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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. VA panels have ____ color reproduction and wider viewing angles than TN displays - but with slower response times and a higher cost.
7
Better
Contrast ratio
Aperture grill
2. You can connect analog CRT monitors to a video card with a...
Same cable
D-sub connector
Aperture grill
S-video
3. VA panels suffer from ____ that produces uneven colors across the display with loss of detail in dark scenes.
CRT
both video and audio input
Color shift
Converter box
4. There are ____ to identify and possibly fix dead pixels on a monitor.
Utilities
16:9
1920 1080
6
5. 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.
Dual
720p 1080i
Color shift
Progressive scanning
6. 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
Better
Screen
1400 1050
7. 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.
Color shift
Interlacing
Analog CRT monitor
Widescreen
8. 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.
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
Resolution
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Widescreen
9. ____ or luminance identifies the amount of light the monitor produces (how bright it is) and is measured in candelas per square meter (cd/m2 also called a Nit) - with a higher number indicating a brighter screen.
Worse
Contrast ratio
Brightness
DVI-A connection
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
perture grill
HDTV
1280 1024
Viewing angle
11. TN panels have ____ viewing angles and contrast ratios than the other display types.
Flat displays
800 600
D-sub connector
Worse
12. There are ____ to identify and possibly fix dead pixels on a monitor.
1920 1200
DVI HDMI
Brightness
Utilities
13. The HDTV connector uses a ____-pin mini-din cable.
Resolution
Degauss
U V color
7
14. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.
Contrast ratio
800 600
Single link
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
15. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. UXGA = ____ x ____.
CRT
1600 1200
Viewing angle
HDCP
16. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
D-sub connector
1680 1050
640 480
Dual
17. The ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.
Pixel pitch
U V color
Analog output
1152 864
18. It is common for ____ monitors to support a wide number of resolutions - but LCD monitors often have a____ (optimum) display resolution.
Refresh
CRT native
Aperture grill
1400 1050
19. 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
Dead
Analog output
U V color
DisplayPort
20. 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
External
Resolution
Single source
Brightness
21. ____ DVI-D connectors have 3 rows of 6 pins with one additional larger horizontal pin.
both video and audio input
Single link
4
2048 1536
22. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as support for ____ to watch copy-protected content.
HDCP
Dual link
Worse
Contrast ratio
23. VA panels have ____ color reproduction and wider viewing angles than TN displays - but with slower response times and a higher cost.
External
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
Better
Separately
24. 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
16:9
both video and audio input
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
1280x720 1920x1080
25. ____ are tube monitors with a flatter glass tube that results in an image with less distortion around the edges.
Screen
Flat displays
2048 1536
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
26. A ____ connection on a video card provides digital output. These connections are rated as either single link or dual link.
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Physical effective
Dead pixel
27. S-video can easily be converted to composite video by combining the ____ and ____ channels into a single signal.
Flat displays
Y UV
Pixel pitch
Aperture grill
28. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
640 480
CRT
Response time
Flat displays
29. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.
1024 768
D-sub
Analog
Response time
30. ____ are tube monitors with a flatter glass tube that results in an image with less distortion around the edges.
Screen
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
Analog CRT monitor
Flat displays
31. 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
Worse
TFT (thin film transistor)
Degauss
32. ____ link allows for longer cable lengths and a higher video resolution and you should choose this type of video card whenever possible.
Response time
Analog CRT monitor
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Dual
33. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as an HDMI input that accepts ____________ through the HDMI port.
Composite video
Pixel pitch
both video and audio input
Interlacing
34. 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.
Single source
IPS (In Plane Switching)
TV-tuner
Physical effective
35. 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.
Static
Video card
Interlacing
Response time
36. ____ panels are the most expensive type of panel - and could be difficult to find.
1600 1200
Widescreen
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Backlight
37. The ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.
Refresh
DB-15
16:9
Pixel pitch
38. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size.WUXGA = ____ x ____.
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
1920 1200
DB-15
Analog CRT monitor
39. ____ is an alternative to an HDMI connector.
1280 1024
Resolution
640 480
DisplayPort
40. As with composite and s-video - audio must be supplied to the device...
Separately
Response time
Flat displays
1400 1050
41. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SXGA+ = ____ x ____.
1400 1050
1280 1024
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Refresh
42. ____ female port.
Color shift
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Brighter
Higher sharper
43. 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
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Dead pixel
Contrast ratio
44. 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.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
both video and audio input
640 480
Single source
45. ____ are tube monitors with a flatter glass tube that results in an image with less distortion around the edges.
Flat displays
CRT
Dead
CRT
46. ____ (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.
640 480
1920 1200
720p 1080i
Contrast ratio
47. Having a few dead ____ can be common on many displays.
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
30 99
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Pixels
48. ____ 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.
DVI HDMI
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
RCA
Dot pitch
49. 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.
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
1152 864
Resolution
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
50. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as an HDMI input that accepts ____________ through the HDMI port.
both video and audio input
Higher sharper
Single
720p 1080i