Shelly Cashman Series Lab - Configuring Your Display


Name   ____________________________________


Course and Division _______________________


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As you step through the Interactive Lab, answer the following
questions in the spaces provided. For multiple choice
questions, enter the appropriate letter on the blank line.

1. List the four components of a computer display system.

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2. A computer's video monitor is very similar to a
_____________.

a. radio
b. fax machine
c. television
d. microwave oven

3. Identify the six types of external knobs or buttons 
used to adjust the picture on a computer monitor.

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4. A 17" monitor is _____________.

a. 17" wide
b. 17" high
c. 17" square
d. 17" diagonally from corner to corner


5. A monochrome monitor displays shades of green, amber,
and white on black. True or False? _____________














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6. Define the term pixels.

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7. In a 1024 x 768 resolution, the 1024 represents the
number of pixels _____________.

a. across the screen
b. down the screen
c. diagonally from corner to corner
d. on the entire screen

8. Which is considered a higher-bit
graphics display? _____________

a. 8-bit
b. 16-bit
c. 24-bit
d. 32-bit

9. A graphics card converts _____________ information 
into video signals for display on the monitor.

a. multisync
b. pixel
c. RGB
d. color depth

10. Name the two types of graphics cards widely used
today.

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11. Define the term VRAM.

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12. Which of the following combinations would require
the greatest amount of VRAM? _____________

a. 8-bit depth, 1024 x 768 resolution
b. 4-bit depth, 1024 x 768 resolution
c. 8-bit depth, 640 x 480 resolution
d. 4-bit depth, 640 x 480 resolution