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| Two ways to display graphical information on a computer are by installing a _________________ or by purchasing a motherboard with _____________________. |
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| Graphics Card / onboard video |
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| This peripheral device displays the graphical information produced by a computer. |
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The pixel is the smallest unit of a computer display. The term is a combination of the following
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Pixel size for cathode ray tube monitors is fixed. As the resolution increases, the number of pixels remains constant. |
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| The computer display is made up of a grid of these. _____________________ |
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The resolution / refresh rate determines the clarity or sharpness of the images displayed on the screen. |
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| The video card instructs each individual pixel to display specified levels of this information. |
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| This company developed the first video graphics card. |
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| This term refers to monitors composed of only one value or shade. |
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| Determine if the statement is true or false. If false, correct the statement. The CGA and EGA graphics standards offered the production of digital color information. |
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In 1987, IBM introduced a new graphics standard called the EGA / VGA to the computer industry. The main advantage offered by this standard was its ability to send a/n digital / analog signal, thereby improving how color was |
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This maximum amount of colors can be produced by the SVGA and UXGA graphics
card standards. |
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| This group sets the standard for video displays. |
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| Video Electronics Standards Association |
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Each pixel supports _________ variations of red, __________ variations of blue,
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One of the main components on the video card is the graphics processor, or GPU. It assists the CPU, and has special instruction sets for manipulating graphics data. |
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The GPU operates at a lower / higher clock frequency than the CPU because it is
dedicated to graphics and repeatedly processes a limited set of graphics-related instructions. |
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| List the three main types of graphics processors. |
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| Fram buffer, graphic accelerator, graphic coprocessors. |
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| This type of GPU is most often found on consumer-grade graphics cards. The system’s CPU instructs this processor to compute graphics-intensive calculations. |
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| This type of GPU is most often found on professional-grade graphics cards. It processes all graphics-related data, and consequently frees up the CPU’s resources for performing other tasks. |
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The memory on a video card can store multiple Bytes of information per pixel, thus, the more onboard memory available, the higher the quality of the video card. |
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| This type of RAM is most commonly included in today’s video cards. |
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A CLUT / true-color card will allocate three to four Bytes-worth of information per pixel, thus requiring more memory than other types of video cards. |
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| This color system is used by some graphics cards to assign one Byte of information to each pixel. These Bytes are then referenced to look up the associated color value in a pre-defined chart. |
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| This ROM chip is activated shortly after the computer has been powered on. It ensures that the video card is recognized by the system, and that it is primed to send important startup graphics information to the monitor. |
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| The digital-to-analog converter on a video card is referred to as this because it directly converts information from memory into an analog signal. |
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| This DB-15, VGA connector for CRT monitors sends a/n __________ color output to the monitor. |
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| This display connector keeps the output signal digital. |
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| This common interface for video card installation offers a dedicated I/O connector. |
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| This is currently the fastest AGP standard. |
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The PCI Express I/O bus system replaces the current AGP video card interface standard. |
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| These small software programs synchronize video cards with current hardware, operating systems, and application requirements, and can be updated as necessary. |
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| These routines and protocols establish a foundation for building software. They help applications run smoothly across multiple platforms, and ensure comparable functioning across computers using different hardware and running various operating systems. |
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| Application program interfaces |
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| This powerful API is used for producing quality, integrated software for Windows-based computers. |
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| This reliable API is an open, vendor-neutral graphics standard that is currently an integral component of Apple OS X. |
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| These two companies manufacture nearly all of the graphics accelerators used in consumer-grade graphics cards. |
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A professional / consumer video card is designed for enhancing video playback, gaming, and user interactions with GUI-based applications. |
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A professional / consumer video card is designed for the purposes of professional
animation. It offers powerful tools for the rendering of complex 3-D graphics. |
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| This type of video card provides some elements of both professional and consumer video cards at a reasonable price. |
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| In this type of monitor, a ray gun in a vacuum tube shoots a beam of electrons which charge colored phosphor dots on the screen. |
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A field replacement unit (FRU) is designed to be repaired in the field upon breaking. |
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The electrodes and capacitors in a CRT monitor can cause a lethal electrical shock, therefore these units are best left unopened and simply replaced when broken. |
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| This type of CRT monitor has a flat screen that reduces glare, and uses thin metal wires for filtering stray electrons, thus generating very sharp images. |
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| This type of CRT monitor uses a mesh grid for filtering stray electrons, and produces a rectangular array of phosphor dots. |
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These two distances are measured between the like-colored phosphors on a monitor.
Generally, lower measurements are indicators of higher image quality. |
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| Dot pitch and stripe pitch |
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| This is the number of times a monitor’s screen is redrawn per second. |
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| Screen refresh rates should be set to a minimum of ___________________ or above. |
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| This measurement provides the total area of a computer screen in pixels, and is integral in determining the clarity and quantity of information able to be displayed by the monitor. |
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Higher / lower resolution monitors display more information onscreen, scaled to a smaller size. |
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| Liquid crystal display monitors use a ________________ of cells to display data. |
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| This term refers to the optimal resolution for an LCD monitor. |
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When comparing CRT / LCD monitors, it is important to consider their viewing angles. |
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The larger / smaller the viewing angle, the better the quality of the monitor. |
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| This term refers to the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black able to be produced by an LCD monitor. |
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CRT / LCD monitors offer greater overall brightness levels. |
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An easy way to create a dual monitor computer system is to purchase a video card that supports a dual monitor configuration. |
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