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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. 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
Digital
Viewing angle
4:3
640 480
2. DisplayPort is also an internal video interface used by ____ displays to interface with internal video cards.
1680 1050
Degauss
Laptop
Analog CRT monitor
3. When connecting various devices to a computer video card - you can typically find converter cables to match the interface on the video card with the interface on the device. However - these cables do not convert from ____ to ____ signaling.
Physical effective
Backlight
analog digital
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
4. Do not confuse video in - which can be supplied by composite - s-video - or HDTV connectors - with ____ capabilities. The built-in tuner means that the card or monitor itself has the ability to accept multi-channel input and change the display by cha
D-sub connector
TV-tuner
analog digital
1280x720 1920x1080
5. DVI-D ____ link cable.
2048 1536
Screen
Dual
TFT (thin film transistor)
6. 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.
Debris
Response time
DB-15
640 480
7. ____ displays have a 4:3 aspect ratio (used in CRT displays).
Normal
Y brightness
1920 1080
Contrast ratio
8. CRT monitors have a ____ aspect ratio which matches the display ration of a television set.
External
perture grill
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
4:3
9. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as an HDMI input that accepts ____________ through the HDMI port.
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
Brightness
both video and audio input
Single link
10. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.
HDTV
800 600
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Interlacing
11. 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
Pixels
DisplayPort
Response time
RCA
12. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that can be displayed at the same time.
Higher sharper
640 480
Static
1280x720 1920x1080
13. A ____ connection on a video card provides analog output and are rarely (if ever) used for computers monitors - but might be used on some HDTV systems.
Physical effective
30 99
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
14. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.
1400 1050
4
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
Aspect ratio
15. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. WSXGA+ = ____ x ____. UXGA = 1600 x 1200 WUXGA = 1920 x 1200
Dot pitch
Interlacing
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
1680 1050
16. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that can be displayed at the same time.
Refresh
Physical effective
720p 1080i
Static
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.
1280 1024
CRT
6
HDCP
18. A ____ screen is typically desired for watching movies - or on laptops where the screen is viewed in full sunlight.
Brighter
Converter box
Resolution
Degauss
19. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.
Analog output
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Higher sharper
VN (Twisted Nematic)
20. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
Digital
30 99
CRT native
640 480
21. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.
CRT
Splits the signal
VA (Vertical Alignment)
1680 1050
22. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. WSXGA+ = ____ x ____. UXGA = 1600 x 1200 WUXGA = 1920 x 1200
Refresh
1680 1050
Physical effective
analog digital
23. The ____ is the ratio of the width and the height.
Analog output
Aspect ratio
Dead
Response time
24. A ____ connection on a video card provides analog - video-only TV output. These video connectors are RCA connectors (typically yellow).
Composite
Composite video
720p 1080i
30 99
25. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
HDCP
Dot pitch
Diagonal
Better
26. 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.
Normal
DVI-A connection
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
Flat displays
27. ____ 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.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Return policy
Viewing angle
Video card
28. 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.
Video card
Progressive scanning
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
16:9
29. 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).
16:9
1280 1024
Widescreen
CRT
30. A DVI-A (digital video-analog) is used for an ________________. Some LCD monitors have either a D-sub or this connection.
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
800 600
CRT
1680 1050
31. You can connect LCD monitors to a video card with a DVI-I connector with either a ____ or ____ connection.
Dead
DVI-I DVI-D
CRT
4:3
32. 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.
Interlacing
Response time
analog digital
Splits the signal
33. Pressing lightly on the ____ may revive the pixel.
Screen
Aperture grill
Static
CRT
34. DVI-D ____ link cable.
D-sub
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Single
35. 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 ____.
1280x720 1920x1080
S-video
CRT
IPS (In Plane Switching)
36. 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.
Interlacing
Flat displays
Refresh
Better
37. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.
Interlacing
DVI-A connection
Static
640 480
38. The ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.
both video and audio input
Pixel pitch
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
39. 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.
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Brightness
Higher sharper
Widescreen
40. 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.
Refresh
Degauss
Physical effective
DMS-59
41. ____ 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.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Resolution
Progressive scanning
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
42. ____ displays have a 4:3 aspect ratio (used in CRT displays).
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
D-sub
analog digital
Normal
43. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
Same cable
Normal
Dot pitch
Diagonal
44. 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 ____.
Splits the signal
1152 864
External
1280x720 1920x1080
45. CRT monitors with DVI-D connectors are possible but rare. This means that the CRT monitor accepts ____ input.
Resolution
Normal
RCA
Digital
46. Having a few dead ____ can be common on many displays.
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Single
Pixels
Brighter
47. Be aware that the display qualities of your monitor depend on the capabilities of both the monitor and the ____.
Dual
Digital
Better
Video card
48. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.
Y brightness
both video and audio input
Analog output
1024 768
49. 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.
Response time
Dead
640 480
Interlacing
50. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
analog digital
Degauss
1400 1050