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Computer Science
9th Grade
05/14/2007

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Accelerated Graphocs Port (AGP)
Definition
specailized video only expansion port
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bit depth
Definition
number of colors displayed on the screen
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cathode ray tube (CRT)
Definition
basic monitor ushully big and boxy
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digital video interface (DVI)
Definition
a new kind of video port
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DirectX
Definition
used to connect and talk directly to hardware
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dot pitch
Definition
thi measurment of the fineness of the shadow mask
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hertz (Hz)
Definition
the meashurement of the refresh rate of a moniter
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liquid crystal display (LCD)
Definition
offers a alternate display moniter and is smaller and is going down in price
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nits
Definition
the brightness of a LCD moniter
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pixel
Definition
a rectangular grouping of dots that is used to make up the total picture
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RAM Digital-to-Analog Converter (RAMDAC)
Definition
takes the comand of the graphics card and turns them into analog for CRT's use
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refresh rate
Definition
the rate at witch it takes the color gun to sweep accross the phosphorous screen of a CRT moniter
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resolution
Definition
the measurement of picture quality
the number of pixles on the screen
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shadow mask
Definition
if there is any stray fire of the color gun the shadow mask picks it up
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texture
Definition
a small picture that is tiled over and over again on a wall
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vieo grahics array (VGA)
Definition
the connection for the average CRT moniter
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veiwible image size (VIS)
Definition
the part of the screen that actually displays the pixles
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