SVGA (1991) Quiz
Exam-prep questions for the SVGA (1991) track of the Terminal Academy. Step up to VESA VBE: 640x480 and beyond, bank switching, colour depths from 8-bit to 24-bit, quantization and image file formats.
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
A VESA VbeInfoBlock returned by the video BIOS begins with a 4-byte signature. What is it?
- "VBE2"
- "BIOS"
- "SVGA"
- "VESA"
- "IBMV"
Which BIOS call returns the VbeInfoBlock describing a VESA card and its mode list?
- INT 10h with AX=0013h
- INT 10h with AX=4F00h
- INT 16h with AX=4F02h
- INT 21h with AX=4F01h
- INT 13h with AX=4F00h
What does VESA mode 101h provide?
- 640x480 in 256 colours
- 800x600 in 256 colours
- 1024x768 in 256 colours
- 640x480 in 16 colours
- 320x200 in 256 colours
What does VESA mode 103h provide?
- 800x600 in 16,777,216 colours
- 640x400 in 256 colours
- 800x600 in 256 colours
- 640x480 in 65,536 colours
- 1024x768 in 16 colours
What does VESA mode 112h provide?
- 640x480 at 24 bits per pixel
- 1024x768 at 8 bits per pixel
- 800x600 at 24 bits per pixel
- 640x480 at 16 bits per pixel
- 640x480 at 15 bits per pixel
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SVGA (1991) trains for the Terminal Academy’s SVGA (1991) era.
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