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Question 1

What are the two major areas in early video? p.205

Answer 1

Highest resolution supported and the maximum number of colors in their palette.

Question 2

What are five primary groups of display adapters?p.205

Answer 2

Monochrome, CGA, EGA, VGA, DVI, HDMI,

Question 3

What was the first video technology for PCs?p.206

Answer 3

Monochrome.

Question 4

What was the first graphics card and what two separate modes.?p206

Answer 4

Hercules Graphics Card. Text mode and Graphics mode

Question 5

What is CGA?p206

Answer 5

Color Graphics Adapter. 16-color text in resolution of 320X200(40 columns) and 640x200 (80 columns) only 4 colors per mode.

Question 6

What marks the end of classic digital-video technology? p206

Answer 6

EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter) High-resolution 640x350. 16 colors output.

Question 7

What is VGA? p206

Answer 7

Video Graphics Array 256KB video memory, 16 colors at 640x480, 640x350, and 320x200; or using 13h VGA BIOS display 256 colors at 320x200 pixs. ANALOG.

Question 8

(VESA)?p208

Answer 8

Video Electronics Standards Association, IBM made enhanced technology an open standard.

Question 9

What does the i in 1080i stand for?p208

Answer 9

i means interlaced— versus progressive(1080p)

Question 10

What does aspect ratio refer to?p209

Answer 10

Relationship between Horizontal and Vertical pixel counts.