecting an analog monitor - such as a CRT monitor - is only possible by using a special ____.
Better
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Converter box
1680 1050
50. 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.
Higher sharper
Interlacing
TFT (thin film transistor)
Dot pitch