Deck 7: Video Displays and Video Cards

Question 1

The PCI expansion slot is used as a general-purpose slot type among many different manufactures and devices.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A fan shroud is found on low-performance video cards and relies on case fans to elevate the excess heat.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Windows automatically runs in 16-bit color mode, with low resolution, when device drivers do not match the video card installed.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The HDMI standard has the capability to provide both audio and video support through a single cable.

Question 5

Onscreen controls, also known as the OSD, can be used to configure picture size, centering, contrast, and brightness on both CRT and LCD monitors.

Question 6

The AGP speed settings, found in the BIOS settings, do not allow for overriding of speed settings to improve graphics performance.

Question 7

Video cards require cooling from heatsinks, cooling fans, or fan shrouds to alleviate heat from the GPU.

Question 8

VGA is a digital display standard used among ports and LCD monitors.

Question 9

LCD displays have three native resolutions that enable lower resolutions and full-screen displays.

Question 10

A VGA port and monitor have the capability to display an unlimited number of colors.

Question 11

To avoid conflicts, if an ATI video card is used in one PCI-x16 slot, an NVIDIA card would be recommended for the second slot.

Question 12

The S-Video connection has become the newest and best standard for digital video/audio.

Question 13

The smaller the resolution, the larger the size of the pixel's appearance on the screen.

Question 14

If a perfect circle were displayed on a screen, an incorrect aspect ratio will affect only the position of the circle on the screen but will not change the circle.

Question 15

All the following are bus types that video cards use except ________?

A) PCI
B) AGP
C) PCI Express
D) SPI

Question 16

A(n) ______ is a specialized processor used to offload graphical rendering from the microprocessor.

A) CPU
B) ATI
C) GPU
D) IPU

Question 17

A(n) ______ display uses a picture tube that projects three electron beams creating red, green, and blue pixels or stripes that form an image.

A) LCD
B) PDP
C) CRT
D) Data projectors

Question 18

The VGA connector, found on CRT and LCD display devices, uses the three-row ______ connector.

A) 8-pin
B) 9-pin
C) 15-pin
D) 16-pin

Question 19

A(n) ______ display uses active matrix technology, which enables quick refresh variations and wider viewing angles.

A) LCD
B) PDP
C) CRT
D) Data projectors

Question 20

Which of the following technologies are used among data projectors?

A) LCD
B) DLP
C) CRT
D) PDP

Question 21

The ______ port is a video interface standard for digital display devices, such as LCD monitors and digital projectors.

A) VGA
B) DVI
C) S-Video
D) HDMI

Question 22

The OSD buttons located on the front of both CRT and LCD displays provided which of the following adjustments?

A) Brightness
B) Vertical picture size
C) Horizontal picture centering
D) Contrast

Question 23

CRT monitors offer the ______ setting to help with the removal of electromagnetic buildup from the screen.

A) Color temperature
B) Degauss
C) Contrast
D) Position

Question 24

All the following are types of AGP video cards except ________?

A) 2x
B) x4
C) x8
D) x16

Question 25

Among the following phases, which three are critical to the proper installation process for a video card?

A) Configuration of the BIOS for the video card being installed
B) Configuration of the display settings and resolution
C) Correct installation of the video card drivers
D) Physical installation of the video card

Question 26

LCD displays are found in which of the following aspect ratios?

A) 4:3
B) 3:2
C) 16:9
D) 1.85:1

Question 27

The DVI port is available in two forms. Which two of the following make up those forms?

A) DVI-F
B) DVI-E
C) DVI-D
D) DVI-I

Question 28

RCA component cables use three separate cables to carry signals. What three types of signals are carried?

A) Red
B) Blue
C) Green
D) Orange

Question 29

Newer video cards support multi-GPU solutions by providing a link between two or more video cards to produce a single output. What are two leading brand names of this technology?

A) PCI Express
B) CrossFire
C) SLI
D) CLI

Question 30

The term native resolution refers to which of the following?

A) The resolution identified as a standard depending on a country's IEEE standards.
B) The tendency of a display to revert to 600 x 800 if it is not configured otherwise.
C) On CRT monitors, this resolution is the refresh rate that is the default.
D) The resolution that an LCD-based display delivers the most optimal picture quality.

Question 31

An expansion slot for an x16 graphics card needs which kind of slot on the motherboard?

A) PCI-VG 16mhz
B) AGP-x16
C) GPU 16GB
D) PCI-e with 16 lanes
E) PCI-e x1

Question 32

A technician has just upgraded the software drivers for a PCI-e graphics card. After rebooting Windows, the display screen is now unreadable in any way. After rechecking his documentation he realizes that he installed a driver for an earlier model of the card. Which of the following is the best response to get back a usable screen and fix the issue?

A) Reset the bios to disable the PCI-e slot.
B) Physically uninstall the card and put the old card back in; then uninstall the incorrect drivers.
C) Reboot the PC to safe mode w/networking and uninstall the incorrect driver. Download the correct driver. Reboot again normally and install the correct driver.
D) Remove the graphics card, return to the store, and exchange it for the one that matches the new driver.
E) It could be a bad monitor. Try a known good monitor.

Question 33

Of the following, which ones are most likely to support a high-definition display system? (Choose all that apply.)

A) VGA
B) SVGA
C) HDMI
D) DVI-I
E) DVI-D
F) DisplayPort

Question 34

Match the following descriptions with the term used.

-Uses a CCD tube as a light source

A) LCD
B) CRT
C) LED
D) Plasma
E) Projection

Question 35

Match the following descriptions with the term used.

-Projects electron beams onto a phosphate plated glass screen

A) LCD
B) CRT
C) LED
D) Plasma
E) Projection

Question 36

Match the following descriptions with the term used.

-Uses light emitting diodes as a backlight source

A) LCD
B) CRT
C) LED
D) Plasma
E) Projection

Question 37

Match the following descriptions with the term used.

-Uses ionized gas that is electrically charged

A) LCD
B) CRT
C) LED
D) Plasma
E) Projection

Question 38

Match the following descriptions with the term used.

-Uses mirrors to guide and combine RGB colors through a lens

A) LCD
B) CRT
C) LED
D) Plasma
E) Projection

Question 39

Match the following well-known resolution types with the Pixel Dimensions and Aspect Ratio. Note: This is a three-column matching exercise.
use this information to fill the table:
Pixel Dimensions:
1920 x 1080
640 x 480
1024 x 768
800 x 600
1920 x 1200
1366 x 768
Aspect Ratio:
4:3
16:10
8:5
16:9
4:3
16:9

Question 40

Match the following video terms with their description.

-Video card

A) An expansion card that is used to generate video signal and display it on a monitor.
B) A display type that uses a picture tube, which contains an electron gun that projects three electron beams.
C) A display type that uses liquid crystal cells to polarize lights passing through to the display.
D) A display interface that uses an analog display standard with 15-pin connectors.
E) A display interface that is optimized to deliver digital video and can also deliver analog video
F) A display interface that is optimized for high definition digital content as well as digital audio signals
G) Supports up to 720p content
H) The number of times/second that the display device is set to redraw the pixels.
I) A way to define the number of horizontal and vertical lines of display output

Question 41

Match the following video terms with their description.

-CRT

A) An expansion card that is used to generate video signal and display it on a monitor.
B) A display type that uses a picture tube, which contains an electron gun that projects three electron beams.
C) A display type that uses liquid crystal cells to polarize lights passing through to the display.
D) A display interface that uses an analog display standard with 15-pin connectors.
E) A display interface that is optimized to deliver digital video and can also deliver analog video
F) A display interface that is optimized for high definition digital content as well as digital audio signals
G) Supports up to 720p content
H) The number of times/second that the display device is set to redraw the pixels.
I) A way to define the number of horizontal and vertical lines of display output

Question 42

Match the following video terms with their description.

-LCD

A) An expansion card that is used to generate video signal and display it on a monitor.
B) A display type that uses a picture tube, which contains an electron gun that projects three electron beams.
C) A display type that uses liquid crystal cells to polarize lights passing through to the display.
D) A display interface that uses an analog display standard with 15-pin connectors.
E) A display interface that is optimized to deliver digital video and can also deliver analog video
F) A display interface that is optimized for high definition digital content as well as digital audio signals
G) Supports up to 720p content
H) The number of times/second that the display device is set to redraw the pixels.
I) A way to define the number of horizontal and vertical lines of display output

Question 43

Match the following video terms with their description.

-VGA

A) An expansion card that is used to generate video signal and display it on a monitor.
B) A display type that uses a picture tube, which contains an electron gun that projects three electron beams.
C) A display type that uses liquid crystal cells to polarize lights passing through to the display.
D) A display interface that uses an analog display standard with 15-pin connectors.
E) A display interface that is optimized to deliver digital video and can also deliver analog video
F) A display interface that is optimized for high definition digital content as well as digital audio signals
G) Supports up to 720p content
H) The number of times/second that the display device is set to redraw the pixels.
I) A way to define the number of horizontal and vertical lines of display output

Question 44

Match the following video terms with their description.

-DVI

A) An expansion card that is used to generate video signal and display it on a monitor.
B) A display type that uses a picture tube, which contains an electron gun that projects three electron beams.
C) A display type that uses liquid crystal cells to polarize lights passing through to the display.
D) A display interface that uses an analog display standard with 15-pin connectors.
E) A display interface that is optimized to deliver digital video and can also deliver analog video
F) A display interface that is optimized for high definition digital content as well as digital audio signals
G) Supports up to 720p content
H) The number of times/second that the display device is set to redraw the pixels.
I) A way to define the number of horizontal and vertical lines of display output

Question 45

Match the following video terms with their description.

-HDMI

A) An expansion card that is used to generate video signal and display it on a monitor.
B) A display type that uses a picture tube, which contains an electron gun that projects three electron beams.
C) A display type that uses liquid crystal cells to polarize lights passing through to the display.
D) A display interface that uses an analog display standard with 15-pin connectors.
E) A display interface that is optimized to deliver digital video and can also deliver analog video
F) A display interface that is optimized for high definition digital content as well as digital audio signals
G) Supports up to 720p content
H) The number of times/second that the display device is set to redraw the pixels.
I) A way to define the number of horizontal and vertical lines of display output

Question 46

Match the following video terms with their description.

-S-video

A) An expansion card that is used to generate video signal and display it on a monitor.
B) A display type that uses a picture tube, which contains an electron gun that projects three electron beams.
C) A display type that uses liquid crystal cells to polarize lights passing through to the display.
D) A display interface that uses an analog display standard with 15-pin connectors.
E) A display interface that is optimized to deliver digital video and can also deliver analog video
F) A display interface that is optimized for high definition digital content as well as digital audio signals
G) Supports up to 720p content
H) The number of times/second that the display device is set to redraw the pixels.
I) A way to define the number of horizontal and vertical lines of display output

Question 47

Match the following video terms with their description.

-Refresh rate

A) An expansion card that is used to generate video signal and display it on a monitor.
B) A display type that uses a picture tube, which contains an electron gun that projects three electron beams.
C) A display type that uses liquid crystal cells to polarize lights passing through to the display.
D) A display interface that uses an analog display standard with 15-pin connectors.
E) A display interface that is optimized to deliver digital video and can also deliver analog video
F) A display interface that is optimized for high definition digital content as well as digital audio signals
G) Supports up to 720p content
H) The number of times/second that the display device is set to redraw the pixels.
I) A way to define the number of horizontal and vertical lines of display output

Question 48

Match the following video terms with their description.

-Resolution

A) An expansion card that is used to generate video signal and display it on a monitor.
B) A display type that uses a picture tube, which contains an electron gun that projects three electron beams.
C) A display type that uses liquid crystal cells to polarize lights passing through to the display.
D) A display interface that uses an analog display standard with 15-pin connectors.
E) A display interface that is optimized to deliver digital video and can also deliver analog video
F) A display interface that is optimized for high definition digital content as well as digital audio signals
G) Supports up to 720p content
H) The number of times/second that the display device is set to redraw the pixels.
I) A way to define the number of horizontal and vertical lines of display output