Requirements for Students
Please go through the web sites under each topic, answer questions and prepare
for your group discussion and final PowerPoint presentation. Further
exploration is encouraged.
Definition
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Monitor Another term for display screen. A monitor is the most commonly used output device on most personal computer systems. Two basic types of monitors are used with PCs. The first looks like a TV screen and works the same way, using a large vacuum tube, called cathode ray tube (CRT). The second is known as a flat-panel display. All monitors can be categorized by the way they display colors. Can you recognize Monochrome Monitors, Grayscale Monitors and Color Monitors? |
The Invention of Monitor
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The earliest computers were
little more than gigantic calculators controlled by large panels of
switches, dials, and buttons. Visual displays were uncommon until the
1960s. Because of our modern output technologies, computers are more
friendly and attractive to us. Whether you are going to buy a CRT monitor
or a flat-panel monitor, you need to consider resolution, color, desktop
space requirements, viewable area, viewing angle, screen curvature,
radiation emission and cost.
Read through the site and see how TVs are related with computer monitors. http://www.howstuffworks.com/tv7.htm |
Development of Monitor
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Do you believe that our computer monitor will look and feel like paper in the future? |
How Computer Monitors Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/monitor.htm
Other Resources
http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/lesson5/lesson5-4.htm
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2002/tc20020617_5587.htm
http://cit.duke.edu/resource-guides/tutorial-web-design/02-medium-monitor.html
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Last Updated 2002/12/02