Monitor Control Command Set

Article summary

Monitor Control Command Set or MCCS is a computer standard developed by Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). It defines a binary protocol for controlling the properties of computer monitors from a host device such as PC, set-top box, etc. MCCS requires a bidirectional communication protocol like Display Data Channel between host and display, although the specification does not favour any particular protocol.

Key claims

1. release date: 1998-09-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2003-10-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2005-05-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2006-07-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "1998-09-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2003-10-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2005-05-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2006-07-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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