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The ability to plug in or
unplug devices without first
powering down the system
What is Hot-Swappable?
A smaller version of the
regular USB connector. But not the smallest.
What is a Mini USB?
A smaller version of
the regular USB
connector. Currently the Smallest Version.
What is a Micro USB?
A smaller version of DisplayPort that is used on laptops or other mobile devices.
What is a Mini Display Port?
A connector that transmits digital video and audio is used on most computers, televisions, and home theater systems.
What is an HDMI Connector?
The proprietary Apple connector used
on Apple iPhones, iPods, and iPads for
power and communication.
What is a Lightning (Connector)?
A 9-pin serial connector used with rack server consoles and older mice, keyboards, dial-up modems, and other peripherals.
What is RS-232?
An input device that can use a stylus to
hand draw. It works like a pencil on the
tablet and uses a USB port. Also
called digitizing tablet and digitizer.
What is a Graphics Tablet?
A device that is included with a
graphics tablet and works like a pencil
on the tablet.
What is a Stylus?
An expansion card with green, black, orange, pink and blue sockets as well as S/PDIF?
What is a sound card?
A peripheral device or an expansion card used to record and stream content
from an external device, such as a gaming console or webcam.
What is a capture card?
A standard used for a notebookâs internal expansion slots that follows the PCI Express standards.
What is a mini PCI express?
A monitor that uses _____ technology; produces an image using a _______ material made of large, easily polarized molecules. Also called a flat-panel monitor.
What is a liquid crystal monitor?
A small spot on a fine horizontal scan line. _____ are illuminated to create an image on the monitor.
What are Pixels?
A class of LCD monitor that has fast response times to keep fast-moving images crisper. ______ monitors are brighter, consume more power, and have limited viewing angles.
What is twisted nematic?
A class of LCD monitor that offers truer color images and better viewing angles, although it is expensive and has slower response times.
What is In-plane Switching?
When a device, such as a projector automatically powers off and you need to allow it to cool down before powering it up again.
What is an overheat shutdown?
A spot on an LCD monitor that is not working
and can appear as a small white, black, or colored
spot on the screen.
What is dead pixel?
A device used to shine a light that projects atransparent image onto a large screen; often used in classrooms or with other large groups.
What is a Projector?
When a static image stays on a monitor for many hours, leaving a permanent impression of the image on the monitor.
What is Burn-in?
Define distorted geometry (Preceded by What is/are).
What are Images that are stretched inappropriately on a monitor?
Define ghost cursor (Preceded by What is/are).
A trail on the screen left behind when you move
the mouse.
Define OLED (organic light-emitting diode) (Preceded by What is/are).
A type of monitor that uses a thin LED layer or
film between two grids of electrodes and does not
use backlighting.
Define vertical alignment (Preceded by What is/are).
A class of LCD monitor that is a compromise
between TN and IPS monitors; ideally used for
general use and in TVs.
What is Wifi ac