DE CERTIFICATION PRACTICE SOLUTION
COMPLETE QANDA STUDY REVIEW PACK
●● CGA
Answer: 320x240 - Analog format
●● EGA
Answer: 640x350 - Analog format
●● VGA
Answer: 640x480 - Analog format
●● SVGA
Answer: 800x600 - Analog format
●● XGA
Answer: 1024x768
●● WXGA
Answer: 1366x768
●● XGA+
,Answer: 1152x864
●● WXGA+
Answer: 1440x900
●● Super XGA
Answer: 1400x1050
●● WSXGA+
Answer: 1680x1050
●● Ultra XGA
Answer: 1600x1200
●● WUXGA
Answer: 1920x1200
●● DVI port
Answer: Digital Visual Interface; accepts both analog and digital signals
but only through specific connectors. DVI-D, DVI-A, and DVI-A/D or
DVI-I. DVI-I and DVI-D also support Dual-Link connections by having
extra pins.
,●● DisplayPort
Answer: Compact 20-pin connector; supports up to 2560 x 1600 and 120
Hz refresh rates. Can drive up to four displays by a single port and is
capable of signal encryption and transmission of audio. Also comes in
Mini Displayport.
●● HDMI port
Answer: High Definition Multimedia Interface; also comes in mini and
micro variations
●● S/PDIF
Answer: Sony/Phillips Digital Interface; digital audio output that comes
in both electrical and optical variations. Electrical usually uses RCA on
coax, optical uses fiber.
●● RG-6 cable
Answer: Coaxial connection 75 Ohms
●● RG-59 cable
Answer: Coaxial connection 75Ohms
●● F connector
Answer: Coaxial connector, pin center, outer threaded ring
, ●● Component video
Answer: Uses 3 RCA connectors that split the signal into its
components, 1 for brightness and 2 for color (Yellow, red, white)
●● S-Video
Answer: Sends video signal from a computer to a TV, shaped similarly
to PS/2
●● MIDI/Joystick port
Answer: On legacy systems, a female DB-15 port with the pins arranged
in 2 rows instead of 3
●● ST connector
Answer: Fiber connector (stick it in and twist it)
●● SC connector
Answer: Fiber connector (stick and click)
●● LC connector
Answer: Fiber Connector
●● BNC connector
COMPLETE QANDA STUDY REVIEW PACK
●● CGA
Answer: 320x240 - Analog format
●● EGA
Answer: 640x350 - Analog format
●● VGA
Answer: 640x480 - Analog format
●● SVGA
Answer: 800x600 - Analog format
●● XGA
Answer: 1024x768
●● WXGA
Answer: 1366x768
●● XGA+
,Answer: 1152x864
●● WXGA+
Answer: 1440x900
●● Super XGA
Answer: 1400x1050
●● WSXGA+
Answer: 1680x1050
●● Ultra XGA
Answer: 1600x1200
●● WUXGA
Answer: 1920x1200
●● DVI port
Answer: Digital Visual Interface; accepts both analog and digital signals
but only through specific connectors. DVI-D, DVI-A, and DVI-A/D or
DVI-I. DVI-I and DVI-D also support Dual-Link connections by having
extra pins.
,●● DisplayPort
Answer: Compact 20-pin connector; supports up to 2560 x 1600 and 120
Hz refresh rates. Can drive up to four displays by a single port and is
capable of signal encryption and transmission of audio. Also comes in
Mini Displayport.
●● HDMI port
Answer: High Definition Multimedia Interface; also comes in mini and
micro variations
●● S/PDIF
Answer: Sony/Phillips Digital Interface; digital audio output that comes
in both electrical and optical variations. Electrical usually uses RCA on
coax, optical uses fiber.
●● RG-6 cable
Answer: Coaxial connection 75 Ohms
●● RG-59 cable
Answer: Coaxial connection 75Ohms
●● F connector
Answer: Coaxial connector, pin center, outer threaded ring
, ●● Component video
Answer: Uses 3 RCA connectors that split the signal into its
components, 1 for brightness and 2 for color (Yellow, red, white)
●● S-Video
Answer: Sends video signal from a computer to a TV, shaped similarly
to PS/2
●● MIDI/Joystick port
Answer: On legacy systems, a female DB-15 port with the pins arranged
in 2 rows instead of 3
●● ST connector
Answer: Fiber connector (stick it in and twist it)
●● SC connector
Answer: Fiber connector (stick and click)
●● LC connector
Answer: Fiber Connector
●● BNC connector
