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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 ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.
Resolution
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
Pixel pitch
2. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.
CRT
Y UV
Higher voltage
VA (Vertical Alignment)
3. 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.
TFT (thin film transistor)
DVI-I DVI-D
Dot pitch
Progressive scanning
4. The ____ is the number of pixels - and is expressed using two numbers: the number of horizontal rows and vertical columns.
Resolution
Speakers USB
4
Pixels
5. 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.
Physical effective
IPS (In Plane Switching)
D-sub connector
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
6. DisplayPort does not use ______ than DVI and HDMI.
Higher voltage
1920 1200
S-video
640 480
7. 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
1680 1050
DisplayPort
Viewing angle
1280x720 1920x1080
8. ____ female port.
Video card
Higher sharper
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
30 99
9. 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.
Widescreen
Normal
640 480
Interlacing
10. 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
Progressive scanning
Degauss
1024 768
Video card
11. The smaller the dot pitch - the more room there is for____ resolutions and the ____ a picture may be.
Single link
Higher sharper
Color shift
Widescreen
12. Because ____ monitors have better color reproduction than TN monitors and are cheaper than IPS monitors - they are still used by many graphic artists.
1280 1024
Adapter
Interlacing
CRT
13. You can connect LCD monitors to a video card with a DVI-I connector with either a ____ or ____ connection.
DVI-I DVI-D
Physical effective
Aspect ratio
DMS-59
14. 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.
1400 1050
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
1600 1200
1024 768
15. 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
TV-tuner
Dynamic
Return policy
16. ____ on the screen can be mistaken for a dead pixel.
analog digital
Single
Debris
Interlacing
17. ____ and active matrix are additional terms that are often used to describe LCD monitors. Currently - all LDC displays are these kinds of displays.
Diagonal
TFT (thin film transistor)
Laptop
Video card
18. Most manufactures have a minimum number of ____ pixels that must exist before they will consider an exchange. In addition - some place limitations on where they must be located in order to qualify.
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Dead
Contrast ratio
DVI HDMI
19. ____ are tube monitors with a flatter glass tube that results in an image with less distortion around the edges.
Interlacing
Flat displays
30 99
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
20. If you are concerned about dead pixels - review the ____ before purchasing.
Return policy
1152 864
Pixels
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
21. 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.
Worse
Contrast ratio
Debris
Splits the signal
22. Because of how the ____ monitor works - portions of the display tube cannot be used for displaying the image.
CRT
Progressive scanning
Pixel pitch
6
23. Single link DVI-D connectors can support 60 Hz up to ____ x ____ resolution.
CRT
Resolution
1920 1080
1680 1050
24. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size.WUXGA = ____ x ____.
Widescreen
6
1920 1200
1400 1050
25. ____ and active matrix are additional terms that are often used to describe LCD monitors. Currently - all LDC displays are these kinds of displays.
Speakers USB
Interlacing
TFT (thin film transistor)
both video and audio input
26. An ____ connector supplies analog - video-only TV output in three separate channels: R (red) - G (green) - and B (blue).
Better
HDTV
Higher voltage
Static
27. 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.
Normal
CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Static
28. 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.
HDTV
CRT
Higher sharper
perture grill
29. ____ is an alternative to an HDMI connector.
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
DisplayPort
Progressive scanning
30. 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
6
Dual
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
31. 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
1024 768
Dynamic
TV-tuner
800 600
32. DVI-D ____ link cable.
Static
Single
Interlacing
Return policy
33. 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
Shadow mask
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Response time
Higher sharper
34. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. VGA = ____ x ____.
Analog CRT monitor
Normal
Worse
640 480
35. 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 connector
D-sub
Debris
36. DisplayPort uses a different signal format than DVI or HDMI. However - it supports sending DVI or HDMI signals over the same port using a simple ____.
Color shift
External
Adapter
Dynamic
37. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA = ____ x ____.
Resolution
Analog output
Aspect ratio
1024 768
38. You can connect an analog CRT or LCD monitor to a video card with a DVI-I connector. This requires a cable with a ____ connection on one end and a ____ connection on the other end.
D-sub DVI-A
Pixels
Shadow mask
1280x720 1920x1080
39. Be aware that the display qualities of your monitor depend on the capabilities of both the monitor and the ____.
Physical effective
1400 1050
Higher voltage
Video card
40. Most manufactures have started using a ____ measure of response time - which makes the response time faster than a white-to-black response time.
1680 1050
VN (Twisted Nematic)
Widescreen
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
41. A ____ screen is typically desired for watching movies - or on laptops where the screen is viewed in full sunlight.
Brighter
Screen
External
1680 1050
42. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size.WUXGA = ____ x ____.
Contrast ratio
Dead pixel
1920 1200
16:9
43. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.
Video card
DVI-A connection
Interlacing
Resolution
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.
Brightness
Interlacing
Utilities
TV-tuner
45. A ____ screen is typically desired for watching movies - or on laptops where the screen is viewed in full sunlight.
TFT (thin film transistor)
Utilities
Brighter
1280 1024
46. 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.
Converter
Analog CRT monitor
Response time
Pixels
47. 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
Widescreen
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
Single link
48. Because of how the ____ monitor works - portions of the display tube cannot be used for displaying the image.
Degauss
TFT (thin film transistor)
CRT
Response time
49. A ____ connection on a video card provides digital output. These connections are rated as either single link or dual link.
Better
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Adapter
Utilities
50. Like HDMI - DisplayPort can send audio signals over the ______ (if audio is supported by the video card and monitor).
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
720p 1080i
Same cable
Response time