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Video Configuration Fact Sheet 2.7.6

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True or false, after you have installed a video adapter, install the device drivers and use the Windows Display applet to configure various settings for both the monitor and the video adapter?   True  
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How do you open the Windows Display applet using Windows 2000/XP?   Right-click the Desktop and choose Properties  
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How do you open the Windows Display applet using Windows Windows Vista/7?   Right-click the Desktop and choose Personalize, then select Display Settings  
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What term describes the number of pixels available on a display screen?   Resolution  
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How is the resolution expressed?   Using two numbers  
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the number of pixels horizontally across the display by the number of pixels vertically down the display describe which term?   Resolution  
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True or false, A higher resolution means that more information can be shown on the screen at a time?   True  
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Which resolution is 640 x 480?   VGA  
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Which resolution is 800 x 600   SVGA  
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Which resolution is 1024 x 768   XGA  
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Which resolution is 1152x864   XGA+  
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Which resolution is 1280x1024   SXGA  
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Which resolution is 1400x1050   SXGA+  
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Which resolution is 1680 x 1050   WSXGA+  
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Which resolution is 1600 x 1200   UXGA  
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Which resolution is 1920 x 1200   WUXGA  
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Which resolution has a 5:4 aspect ratio   SXGA  
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True or false, resolutions with a W in the name are widescreen resolutions with a 16:10 aspect ratio?   True  
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True or false, monitors with the 16:9 aspect ratio are used by HDTV content?   True  
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True or false, Resolutions used by HDTV are: 1280 x 720, and 1920 x 1080?   True  
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Which resolution is 1280 x 720, and 1920 x 1080?   HDTV  
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True or false, Full HD content is designed for a resolution of 1920 x 1080 using progressive scanning, where each line on the screen is redrawn in order and is referred to as 1080p?   True  
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Full HD content uses which resolution?   1920 x 1080  
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True or false, cheaper TVs and monitors at lower resolutions or using interlacing, where every other line is drawn with each pass are not capable of displaying all of the video content in full HD?   True  
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True or false, 720p (1280 x 720 progressive scan) and 1080i (1920 x 1080 with interlacing) identify displays that do not support full HD content, with both 720p and 1080i being comparable in quality?   True  
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In terms of video resolution and HD content, what does the letter after the resolution value mean? For example 720P.   Progressive scan  
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In terms of video resolution and HD content, what does the letter after the resolution value mean? For example 720P.   Interlacing  
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In terms of video resolution and HD content, what term expresses the following statement: Each line on the screen is redrawn in order?   Progressive scan  
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In terms of video resolution and HD content, what term expresses the following statement: Every other line is drawn with each pass?   Interlacing  
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True or false, in terms of video resolution and HD content, 720p and 1080i are comparable in quality?   True  
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True or false, in terms of video resolution and HD content, 720p and 1080i do not support full HD content?   True  
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True or false, it is common for CRT monitors to support a wide number of resolutions, but LCD monitors often have a native (optimum) display resolution. For best results, configure LCD monitors to use the native resolution?   True  
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What is the term that describes The number of different colors that can be displayed on the screen at a time?   Color depth  
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How is color depth expressed?   In bits  
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True or false, a higher bit count increases the number of colors that can be displayed?   True  
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what are some common bit depths?   8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit  
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How many bits will result in 256 possible colors?   8-bits  
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How many bits will result in 65,536 possible colors?   16-bits  
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What is another name for 16-bit color resolution?   High color  
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How many bits will result in 16.7 million possible colors?   24-bits  
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What is another name for 24-bit color resolution?   True color  
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How many bits will result in 16.7 million possible colors and alpha channel?   32-bits  
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What is another name for 32-bit color resolution?   True color  
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True or false, When you have multiple monitors, edit the Display settings to configure how content is shown on each monitor?   True  
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True or false, when you have multiple monitors, Check the Extend desktop onto this monitor option to show desktop content on the monitor?   True  
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True or false, when you have multiple monitors, One monitor is identified as the main monitor by selecting the This monitor is my main monitor option?   True  
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When using multiple monitors which monitor displays the Start menu and Task Bar?   My main monitor  
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True or false, when using multiple monitors, you can configure each monitor with different resolution and color depth settings?   True  
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True or false, when using multiple monitors by default, Windows places the first monitor it detects on the right?   True  
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True or false, when using multiple monitors drag the monitor icons to change the logical position to match the physical position of each monitor?   True  
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True or false, when using multiple monitors click the Identify Monitors button to display the monitor number as identified by Windows?   True  
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What is the term for the number of times the entire screen repaints per second?   Refresh rate  
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Refresh rates are measured in units called?   Hertz  
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True or false, most monitors support multiple refresh rates?   True  
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how do you reduce screen flicker?   Increase the refresh rate  
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What is a desirable range of refresh rate?   75Hz or higher  
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True or false, overall, LCD monitors have lower refresh rates than CRT monitors?   True  
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True or false, for LCD monitors, higher refresh rates are not required because of the better quality of the LCD displays?   True  
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True or false, a refresh rate of 70Hz or lower on a CRT monitor may cause eye fatigue?   True  
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True or false, the refresh rate must be supported by the video card and the monitor?   True  
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True or false, if you are unable to set a high refresh rate that is supported by your monitor, you might need to upgrade the video card to one with more memory?   True  
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True or false, setting a refresh rate that is not supported by the monitor can cause damage?   True  
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True or false, by default, Windows shows only the refresh rates supported by the monitor?   True  
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True or false, by default, Windows only shows optimum resolution, color depth, and refresh rates?   True  
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When you configure a monitor for windows systems, how do you configure hidden (but possible) combinations?   Click the List All Modes button  
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In terms of video performance, what does windows implement to improve performance?   Video hardware acceleration  
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What is the windows process where instructions related to rendering video are sent to the processor on the video adapter, thereby reducing the workload on the CPU?   Video hardware acceleration  
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True or false, some video adapters allow you to adjust the amount of hardware acceleration used?   True  
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True or false, an older video card or outdated drivers can cause problems with hardware acceleration?   True  
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Which type of video hardware acceleration problem typically causes blank screens, jerky or slow video, or odd colors or shapes on the display?   Outdated video card or drivers  
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True or false, to correct video hardware acceleration display problems, try reducing the amount of hardware acceleration. If this fixes the problem, check to see if an updated driver exists?   True  
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True or false, color management settings control how colors appear on your monitors so that the colors that you see on the screen match the colors for graphic files or printed documents?   True  
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How do you control how colors appear on your monitor so that the colors that you see on the screen match the colors for graphic files or printed documents?   Color management settings  
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How do you configure color settings?   loading color profiles  
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How are color profiles created?   By hardware vendors  
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What term describes the range and characteristics of colors used by a program or a device?   Color space  
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True or false, profiles are created by hardware vendors to match the color space used by a program or a device?   True  
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True or false, profiles translate colors from one color space to another?   True  
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What do you need to translate colors from one color space to another?   Color profiles  
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