Exam 19: Display Technologies

The display adapter, or _______________, handles the video chores within computing devices, processing information from the CPU and sending it to the display.

A pixel that never lights up is a(n) _______________ pixel.

A(n) _______________ is the amount of light given off by a light source from a certain angle that is perceived by the human eye.

What does AGP stand for?

Describe the original Cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors.

Which term describes the difference between the darkest and lightest spots that the monitor can display?

If you hear a hissing sound coming from the LCD, which component is most likely about to fail?

During the physical installation of a video card, what three issues must be taken into account?

An LCD panel's _______________ is the amount of time it takes for all of the subpixels on the panel to go from pure black to pure white and back again.

How should a monitor be cleaned?

What is the single most important feature that separates DRAM from video RAM?

Most LCD backlights use _______________ technology, popular for its low power use, even brightness, and long life.

The _______________ applet and Personalization applet provide convenient, central locations for all of your display settings, including resolution, refresh rate, driver information, and color depth.

A(n) _______________ adapter provides a split signal, red, green, and blue (RGB).

On a 4K Ultra HD monitor, what does the 4K mean?

In older CRT monitors, the amount of time it took to draw the entire screen and get the electron guns back to the upper-left corner was called the _______________.

Why do advanced 3-D video cards come with huge amounts of video RAM?

In a dual-scan _______________ matrix LCD display, the screen is refreshed two lines at a time.

Describe the disadvantages of passive display technology.

A color LCD screen is composed of a large number of tiny liquid crystal molecules called _______________.