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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices

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1. You can connect analog CRT monitors to a video card with a...






2. 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






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






4. 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 ____.






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






6. ____ (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.






7. A ____ connection on a video card provides digital output. These connections are rated as either single link or dual link.






8. The ____ indicates how quickly a pixel can go from black - to white - and back to black and is indicated in milliseconds (ms).






9. 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.






10. Single link DVI-D connectors can support 60 Hz up to ____ x ____ resolution.






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that the monitor is capable of producing.






14. 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.






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






16. Having a few dead ____ can be common on many displays.






17. 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).






18. S-video (separate-video - Y/C - or S-VHS) connections are present on many video cards and supply ____ - video-only TV output.






19. The magnetic field used for drawing the image on the screen can cause a buildup of magnetism on internal monitor components. This magnetic field can cause color distortions - especially around the edges. To correct this problem - use the ____ feature






20. Most manufactures have started using a ____ measure of response time - which makes the response time faster than a white-to-black response time.






21. 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






22. A ____ connection on a video card provides both analog and digital output.






23. 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.






24. The ____ is the ratio of the width and the height.






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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.






30. ____ panels have relatively slow response times (6ms to 16ms) - and have a slight purple tint in blacks when viewed from a wide angle.






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. ____ 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.






35. A ____ connection on a video card provides digital output. These connections are rated as either single link or dual link.






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






37. 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.






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






39. DVI-D ____ link cable.






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






41. 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 ____.






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






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






44. 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.






45. CRT monitors have a ____ aspect ratio which matches the display ration of a television set.






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






47. You can use a DVI-to-HDMI cable to connect the ____ output from a video card to a monitor or an HDTV device that has an HDMI connector. However - this configuration only supplies video - and not audio - to the display device.






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






49. An ____ connector supplies analog - video-only TV output in three separate channels: R (red) - G (green) - and B (blue).






50. VA panels suffer from ____ that produces uneven colors across the display with loss of detail in dark scenes.