Chapter 19 Review: Display Technologies

Question 1

Apple desktops often use ____ for connecting to a monitor

Answer 1

DisplayPort

Question 2

Recent Apple systems often use this port as a connector for monitors:

Answer 2

Thunderbolt

Question 3

What two components may be faulty of your laptop LCD is dark, but you can still see the display image using a flashlight?

Answer 3

• Backlight

- Inverter

Question 4

A pixel that never lights up is called a

Answer 4

Dead pixel

Question 5

A processor on a video card is called the

Answer 5

GPU

Question 6

Using an aspect ratio of 4:3, the ____ refers to the number of horizontal pixels times the number of vertical pixels

Answer 6

Resolution

Question 7

The _____ bus is the most common expansion slot used for video cards

Answer 7

PCIe

Question 8

IPS (In plane switching) is better than TN (Twisted nematic)

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Which of the following resolutions will produce the best quality picture on a monitor?

a. 1920x1080
b. 1366x768
c. 1024x768
d. 1280x1024

Answer 9

a. 1920x1080

Question 10

What two parts on the motherboard could have an integrated GPU?

Answer 10

• Northbridge

- CPU

Question 11

The time it takes to redraw the entire screen:

Answer 11

Refresh rate

Question 12

What do you type to access the DirectX Diagnostic Tool?

Answer 12

dxdiag

Question 13

The size of the projected image at a specified distance from the screen is the:

Answer 13

Throw

Question 14

SVGA resolution:

Answer 14

800 x 600

Question 15

WQUXGA resolution:

Answer 15

3840 x 2400

Question 16

WXGA resolution:

Answer 16

1366 x 768

Question 17

Double output rate of GDDR4

Answer 17

GDDR5 SDRAM

Question 18

Used on budget graphics cards and common on laptop video cards

Answer 18

DDR SDRAM

Question 19

Similar to DDR2 but runs at faster speeds and requires different cooling

Answer 19

GDDR3 SDRAM

Question 20

Colors missing on a monitor that can not be adjusted by using the front controls may be caused by

Answer 20

Broken cable or bent pins

Question 21

An older laptop with a flickering LCD monitor is most likely due to:

Answer 21

CCFL backlight failing

Question 22

Almost every computer uses a ____ as the primary visual output device

Answer 22

LCD

Question 23

The optimal display for an LCD monitor is called the ______

Answer 23

Native resolution

Question 24

What two technologies are used for backlights in LCD monitors?

Answer 24

• CCFL

- LED

Question 25

Time it takes for all sub-pixels on a panel to go from pure black to pure white, and bag again

Answer 25

Response rate