Tech+Term

Monitor The monitor is the screen for viewing what you are doing on your computer. It shows all the work and images you control on your computer. A monitor can be called a CRT or VDT. The abbreviation CRT stands for Cathode Ray Tube. The abbreviation VDT stands for Video Display Terminal. Different monitors have different quality resolution. Resolution mainly depends on how many pixels are included on a screen. The size of the monitor varies, too. It doesn’t matter how big the monitor is, but sometimes it helps people see images clearer.