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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. 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.
Worse
Dynamic
1400 1050
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
2. ____ link allows for longer cable lengths and a higher video resolution and you should choose this type of video card whenever possible.
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
Dual
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Analog CRT monitor
3. 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
HDCP
D-sub connector
Diagonal
4. The D-sub connector on a video card provides....
TFT (thin film transistor)
Analog output
CRT
Backlight
5. ____ 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
6
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
Progressive scanning
Response time
6. 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.
Pixel pitch
Degauss
Progressive scanning
Response time
7. As with composite and s-video - audio must be supplied to the device...
800 600
Refresh
DVI HDMI
Separately
8. 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.
1280x720 1920x1080
RCA
Dynamic
800 600
9. If you are concerned about dead pixels - review the ____ before purchasing.
CRT native
Return policy
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Response time
10. The ____ indicates how quickly a pixel can go from black - to white - and back to black and is indicated in milliseconds (ms).
CRT
Analog CRT monitor
Y brightness
Response time
11. DisplayPort is also an internal video interface used by ____ displays to interface with internal video cards.
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
Laptop
1280x720 1920x1080
Diagonal
12. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.
Same cable
Color shift
CRT
Interlacing
13. 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
Interlacing
Degauss
2048 1536
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
14. 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
IPS (In Plane Switching)
16:9
1280x720 1920x1080
15. The D-sub connector on a video card provides....
Aspect ratio
Flat displays
Analog output
Normal
16. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as support for ____ to watch copy-protected content.
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Dead
HDCP
IPS (In Plane Switching)
17. 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.
Normal
Viewing angle
Converter
6
18. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA+ = ____ x ____.
1152 864
U V color
External
1680 1050
19. The DMS-59 uses a special cable that ____________into separate video interfaces. For example - the cable might split the signal into two DVI-I connectors - two D-sub connectors - or one DVI-I connector and one D-sub connector.
6
1280 1024
Splits the signal
Flat displays
20. 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.
1024 768
1280x720 1920x1080
Contrast ratio
Video card
21. ____ 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.
DisplayPort
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Higher sharper
1280x720 1920x1080
22. 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
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
Debris
16:9
23. 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.
Dual
DisplayPort
16:9
Aperture grill
24. The smaller the dot pitch - the more room there is for____ resolutions and the ____ a picture may be.
Higher sharper
both video and audio input
Pixel pitch
Diagonal
25. ____ cable and female port.
S-video
6
6
TV-tuner
26. 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.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Video card
1152 864
Widescreen
27. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.
6
D-sub connector
Speakers USB
Worse
28. 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.
6
Flat displays
Static
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
29. 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.
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
1152 864
Widescreen
Dynamic
30. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.
1400 1050
Dynamic
Physical effective
Analog output
31. 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
Aperture grill
Adapter
Worse
32. 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.
1400 1050
Brighter
6
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
33. CRT monitors have a ____ aspect ratio which matches the display ration of a television set.
Interlacing
DMS-59
4:3
Backlight
34. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. UXGA = ____ x ____.
Diagonal
1600 1200
Dead pixel
Dead
35. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.
1024 768
Y brightness
Speakers USB
Refresh
36. 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.
External
30 99
Dual
Response time
37. CRT monitors have a ____ aspect ratio which matches the display ration of a television set.
16:9
4:3
Dot pitch
Return policy
38. 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
1600 1200
1600 1200
6
39. 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
Analog CRT monitor
16:9
Flat displays
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
40. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA+ = ____ x ____.
Refresh
Worse
1152 864
1600 1200
41. 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 ____.
Dead pixel
analog digital
CRT
1280x720 1920x1080
42. The smaller the dot pitch - the more room there is for____ resolutions and the ____ a picture may be.
Video card
1280 1024
1400 1050
Higher sharper
43. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.
VN (Twisted Nematic)
800 600
both video and audio input
Backlight
44. ____ panels are the most expensive type of panel - and could be difficult to find.
DisplayPort
Flat displays
Dynamic
IPS (In Plane Switching)
45. ____ female port.
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Composite video
1152 864
Widescreen
46. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as an HDMI input that accepts ____________ through the HDMI port.
Viewing angle
1920 1080
both video and audio input
Higher voltage
47. ____ 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.
1400 1050
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
800 600
CRT
48. 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).
30 99
1280 1024
Viewing angle
Color shift
49. 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.
Contrast ratio
Video card
1920 1200
DB-15
50. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
Diagonal
Response time
Dead pixel