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  2. Resident monitor - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a resident monitor is a type of system software program that was used in many early computers from the 1950s to 1970s. It can be considered a precursor to the operating system . [ 1 ] The name is derived from a program which is always present in the computer's memory, thus being resident . [ 2 ]

  3. Glossary of computer hardware terms - Wikipedia

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    See also References External links A Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) A dedicated video bus standard introduced by INTEL enabling 3D graphics capabilities; commonly present on an AGP slot on the motherboard. (Presently a historical expansion card standard, designed for attaching a video card to a computer's motherboard (and considered high-speed at launch, one of the last off-chip parallel ...

  4. Radar display - Wikipedia

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    An airport surveillance radar display. A radar display is an electronic device that presents radar data to the operator. The radar system transmits pulses or continuous waves of electromagnetic radiation, a small portion of which backscatter off targets (intended or otherwise) and return to the radar system.

  5. Video display controller - Wikipedia

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    Block diagram of a NEC μPD7220 graphics display controller. A video display controller (VDC), also called a display engine or display interface, is an integrated circuit which is the main component in a video-signal generator, a device responsible for the production of a TV video signal in a computing or game system.

  6. Shadow mask - Wikipedia

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    The shadow mask is installed to the screen using metal pieces [20] or a rail or frame [21] [22] [23] that is fused to the funnel or the screen glass respectively, [24] holding the shadow mask in tension to minimize warping (if the mask is flat, used in flat screen CRT computer monitors) and allowing for higher image brightness and contrast ...

  7. Flight information display system - Wikipedia

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    A flight information display system (FIDS) is a computer system used in airports to display flight information to passengers, in which a computer system controls mechanical or electronic display boards or monitors in order to display arriving and departing flight information in real-time.

  8. Cathode-ray tube - Wikipedia

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    TV sets and computer monitors that incorporate CRTs need a DC restoration circuit to provide a video signal to the CRT with a DC component, restoring the original brightness of different parts of the image.

  9. Twisted nematic field effect - Wikipedia

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    OFF state. In the OFF state, i.e., when no electrical field is applied, the nematic liquid crystal molecules form a twisted configuration (aka helical structure or helix) between the two glass plates, G in the figure, which are separated by several spacers and coated with transparent electrodes, E 1 and E 2.