1.2 Given a scenario, install components within the display of a laptop.

Question 1

LCD stands for what?

Answer 1

Liquid Crystal Display

Question 2

There’s a (1)___ that’s in your LCD display that is shining through (2)__, (3)__ and other components to show graphics on your screen.

Answer 2

1) backlight
2) liquid crystals
3) color filters

Question 3

As LCDs do not produce light by themselves, they require a ___ for illumination.

Answer 3

backlight

Question 4

OLED stands for what?

Answer 4

organic light-emitting diode

Question 5

Being lightweight, low power, and relatively inexpensive are advantages of using an __ screen.

Answer 5

LCD

Question 6

Good color representation, especially with black, is an advantage of an __ display.

Answer 6

OLED

Question 7

What are some disadvantages of OLED displays on laptops?

Answer 7

They are expensive.
Organic compounds can decay and leave images.
They drain more battery.

Question 8

Where are wireless antenna located in a laptop?

Answer 8

Antenna are inside of the top of the screen at its highest point. Wraps around the case.

Question 9

What are the types of connections and antenna types you’d see in a laptop?

Answer 9

Wi-Fi main
Auxiliary connections
Bluetooth
Cellular type connections.

Question 10

You’ll need to make sure you install the correct __ for the internal webcam and microphone of a laptop, depending on what operating system you’re using.

Answer 10

driver

Question 11

Webcam and microphone connections are integrated into the laptop ___.

Answer 11

screen

Question 12

One of the two types of LCD uses an ___ backlight. Sometimes we refer to these displays as ___ displays. Its backlight uses the same DC voltage as the laptop.

Answer 12

LED

Question 13

When using an LED display, the LEDs are typically placed where?

Answer 13

Around the edges of the screen, or in a matrix.

Question 14

Older laptops may use ___ backlights. They require more power and are thicker.

Answer 14

CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps)

Question 15

Some laptops will have ___ inside of them that will invert from DC into AC. These are primarily used for those ___ backlights in older laptops.

Answer 15

inverters

CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps)

Question 16

A laptop LCD seemingly wont turn on and is too dark, shining a flashlight onto the screen reveals information.

1) What needs to be done if the laptop uses an older CCFL backlight?
2) What if it uses an LED display instead?

Answer 16

1) The inverter may need replaced.

2) You may need to replace the entire display.

Question 17

Some laptop displays allow you to write directly on the display, because the display itself is a ___.

Answer 17

digitizer

Question 18

A magnetically sensitive sensor under an LCD that responds to physical touch and converts it into readible input.

Answer 18

digitizer/touchscreen