A Certkiller .com customer has a Pentium III computer with a PCI graphics card and a CRT
monitor. She wants to improve her display performance. What should she do?
A.
Replace the monitor with an LCD screen.
B.
Replace the graphics card with an AGP graphics card.
C.
Add more Video RAM.
D.
Run the computer in VGA mode.
Explanation:
The PCI bus is PCI is limited to data transfers of 127MBps while the AGP is limited to 508.6MBps.
Thus the AGP graphics card will provide better performance.
Incorrect Answers:
A: LCD screens have slower response times than CRT screens.
C: Video RAM is usually not upgradeable.
D: The highest resolution of VGA mode is 800×600.Reference:David Groth and Dan Newland, A+
Complete Study Guide (2nd Edition), Sybex Inc, Alameda, CA, 2001, pp. 94, 121, 198-217.