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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ____ on the screen can be mistaken for a dead pixel.
Debris
Backlight
DVI-A (digital video-analog)
Interlacing
2. 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.
Contrast ratio
Brightness
CRT native
CRT
3. Because ____ monitors have better color reproduction than TN monitors and are cheaper than IPS monitors - they are still used by many graphic artists.
Diagonal
CRT
DMS-59
Composite
4. Video cards and monitors with a built-in TV tuner have an ____ cable TV connector. Most video cards that provide cable TV input also include audio output. However - most of these cards do not provide analog or digital monitor output.
F-type
Single
1600 1200
Resolution
5. RT monitors use an electron beam that hits phosphor dots inside of a vacuum tube. While it is possible for a CRT monitor to have a digital connection - virtually all CRT monitors connect to the video card using a ____ (also called a D-sub) connector.
D-sub
6
perture grill
DB-15
6. 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
Single link
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Converter
7. ____ and active matrix are additional terms that are often used to describe LCD monitors. Currently - all LDC displays are these kinds of displays.
TFT (thin film transistor)
Response time
Backlight
DVI-A connection
8. VA panels have ____ color reproduction and wider viewing angles than TN displays - but with slower response times and a higher cost.
Color shift
Single
1920 1200
Better
9. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. XGA+ = ____ x ____.
TFT (thin film transistor)
perture grill
Widescreen
1152 864
10. 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.
Debris
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
6
Speakers USB
11. You can connect analog CRT monitors to a video card with a...
HDCP
Adapter
VN (Twisted Nematic)
D-sub connector
12. 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
Static
perture grill
Degauss
analog digital
13. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as an HDMI input that accepts ____________ through the HDMI port.
both video and audio input
4:3
Analog CRT monitor
D-sub
14. Most manufactures have started using a ____ measure of response time - which makes the response time faster than a white-to-black response time.
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
Video card
VN (Twisted Nematic)
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
15. A DVI-A (digital video-analog) is used for an ________________. Some LCD monitors have either a D-sub or this connection.
VA (Vertical Alignment)
CRT
Viewing angle
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
16. 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.
TFT (thin film transistor)
Degauss
Widescreen
640 480
17. 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.
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
DB-15
DVI-A connection
Shadow mask
18. The ____ connection has all of the pins present in both the DVI-A and DVI-D connections. Most video cards and many LCD monitors have this connection.
Dual
Same cable
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
Utilities
19. DVI-D ____ link cable.
1920 1080
Color shift
Response time
Dual
20. ____ female port.
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Aspect ratio
Interlacing
1920 1200
21. 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.
Physical effective
Progressive scanning
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
IPS (In Plane Switching)
22. Because of how the ____ monitor works - portions of the display tube cannot be used for displaying the image.
1280 1024
CRT
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Widescreen
23. Because of how the ____ monitor works - portions of the display tube cannot be used for displaying the image.
Interlacing
800 600
CRT
Static
24. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.
Resolution
IPS (In Plane Switching)
800 600
Aperture grill
25. ____ (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.
720p 1080i
Screen
Response time
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
26. The LCD ____ provides the light that makes the individual pixels visible. The light itself is actually along the top - bottom - and/or sides - with a special layer that reflects the light throughout the display.
Worse
CRT native
Backlight
perture grill
27. DVI-D ____ link cable.
Physical effective
Response time
Single
D-sub
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.
Refresh
HDCP
Progressive scanning
Interlacing
29. 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.
Dual
Single source
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Converter box
30. ____ panels have relatively slow response times (6ms to 16ms) - and have a slight purple tint in blacks when viewed from a wide angle.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
Aspect ratio
720p 1080i
31. ____ panels are the most expensive type of panel - and could be difficult to find.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
1400 1050
Dual
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
32. 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.
800 600
TFT (thin film transistor)
Interlacing
1920 1200
33. 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.
Composite
RCA
DisplayPort
6
34. CRT monitors have a ____ aspect ratio which matches the display ration of a television set.
4:3
Dual
16:9
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
35. 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.
Brightness
Analog CRT monitor
LCD
Better
36. ____ 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.
Widescreen
Screen
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Separately
37. Monitor size is typically described using a ____ measurement.
Diagonal
2048 1536
Worse
DMS-59
38. 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.
Widescreen
Converter box
6
Brighter
39. 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 ____.
2048 1536
External
Interlacing
1280x720 1920x1080
40. ____ panels are the most expensive type of panel - and could be difficult to find.
4:3
IPS (In Plane Switching)
1280 1024
CRT
41. VA panels have ____ color reproduction and wider viewing angles than TN displays - but with slower response times and a higher cost.
Worse
Response time
Better
Separately
42. 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.
Color shift
RCA
Color shift
6
43. LCD displays are very delicate and occasionally a pixel fails to display properly (called a ____).
Dead pixel
Video card
4:3
Speakers USB
44. 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.
1920 1200
Progressive scanning
Viewing angle
Color shift
45. The ____ is the ratio of the width and the height.
Aspect ratio
HDCP
1280x720 1920x1080
Viewing angle
46. The HDTV connector uses a ____-pin mini-din cable.
Resolution
1280x720 1920x1080
1152 864
7
47. RT monitors use an electron beam that hits phosphor dots inside of a vacuum tube. While it is possible for a CRT monitor to have a digital connection - virtually all CRT monitors connect to the video card using a ____ (also called a D-sub) connector.
Brighter
DB-15
30 99
Dual
48. ____ panels are the most expensive type of panel - and could be difficult to find.
D-sub connector
800 600
IPS (In Plane Switching)
1280 1024
49. The smaller the dot pitch - the more room there is for____ resolutions and the ____ a picture may be.
Higher sharper
Converter box
Y brightness
1024 768
50. The ____ is the number of pixels available on a display screen. Specifically - it is described by the amount of pixels horizontally across the display by the amount of pixels vertically down the display.
Resolution
Response time
Single
Dot pitch