CGA (1981) Quiz

Exam-prep questions for the CGA (1981) track of the Terminal Academy. Program the 1981 IBM CGA: 320x200 in four colours, the B800 framebuffer, palette selection, dithering and composite artifact colour.

This category currently has 40 questions in the SERVBG quiz bank. Below are a few sample questions: the full interactive quiz shuffles through the whole set with instant scoring.

Sample questions

In which year did IBM introduce the Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter (CGA) alongside the IBM 5150 PC?

1984
1987
1990
1981
1978

How much video RAM does an IBM CGA card carry?

256 KB
64 KB
16 KB
1 MB
4 KB

At which memory segment is CGA video RAM mapped in the PC address space?

B000h
B800h
D000h
C000h
A000h

Which CRT controller chip does the IBM CGA use?

Zilog Z80-CTC
Motorola MC68000
Intel 8259A
Motorola MC6845
Intel 8253

What is the resolution and colour count of CGA mode 4?

320x240 with 256 colours
320x200 with 4 colours
640x200 with 2 colours
640x350 with 16 colours
320x200 with 16 colours

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