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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices

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






2. DisplayPort uses a digital-only signal. To connect a VGA monitor to it - you will need a special active ____ that reformats the signal for analog devices.






3. DVI-D ____ link cable.






4. CRT monitors with DVI-D connectors are possible but rare. This means that the CRT monitor accepts ____ input.






5. There are two methods of controlling the illumination of the phosphor - 1) ____ that consists of a metal screen full of holes that are aligned with each dot. The screen shields the electron beam from illuminating between dots and leaves an outline ar






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






7. ____ 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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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.






14. ____ link allows for longer cable lengths and a higher video resolution and you should choose this type of video card whenever possible.






15. As with composite and s-video - audio must be supplied to the device...






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.






17. ____ female port.






18. The ____ rate is the amount of time (measured in Hz) required for the CRT's electron beam to paint the screen from top to bottom. Increasing the rate reduces screen flicker.






19. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.






20. The ____ is the number of pixels - and is expressed using two numbers: the number of horizontal rows and vertical columns.






21. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that can be displayed at the same time.






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. ____ DVI-D connectors have 3 rows of 6 pins with one additional larger horizontal pin.






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. Because of how the ____ monitor works - portions of the display tube cannot be used for displaying the image.






28. LDC monitors use ____ panels that are the most common type used in computer monitors - especially in smaller sizes. These panels have very good response times (2ms to 5ms) - so are well-suited for games with a lot of motion.






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






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






31. 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.






32. Because of how the ____ monitor works - portions of the display tube cannot be used for displaying the image.






33. 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).






34. For manufacturers - the ____ is royalty free - whereas including an HDMI connector requires a fee for each connector used. Manufacturers such as Dell and Apple are starting to use DisplayPorts in monitors and video cards - but these are not yet used






35. A ____ connection on a video card provides analog - video-only TV output. These video connectors are RCA connectors (typically yellow).






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






37. LDC monitors use ____ panels that are the most common type used in computer monitors - especially in smaller sizes. These panels have very good response times (2ms to 5ms) - so are well-suited for games with a lot of motion.






38. 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.






39. 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






40. 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.






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






42. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as an HDMI input that accepts ____________ through the HDMI port.






43. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.






44. 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.






45. ____ 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.






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






47. ____ cable and female port.






48. The ____ connector is used to allow multiple video ports from a single connection.It is typically included on slimline video cards that can have only a single port. It sends out two separate DVI-I signals through the single connector.






49. 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.






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