How Monitors Work


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  Step 1:  Video Port

The monitor cable plugs into this port. It is normally a 15-pin female connector.
  Step 2:  Monitor

The signals from the graphics card are sent to the monitor, where they're displayed. Monitors come in many different sizes, such as 15-inch, 17-inch, 19-inch, and 21-inch. If you want to use higher resolutions, you do best to use a large monitor. If you use high resolutions on a small monitor, it will be very hard to see anything.
  Step 3:  Two Monitors

In Windows 98, two monitors can be run off the same computer. In order to do that, you have to have two separate graphics cards, so that each monitor plugs into its own card. This works best if both graphics cards are the same make and model, although it's not required that they be.