Remember DP 1.2
Full name: DisplayPort 1.2
Memory aid: One-point-two adds another stream to remember.
Multi-monitor operation still requires compatible sources, sinks, and topology.
Study area: USB, docks & display ports · Batch 5
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201
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DP 1.2 — DisplayPort 1.2
Names a DisplayPort generation supporting HBR2 and multi-stream transport.
Why learn DP 1.2 — DisplayPort 1.2?
Names a DisplayPort generation supporting HBR2 and multi-stream transport.
Where it came from
Multi-monitor operation still requires compatible sources, sinks, and topology.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): One-point-two adds another stream to remember.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand DP 1.2: DisplayPort 1.2.
- Recall this memory aid: One-point-two adds another stream to remember.
- Explain the practical use: Names a DisplayPort generation supporting HBR2 and multi-stream transport.
- Explain this distinction: Multi-monitor operation still requires compatible sources, sinks, and topology.
- Identify DP 1.2 in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- VESA DisplayPort interfaces and compatibility (www.displayport.org)