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Video configuration facts
The resolution is the number of pixels available on a display screen. The resolution is expressed using 2 numbers. The number of pixels horizontally across the display by the number of pixels vertical
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Computer Science
11th Grade
01/02/2011

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VGA
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640x480
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SVGA
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800x600
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XGA
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1024x768
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XGA+
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1152x864
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SXGA
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1280x1024(5:4 aspect ratio)
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SXGA+
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1400x1050
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WSXGA+
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1680x1050
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UXGA
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1600x1200
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WUXGA
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1920x1200
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Resolutions with a w in the name are
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Widescreen resolutions
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Widescreen resolutions have an aspect ratio of
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16:10
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Full HD content is designed for a resolution of
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1920x1080
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Resolutions used by HDTVs are
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1280x720 and 1920x1080
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Interlacing
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Where every other line is drawn with each pass
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___ progressive scan and ____ interlacing identify displays that do not support full HD content, with both ___ and ____ being comparable in quality
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720p 1080i
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Color Depth
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the number of different colors that can be displayed on a screen at the same time. Color depth is expressed in bits
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8 bit has how many possible colors?
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256
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16 bit is also called
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high color
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24 bit is also called
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true color
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32 bit is also called
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true color
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16 bit has how many possible colors
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65,536
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24 bit has how many possible colors
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16.7 million
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32 bit has how many possible colors
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16.7 million
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The refresh rate is
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the number of times the entire screen repaints per second
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Refresh rates are measured in
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Hertz
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Increasing the refresh rate_______ screen flicker
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reduces
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A refresh rate of __ Hz or lower may cause eve fatigue on a CRT monitor
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70 Hz
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To improve performance, windows uses______
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Hardware acceleration
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______ is where instructions related to rendering video are sent to the processor on the video adapter, thereby reducing the workload on the CPU
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Hardware acceleration
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