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| Traditional Display using analog color. |
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| Compact, lightweight replacement for traditional displays. Use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) as the backlight source. |
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| Consume the less energy and use light emitting diodes as the backlight source. |
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| The maximum number of pixels on a monitor |
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| The number of times per second that the monitor is scanned. |
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| The number of bits used to store the color of a pixel |
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| The size and style of typeface |
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| Amount of white in a display image |
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| The difference in intensity between adjacent colors in an image |
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| The location or size of the display in relation to the physical monitor |
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| Curves, Waves, or moire patters in the video image |
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| Option in CRT monitors to demagnetize the monitor. |
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| Puts some devices in a low power stated and turns off others |
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| Saves the contents of RAM to a file and turns off the computer. |
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| Keyboard/Video/Mouse switch, allowing a computer user to manage multiple computers with a single keyboard and mouse |
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| Uses one resistor per pixel. Requires more power and provides a better image. |
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| Alternate term for Active Matrix |
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| Uses two groups of transistors with a wire matrix. Screen updates are slower |
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| PCI - peripheral component interconnect |
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| Was the most common system in PCs. Up to ten devices, supports PnP |
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| AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port |
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| A system bus developed specifically to support high-performance video requirements. 266MBps -> 2.1GBps |
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| A PCI implementation that uses a faster serial connection protocol. Versions 1-3, with 2 being most commonly used today. 250MBps, 500MBps, and 1GBps, respectively. |
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| CN - Communication/Network Riser |
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| supports, audio modem, and local network functionality. Being phased out in favor of on-board components |
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| The credit card sized computer card is a form factor or the laptop periphral |
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