Chapter 19 Review: Display Technologies Flashcards
Apple desktops often use ____ for connecting to a monitor
DisplayPort
Recent Apple systems often use this port as a connector for monitors:
Thunderbolt
What two components may be faulty of your laptop LCD is dark, but you can still see the display image using a flashlight?
- Backlight
- Inverter
A pixel that never lights up is called a
Dead pixel
A processor on a video card is called the
GPU
Using an aspect ratio of 4:3, the ____ refers to the number of horizontal pixels times the number of vertical pixels
Resolution
The _____ bus is the most common expansion slot used for video cards
PCIe
IPS (In plane switching) is better than TN (Twisted nematic)
True
Which of the following resolutions will produce the best quality picture on a monitor?
a. 1920x1080
b. 1366x768
c. 1024x768
d. 1280x1024
a. 1920x1080
What two parts on the motherboard could have an integrated GPU?
- Northbridge
- CPU
The time it takes to redraw the entire screen:
Refresh rate
What do you type to access the DirectX Diagnostic Tool?
dxdiag
The size of the projected image at a specified distance from the screen is the:
Throw
SVGA resolution:
800 x 600
WQUXGA resolution:
3840 x 2400
WXGA resolution:
1366 x 768
Double output rate of GDDR4
GDDR5 SDRAM
Used on budget graphics cards and common on laptop video cards
DDR SDRAM
Similar to DDR2 but runs at faster speeds and requires different cooling
GDDR3 SDRAM
Colors missing on a monitor that can not be adjusted by using the front controls may be caused by
Broken cable or bent pins
An older laptop with a flickering LCD monitor is most likely due to:
CCFL backlight failing
Almost every computer uses a ____ as the primary visual output device
LCD
The optimal display for an LCD monitor is called the ______
Native resolution
What two technologies are used for backlights in LCD monitors?
- CCFL
- LED
Time it takes for all sub-pixels on a panel to go from pure black to pure white, and bag again
Response rate
