Video Interface Fact Sheet 2.7.4
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| What is another name for a VGA connector? | D-sub connector
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| How many rows of pins does a DB-15 connector have? | 3
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| How many pins does a DB-15 connector have? | 15
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| The D-sub connector on a video card provides which type of output? | Analog output
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| The D-sub connector has which gender on the cable end? | Male
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| The D-sub connector has which gender on the video port? | Female
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| True or false, you can connect an analog CRT monitor to a video card with a D-sub connector? | True
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| True or false, you can connect a LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection to a video card with a D-sub connector? | True
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| True or false, some LCD monitors have a D-sub connection, or you might need a cable with a D-sub connection on one end and a DVI-A connection on the other end to connect to the LCD monitor? | True
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| What does the acronym DVI-A mean? | Digital video-analog
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| A DVI-A connection on a video card provides which type of output? | Analog output
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| DVI-A connections are rarely (if ever) used for which type of connection? | computers monitors
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| DVI-A connections might be used on which type of systems? | Some HDTV systems
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| Which type of monitors can You connect to a video card with a DVI-A connector? | Analog CRT monitor, and LCD monitor that accepts an analog connection
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| True or false, when connecting an analog CRT monitor to video card with a DVI-A connector, use a cable with a D-sub connection on one end and a DVI-A connection on the other end? | True
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| True or false, some LCD monitors have either a D-sub or a DVI-A connection? | True
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| What does the acronym DVI-D mean? | Digital video-digital
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| A DVI-D connection on a video card provides which type of output? | Digital output
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| True or false, DVI-D connections are rated as either single link or dual link? | True
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| True or false, single link connectors have 3 rows of 6 pins with one additional larger horizontal pin? | True
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| Single link can support which frequency and resolutions? | 60 Hz up to 1920x1080 resolution
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| True or false, dual link connectors have 3 rows of 8 pins plus the horizontal pin? | True
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| dual link connectors are known by three other names, what are they? | 25-pin, 24+1-pin, or 24-pin connector
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| Dual link can support which frequency and resolutions? | 60 Hz up to 2048x1536 resolution
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| True or false, dual link allows for longer cable lengths and a higher video resolution? | True
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| True or false, when choosing a video card, choose a card that supports dual link whenever possible? | True
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| True or false, you can only connect a digital monitor to a DVI-D connector? | True
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| Connecting an analog monitor, such as a CRT monitor, to DVI-D connector is only possible by using a which special device? | Converter box
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| True or false, if the video card only has a DVI-D connector and you have an analog-only monitor, it is often cheaper to purchase a new video card instead of the converter box? | True
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| True or false, CRT monitors with DVI-D connectors are possible but rare? | True
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| True or false, a CRT monitor with a DVI-D connector accepts digital input? | True
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| A DVI-A connector has which gender on the cable end? | Male
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| A DVI-A connector has which gender on the port end? | Female
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| A DVI-D connector has which gender on the cable end? | Male
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| A DVI-D connector has which gender on the port end? | Female
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| What does the acronym DVI-I mean? | Digital video-integrated
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| Which type of connection on a video card provides both analog and digital output? | DVI-I
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| Which type of connection has all of the pins present for both the DVI-A and DVI-D connections? | DVI-I
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| Most video cards and many LCD monitors have which type of connection? | DVI-I
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| True or false, you can connect a video card with a DVI-I connector to an analog CRT or LCD monitor using a cable with a D-sub connection on one end and a DVI-A connection on the other end? | True
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| True or false, you can connect a video card with a DVI-I connector to a LCD monitor with either a DVI-I or DVI-D connection? | True
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| Which type of connector is used to allow multiple video ports from a single connection? | DMS-59
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| What type of connector is typically included on slimline video cards that can have only a single port? | DMS-59
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| What type of connector sends out two separate DVI-I signals through the single connector? | DMS-59
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| What type of connector uses a special cable that splits the signal into separate video interfaces? For example, the cable might split the signal into two DVI-I connectors, two D-sub connectors, or one DVI-I connector and one D-sub connector. | DMS-59
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| What type of connection on a video card provides analog, video-only TV output? | Composite video
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| What type of connectors are used for composite video? | RCA connectors
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| Typically, which color is used for composite video connectors? | Yellow
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| what is the term that is used to combine three qualities of video into a single signal? | Composite signals
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| In terms of composite video, which term expresses brightness or luminance? | Y channel
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| In terms of composite video, which term expresses color information? | U and V channels
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| Use the composite connection to connect which type of devices to the the video card? | TV, VCR, or video camera
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| True or false, in terms of composite video, audio signals must be supplied separately? | True
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| What does the acronym S-video mean? | Separate-video
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| What type of connections are present on many video cards and supply analog, video-only TV output? | S-video
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| Which type of connector is a 4-pin mini-din connector that has two separate channels, one for Y (luminance) and one for UV (color)? | S-video
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| True or false, S-video can easily be converted to composite video by combining the Y and UV channels into a single signal? | True
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| Which type of connector supplies analog, video-only TV output in three separate channels: R (red), G (green), and B (blue)? | HDTV-Component
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| Which type of connector uses a 7-pin mini-din cable? | HDTV-Component
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| Video cards with which type of output typically include a conversion cable that converts the 7-pin connector into three RCA cables for connecting to an HDTV device? | HDTV-Component
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| True or false, as with composite and s-video, audio must be supplied to the HDTV device separately. | True
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| What does the acronym HDMI mean? | High-Definition Multimedia Interface
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| What is the term to describe a digital video and audio connector used for high-definition digital audio and video? | HDMI
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| Which type of connection combines the audio and video signals onto a single cable? | HDMI
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| Which type of cable can you use to connect the DVI-D output from a video card to a monitor or an HDTV device that has an HDMI connector? | DVI-to-HDMI
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| True or false, A DVI-to-HDMI cable to connect the DVI-D output from a video card to a monitor or an HDTV device that has an HDMI connector only supplies video, and not audio, to the display device? | True
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| True or false, DVI and HDMI are electrically equivalent, meaning that a simple pin-to-pin adapter is all that is required to connect a DVI device to an HDMI port? | True
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| True or false, you can purchase a video card with an HDMI connector? | True
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| True or false, video cards with a HDMI port have an audio input port that accepts digital audio into the video card where the audio signals are combined with the video signals and sent out the HDMI port? | True
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| True or false, video cards that have a HDMI port do not process the audio, but simply pass it through the video card from the external source and onto the HDMI output? | True
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| How many different types of HDMI connectors are available? | 4
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| What is an alternative to an HDMI connector? | DisplayPort
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| What uses a different signal format than DVI or HDMI, and supports sending DVI or HDMI signals over the same port using a simple adapter? | DisplayPort
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| What uses a digital-only signal? | DisplayPort
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| To connect a VGA monitor to a DisplayPort, what device will need that reformats the signal for analog devices? | Special active converter
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| True or false, like HDMI, DisplayPort can send audio signals over the same cable if audio is supported by the video card and monitor? | True
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| What uses lower voltage than DVI and HDMI? | DisplayPort
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| What is also an internal video interface used by laptop displays to interface with internal video cards? | DisplayPort
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| For manufacturers, what can they use that is royalty free, instead of including an HDMI connector that requires a fee for each connector used? | DisplayPort
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| Manufacturers such as Dell and Apple are starting to use what type of architecture in monitors and video cards, but are not yet used on HDTV sets? | DisplayPort
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| Video cards and monitors with a built-in TV tuner have which type of cable TV connector? | F-type
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| Most video cards that provide cable TV input also include audio output. However, most of these cards do not provide which type of monitor output? | Analog or digital
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| Video in, which can be supplied by composite, s-video, or HDTV connectors, should not be confused with which type of architecture? | TV-tuner capabilities
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| The built-in tuner means that the card or monitor itself has the ability to accept which type of input and change the display by changing the channel? | Multi-channel
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| Which type of architecture has the capability to accept multi-channel input on the card or monitor itself and change the display by changing the channel? | Built-in tuner
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| Without which architecture is the video input limited to a single channel, and changing TV channels must be done at the source device before inputting into the video card? | Built-in tuner
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