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A monitor is rated as 640 x 480 x 256 (pronounced 640 by 480 by 256). What does the 256 stand for?

  1. 256 colors associated with the pixels

  2. 256 pixels diagonally

  3. 256 pixels vertically

  4. 256 pixels horizontally
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Explanation

In display resolution notation, the third number represents the color depth or the number of distinct colors that can be displayed by each pixel.

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