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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices
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1. ____ video cable and female port.
Higher sharper
Resolution
Composite
Screen
2. ____ and ____ are electrically equivalent - meaning that a simple pin-to-pin adapter is all that is required to connect a DVI device to an HDMI port.
Better
HDTV
Screen
DVI HDMI
3. Single link DVI-D connectors can support 60 Hz up to ____ x ____ resolution.
1920 1080
CRT native
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
30 99
4. Dual link DVI-D can support 60 Hz up to ____ x ____ resolution.
Interlacing
2048 1536
Widescreen
IPS (In Plane Switching)
5. ____ 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)
1152 864
Analog output
Higher voltage
6. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size.WUXGA = ____ x ____.
Single link
CRT
TFT (thin film transistor)
1920 1200
7. 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.
Contrast ratio
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Backlight
1920 1200
8. A DVI-A (digital video-analog) is used for an ________________. Some LCD monitors have either a D-sub or this connection.
both video and audio input
Utilities
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
Widescreen
9. ____ link allows for longer cable lengths and a higher video resolution and you should choose this type of video card whenever possible.
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Dual
1280x720 1920x1080
10. 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
Screen
Normal
Viewing angle
Video card
11. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as an HDMI input that accepts ____________ through the HDMI port.
Dot pitch
Resolution
Viewing angle
both video and audio input
12. ____ panels have relatively slow response times (6ms to 16ms) - and have a slight purple tint in blacks when viewed from a wide angle.
Pixel pitch
Dual
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Resolution
13. ____ 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.
1400 1050
Worse
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
14. There are ____ to identify and possibly fix dead pixels on a monitor.
1920 1080
Dead pixel
Utilities
1280 1024
15. There are two methods of controlling the illumination of the phosphor - 2) an ____ consists of a screen of ultra thin vertical and horizontal wires. This configuration allows more electrons through resulting in a richer color display.
CRT
1400 1050
Aperture grill
Resolution
16. 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.
DVI-A connection
1400 1050
DB-15
1024 768
17. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.
DVI HDMI
640 480
Aperture grill
Worse
18. 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.
Response time
CRT
Analog output
Single
19. There are currently two methods used for the backlight - 1) ____ that is currently the most common backlight source and require an inverter to provide AC power to the backlight.
Same cable
LCD
CRT
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
20. 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
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
Better
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Single link
21. 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
Worse
Video card
Color shift
22. Because ____ monitors have better color reproduction than TN monitors and are cheaper than IPS monitors - they are still used by many graphic artists.
Better
D-sub connector
CRT
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
23. ____ are tube monitors with a flatter glass tube that results in an image with less distortion around the edges.
Aspect ratio
CRT
Progressive scanning
Flat displays
24. The ____ is the distance between pixels measured in millimeters. The standard in color monitors in about .15 mm to .30 mm.
Dot pitch
30 99
Viewing angle
IPS (In Plane Switching)
25. DVI-D ____ link cable.
800 600
Dot pitch
Single
6
26. 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.
Response time
perture grill
1152 864
Pixel pitch
27. DisplayPort uses a different signal format than DVI or HDMI. However - it supports sending DVI or HDMI signals over the same port using a simple ____.
Pixels
Progressive scanning
Adapter
F-type
28. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
Degauss
Converter
Interlacing
29. 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 ____.
Converter box
Pixels
Dual
Brightness
30. Use the ____ connection to connect a TV - VCR - or video camera to the video card. Audio signals must be supplied separately.
DVI-I DVI-D
Better
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Composite
31. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.
DMS-59
Worse
Resolution
1280 1024
32. 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
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
6
Brighter
33. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
Brightness
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
640 480
VA (Vertical Alignment)
34. 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.
perture grill
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
Brighter
Converter box
35. The ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.
Resolution
1920 1080
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Pixel pitch
36. ____ 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
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Return policy
Brighter
37. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.
Interlacing
Resolution
1024 768
Aspect ratio
38. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
External
VA (Vertical Alignment)
720p 1080i
640 480
39. ____ (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.
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
720p 1080i
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
Dual link
40. 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.
Speakers USB
Contrast ratio
D-sub connector
DVI-A connection
41. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
Dual
Single link
Diagonal
1280 1024
42. There are ____ to identify and possibly fix dead pixels on a monitor.
HDTV
Aspect ratio
Utilities
DVI-A connection
43. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.
Brighter
1024 768
IPS (In Plane Switching)
VA (Vertical Alignment)
44. VA panels suffer from ____ that produces uneven colors across the display with loss of detail in dark scenes.
6
Color shift
Response time
VN (Twisted Nematic)
45. VA panels suffer from ____ that produces uneven colors across the display with loss of detail in dark scenes.
1680 1050
Color shift
Pixel pitch
Video card
46. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.
1400 1050
Viewing angle
Laptop
Splits the signal
47. ____ on the screen can be mistaken for a dead pixel.
Single link
Progressive scanning
Debris
Dual link
48. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. UXGA = ____ x ____.
Pixel pitch
1600 1200
DB-15
1152 864
49. 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.
Aspect ratio
Refresh
6
Dynamic
50. 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.
CRT
1680 1050
Physical effective
Adapter