HIT Review Quiz 4
HIT Review Quiz 4
- 1.In order to be useful, data must be
- A.
Collated
- B.
Arranged
- C.
Processed
- D.
Filed
- 2.In designing a new information system, the primary consideration should be the
- A.
Cost of the system
- B.
Requirements of the user
- C.
Available technology
- D.
Space available to house the system
- 3.One disadvangage of dedicated word processing system is
- A.
They cannot store large numbers of documents
- B.
Their cost is very high
- C.
They can only be used for word processing
- D.
They break down frequently
- 4.Which of the following is not considered a way to improve the security data in a computerized MPI?
- A.
Audit trail
- B.
User password
- C.
Increasing the number of users
- D.
Policies and procedures
- 5.Major hardware cmoponents of many telecommunications systems are
- A.
Cables
- B.
Modems
- C.
CD-ROM drives
- D.
Telegraph wires
- 6.Electronic mail is an example of a data communications application called
- A.
Message switching
- B.
Remote job entry
- C.
Source data collection
- D.
Time-sharing
- 7.Information is
- A.
Less complex than data
- B.
Part of data
- C.
More complex than data
- D.
Compiled from data
- 8.An integrated group of related activites that work together toward a common goal is a
- A.
System
- B.
Supersystem
- C.
Set
- D.
Mission
- 9.The portion of the computer that directs the sequence of operations, interprets the coded instructions (the program), and initiates the proper commands to the computer circuits is the
- A.
Storage
- B.
Control unit
- C.
Arithmetic/logic unit
- D.
Peripheral unit
- 10.Careful planning to ensure that all required components exist in an information system, including appropriate equipment and programs, is generally encompassed in
- A.
Profile analysis
- B.
The data processing cycle
- C.
Systems analysis
- D.
Computer analysis
- 11.The concept of multiple users for one computer is termed
- A.
Multiuser facility
- B.
Time-sharing
- C.
Real-time operation
- D.
Facility sharing
- 12.In microcmoputers, the primary input device is the
- A.
CPU
- B.
Monitor
- C.
Keyboard
- D.
Cable
- 13.Ethernet is an example of
- A.
Network topology
- B.
WAN
- C.
Token ring
- D.
Star network
- 14.Which of the following is not considered a basic element of the data processing cycle?
- A.
Output
- B.
Storage
- C.
Input
- D.
Control unit
- 15.A kilobyte is equal to
- A.
512 characters
- B.
1 million characters
- C.
1,024 characters
- D.
1/1,000 of a character
- 16.In designing a record tracking system, all of the following are facts that would most probably best be supplied by the health information management director EXCEPT:
- A.
The number of medical records on file
- B.
The number of locationis the medical records might be used in the facility
- C.
The duration of time medical records may spend in one location
- D.
The costs of various components of the system
- 17.A system that shows who has accessed what information in a computer system, such as a patient registration database, is called a (an)
- A.
Audit trail
- B.
Smart card
- C.
Voiceprint
- D.
Password
- 18.The most sophisticated application of computers is
- A.
Word processing
- B.
Graphics
- C.
Windowing programs
- D.
Artificial intelligence
- 19.Client-server technology is comprised of
- A.
A host computer and several workstations
- B.
A network of personal computers with equal functionality
- C.
A mainframe and several dumb terminals
- D.
A standalone personal computer
- 20.All of the following can be used to connect computers together in a network EXCEPT:
- A.
Twisted pair wiring
- B.
Fiber optic cabling
- C.
Telephone wiring
- D.
Modems
- 21.In dictation systems, recording media that can be physically removed from the dictation equipment are termed
- A.
Discrete
- B.
Discontinuous
- C.
Partial
- D.
Handheld
- 22.Assume that one page of copy will hold 250 words. How many kilobytes of storage will be needed to store one page (one work equals six characters)?
- A.
1.75
- B.
1,500
- C.
4.10
- D.
1.46
- 23.A bedside terminal might use any of the following input devices EXCEPT:
- A.
Light pen
- B.
Keyboard
- C.
Touch screen
- D.
Digital plotter
- 24.Applications in which word processing may be useful include all of the following EXCEPT:
- A.
Tumor or cancer registry
- B.
Birth certificates
- C.
Budget
- D.
Medical staff committee minutes
- 25.One of the greatest challenges of computerizing health information is
- A.
System breakdown
- B.
Confidentiality
- C.
Cost of obtaining new systems
- D.
Maintenance cost
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