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Comptia A +: Hardware Display Devices
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Video card
Worse
Y brightness
Analog CRT monitor
2. ____ 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)
1024 768
Brighter
800 600
3. 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
Dead
CRT
1400 1050
Shadow mask
4. The ____ indicates how quickly a pixel can go from black - to white - and back to black and is indicated in milliseconds (ms).
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Response time
Progressive scanning
6
5. 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.
both video and audio input
Contrast ratio
Video card
7
6. 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.
perture grill
Separately
LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
CRT
7. ____ is drawing the screen in two passes; odd lines on the first and then the even lines on the second pass.
Interlacing
Widescreen
IPS (In Plane Switching)
1680 1050
8. Use the ____ connection to connect a TV - VCR - or video camera to the video card. Audio signals must be supplied separately.
Composite
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Dynamic
Better
9. 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
Pixel pitch
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Contrast ratio
1680 1050
10. 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.
30 99
analog digital
Widescreen
Converter box
11. 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.
CRT native
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Single
perture grill
12. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.
DB-15
Aperture grill
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Splits the signal
13. 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.
2048 1536
DMS-59
Video card
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
14. 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
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Degauss
analog digital
1024 768
15. The ____ contrast ratio indicates the difference that the monitor is capable of producing.
1680 1050
Video card
Dynamic
2048 1536
16. 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).
Flat displays
Static
30 99
1280 1024
17. Additional monitor features include built in ____ or ____ hub.
perture grill
Widescreen
1920 1080
Speakers USB
18. There are two methods of controlling the illumination of the phosphor - 2) an ____ consists of a screen of ultra thin vertical and horizontal wires. This configuration allows more electrons through resulting in a richer color display.
Aperture grill
Flat displays
Flat displays
2048 1536
19. The ____ is the distance between pixels. A lower number means a sharper image and possibly higher resolutions.
Pixel pitch
CRT
Refresh
VN (Twisted Nematic)
20. VA panels suffer from ____ that produces uneven colors across the display with loss of detail in dark scenes.
720p 1080i
Color shift
External
800 600
21. ____ is an alternative to an HDMI connector.
DisplayPort
Aperture grill
Dead
Color shift
22. ____ cable and female port.
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
HDCP
S-video
TV-tuner
23. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as support for ____ to watch copy-protected content.
D-sub connector
HDCP
1024 768
800 600
24. DisplayPort does not use ______ than DVI and HDMI.
Splits the signal
Resolution
Higher voltage
Brighter
25. LCD displays are very delicate and occasionally a pixel fails to display properly (called a ____).
Interlacing
Color shift
Analog
Dead pixel
26. ____ panels are the most expensive type of panel - and could be difficult to find.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
Better
D-sub
Utilities
27. 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
16:9
Interlacing
both video and audio input
28. 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.
Pixels
Aspect ratio
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Converter
29. A ____ connection on a video card provides both analog and digital output.
720p 1080i
1152 864
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
DVI-I (digital video-integrated)
30. Single link DVI-D connectors can support 60 Hz up to ____ x ____ resolution.
Resolution
G2G (grey-to-grey - or GTG)
Worse
1920 1080
31. You can connect LCD monitors to a video card with a DVI-I connector with either a ____ or ____ connection.
IPS (In Plane Switching)
DVI-I DVI-D
Progressive scanning
DMS-59
32. LCD monitors often include features for HDTV support such as an HDMI input that accepts ____________ through the HDMI port.
DVI-I DVI-D
D-sub DVI-A
both video and audio input
Color shift
33. A ____ screen is typically desired for watching movies - or on laptops where the screen is viewed in full sunlight.
Dual
800 600
Brighter
Progressive scanning
34. ____ video cable and female port.
800 600
Speakers USB
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Composite
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 ____.
Color shift
640 480
Physical effective
1280x720 1920x1080
36. 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.
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Progressive scanning
Contrast ratio
Color shift
37. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.
1024 768
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Y UV
VN (Twisted Nematic)
38. ____ panels offer the best contrast ratios of the display types - and are well suited for movies that require good contrast.
16:9
VA (Vertical Alignment)
Physical effective
DVI-A connection
39. 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.
Response time
1280 1024
DB-15
640 480
40. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size. SVGA = ____ x ____.
Y UV
Backlight
Refresh
800 600
41. DVI-D ____ link cable.
Resolution
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
Single
Pixels
42. The D-sub connector on a video card provides....
Video card
Response time
Analog output
Static
43. 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.
Resolution
Pixel pitch
Diagonal
6
44. 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)
16:9
CRT
Widescreen
45. 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.
Dynamic
D-sub DVI-A
720p 1080i
Contrast ratio
46. ____ female port.
Normal
Shadow mask
DVI-D (digital video-digital)
1400 1050
47. ____ are tube monitors with a flatter glass tube that results in an image with less distortion around the edges.
Normal
Flat displays
Backlight
1280x720 1920x1080
48. A ____ connection on a video card provides analog - video-only TV output. These video connectors are RCA connectors (typically yellow).
Converter box
perture grill
Composite video
D-sub connector
49. 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
Dual
16:9
Analog CRT monitor
50. Common resolutions are often described using a naming standard - although these standards encompass much more than just resolution size.WUXGA = ____ x ____.
1920 1200
Better
30 99
Resolution