Chapter 17: Resolutions and Aspect Ratios

17 flashcards · Other · by Ian Christensen

1. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a VGA monitor?

   Video Graphics Array (VGA) Resolution: 640x480 (4:3)

2. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a SVGA monitor?

   Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA) Resolution: 800x600 (4:3)

3. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a SXVGA monitor?

   Super Extended Video Graphics Array (SXVGA) Resolution: 1280x1024 (4:3)

4. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a UXGA monitor?

   Ultra Extended Graphics Array (UXGA) Resolution: 1600x1200 (4:3)

5. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a WSXGA monitor?

   Wide Super Extended Graphics Array (WSXGA) Resolution: 1440x900 (16:10)

6. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a WUXGA monitor?

   Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array (WUXGA) Resolution: 1920x1200 (16:10)

7. What is a Progressive Scan monitor?

   Illuminating a screen by displaying lines sequentially from top to bottom. Also called "non-interlaced," all modern monitors and TVs support progressive scan. For example, the "p" in 1080p means that for each video frame 1,080 lines are displayed one after the other.

8. What is an Interlay Scan monitor?

   To illuminate a screen by displaying all odd lines in the frame first and then all even lines. Interlacing uses half frames per second (fields per second) rather than full frames per second.

9. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a High Definition monitor?

   High Definition (HD) Resolutions: 1280x720 or 1366x768 (16:9) (HD is the same as 720p)

10. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a 720p monitor?

    720 Progressive Scan Monitor (720p) Resolutions: 1280x720 or 1366x768 (16:9) (720p is the same as HD)

11. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a 921k HD monitor?

    High Definition (HD) Resolution: 1280x720 (16:9)

12. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a 1049k HD monitor?

    High Definition (HD) Resolution: 1366x768 (16:9)

13. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a QHD or WQHD monitor?

    Quad High Definition or Wide Quad High Definition (QHD or WQHD) Resolution: 2560x1440 (16:9)

14. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a FHD monitor?

    Full High Definition (FHD) Resolution: 1920x1080 (16:9) (FHD is the same as 1080p)

15. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a 1080p monitor?

    1080 Progressive Scan Monitor (1080p) Resolution: 1920x1080 (16:9) (1080p is the same as FHD)

16. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a 4K UHD monitor?

    Ultra High Definition (UHD) or 4K Resolution: 3840x2160 (16:9)

17. What is the resolution and aspect ratio of a 5K monitor?

    5K Resolution: 5120x2880 (16:9)