VGA (1987) Quiz

Exam-prep questions for the VGA (1987) track of the Terminal Academy. Program VGA mode 13h: 256 colours, the 18-bit DAC, poking the A000 framebuffer, palette cycling, Mode X and demoscene effects.

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 VGA, alongside the PS/2 line?

1991
1987
1993
1981
1984

What resolution and colour count does VGA mode 13h provide?

640x480 with 256 colours
320x200 with 16 colours
640x350 with 16 colours
320x200 with 256 colours
320x240 with 16 colours

At which memory segment does the mode 13h framebuffer begin?

B800h
F000h
B000h
A000h
C000h

How many bytes does a full mode 13h screen occupy?

65536 bytes
16384 bytes
153600 bytes
32000 bytes
64000 bytes

How many bytes of video memory does one mode 13h pixel use?

One bit, spread across four planes
Two bytes, holding a 16-bit colour
Exactly one byte, holding a palette index
Half a byte, two pixels packed per byte
Three bytes, one per colour channel

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