Monitors

The Monitors

Monitors:

1.      In 1897, Karl Ferdinand Braun invented the first computer monitor.

2.      The first monitors use CRT technology (cathode ray rob).

3.      The earliest version of CRT was known as "Braun Tube"

4.      The monitor is an output device.

5.      The monitor is the most commonly used on personal computers.

6.      Nowadays, monitors have been replaced by LCDs.

7.      The monitor is also called as display or a screen.

8.      A monitor displays the information, commands, webpage etc.

9.      The quality of the display depends upon the resolution of the display.

10.   The resolution depends upon the pixels.

11.   Pixels are tiny dots that form on the screen.

12.   There are two main types of monitors:

                                        i.          Color Monitors

                                       ii.         Black and White Monitors.

13.   Different types of monitors have different resolutions e.g.

14.   Color Graphic Adapter (CGA) has a resolution of 320x200.

15.   Extended Graphic Adapter (EGA) has a resolution of 640x350.

16.   Video Graphic Adapter (VGA) has a resolution of 640x480.

17.   Super Video Graphic Adapter (S-VGA) has a resolution from 800x600 to 1280x1024.

18.   Below are some different types of monitors:

                                        i.         CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitors.

                                       ii.         LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitors.

                                     iii.         TFT Monitors.

                                     iv.          Plasma Screen Monitors.

                                       v.         Touch-screens Monitors.

                                     vi.          OLED Monitors.

                                    vii.          LED (Light Emitting Diodes) Monitors.

                                   viii.         DLP Monitors.

Some Types of Monitors