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Describe various monitor display terminologies

Describe various monitor display terminologies.

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Monitor display terminologies;
? Pixel ;stands for picture elements,are tiny dots which are used to form the images displayed on the screen ,in a colour monitor a pixel has the three primary colours namely red,green and blue.
? Colour depth;refers to number of colours which can be displayed by a pixel called colour depth.its measured in bits.
? Resolution;this is the number of pixel per inch on the screen usually given in dots per inch(dpi) or bits.the higher the resolution ,the more the number of pixels per square inch,hence clearer images.
? Refresh rate; since CRT’S cannot hold an image for a long time ,image in the video RAM is used to refresh the one on the screen as long as necessary if a screen has a low refresh rate,images tend to flicker hence causing eyestrain
? Display size ; is measured in inches as the diagonal length of the screen, measured from top right to bottom left.
Softwaretech answered the question on May 1, 2019 at 09:59

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