HCAD 750 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Computer Science offers: - Answers :extremely valuable tools that, if used skillfully, can
facilitate the acquisition and manipulation of data and information by healthcare
professionals, who can then synthesize these into an evolving knowledge and wisdom
base
Computers accept data input via - Answers :a variety of devices
Computers process data through - Answers :logical and arithmetic rendering
Computers store the data - Answers :in memory components
Computers output data and information - Answers :to the user
Computer technology has ushered in what has been called the - Answers :"Information
Age"
Information Age - Answers :An age when data, information, and knowledge are both
accessible and able to be manipulated by more people than ever before in history
Throughput/Processing components - Answers :Uses specific software, depending on
the application and data involved
The computer monitor - Answers :is a unique example of a visible throughput
component because it is the part of the computer focused on the most when users are
working on a computer
Inputted data can be visualized and accessed by - Answers :manipulating the mouse
and keyboard, but the monitor receives the users attention
The monitor is critical for - Answers :the efficient rendering during this part of the cycle,
because it facilitates user access and control of the data and information
Scholars and researchers are just beginning to understand the effect that - Answers
:computer systems, architecture, applications, and processes have on the potential for
knowledge acquisition and development
Users are able to contribute to the development of knowledge through - Answers :the
use of productivity, creativity, and communication software
Users are able to disseminate knowledge on a grand scale with others via - Answers
:the World Wide Web interface
For knowledge to emerge, the deluge of information available via computers must be -
Answers :mastered and organized by the user
, Discernment and the ability to critique and filter this information must - Answers :be
present to facilitate the further development of wisdom
The field of computer science is - Answers :one of the fastest growing disciplines
Productivity, creativity, and communicative software tools can enable - Answers
:healthcare professionals to work with computers to further foster knowledge acquisition
and development
Wide access to vast stores of information and knowledge shared by others - Answers
:facilitates the emergence of wisdom in users; this can be applied to our disciplines in
meaningful and creative ways
It is imperative that healthcare professionals become - Answers :discerning yet skilled
users of computer technology in order to apply the principles of health informatics to
practice and to contribute to the profession's ever-growing body of knowledge
Name three processes that you would expect to see in a place for information integrity
and quality in an organization with an EIM culture. - Answers :Standards and definitions
for data capture; protocols for monitoring system upgrades for end-to-end impact on
data; error correction and amendment processes.
A computer is an - Answers :Electronic information-processing machine that serves as a
tool to manipulate data and information
The easiest way to begin to understand computers is to realize they are - Answers
:input-output systems
Input Components - Answers :the origin or medium used to input text, visual, audio, or
multimedia data into the computer system for viewing, listening, manipulating, creating,
or editing
The two primary input devices on a computer are the - Answers :Keyboard and Mouse
Input Devices Include - Answers :Keyboard or mouse
Joysticks
Game controllers or pads
Webcameras
A stylus
Image scanners
Other plug-and-play devices (digital camera, digital video recorder, MP3 player,
electronic musical instrument, or physiologic monitor)
What is the purpose of "clinical analytics" or "business intelligence" solutions? -
Answers :(contemporary terms) Applications designed to extract useful properties from
Computer Science offers: - Answers :extremely valuable tools that, if used skillfully, can
facilitate the acquisition and manipulation of data and information by healthcare
professionals, who can then synthesize these into an evolving knowledge and wisdom
base
Computers accept data input via - Answers :a variety of devices
Computers process data through - Answers :logical and arithmetic rendering
Computers store the data - Answers :in memory components
Computers output data and information - Answers :to the user
Computer technology has ushered in what has been called the - Answers :"Information
Age"
Information Age - Answers :An age when data, information, and knowledge are both
accessible and able to be manipulated by more people than ever before in history
Throughput/Processing components - Answers :Uses specific software, depending on
the application and data involved
The computer monitor - Answers :is a unique example of a visible throughput
component because it is the part of the computer focused on the most when users are
working on a computer
Inputted data can be visualized and accessed by - Answers :manipulating the mouse
and keyboard, but the monitor receives the users attention
The monitor is critical for - Answers :the efficient rendering during this part of the cycle,
because it facilitates user access and control of the data and information
Scholars and researchers are just beginning to understand the effect that - Answers
:computer systems, architecture, applications, and processes have on the potential for
knowledge acquisition and development
Users are able to contribute to the development of knowledge through - Answers :the
use of productivity, creativity, and communication software
Users are able to disseminate knowledge on a grand scale with others via - Answers
:the World Wide Web interface
For knowledge to emerge, the deluge of information available via computers must be -
Answers :mastered and organized by the user
, Discernment and the ability to critique and filter this information must - Answers :be
present to facilitate the further development of wisdom
The field of computer science is - Answers :one of the fastest growing disciplines
Productivity, creativity, and communicative software tools can enable - Answers
:healthcare professionals to work with computers to further foster knowledge acquisition
and development
Wide access to vast stores of information and knowledge shared by others - Answers
:facilitates the emergence of wisdom in users; this can be applied to our disciplines in
meaningful and creative ways
It is imperative that healthcare professionals become - Answers :discerning yet skilled
users of computer technology in order to apply the principles of health informatics to
practice and to contribute to the profession's ever-growing body of knowledge
Name three processes that you would expect to see in a place for information integrity
and quality in an organization with an EIM culture. - Answers :Standards and definitions
for data capture; protocols for monitoring system upgrades for end-to-end impact on
data; error correction and amendment processes.
A computer is an - Answers :Electronic information-processing machine that serves as a
tool to manipulate data and information
The easiest way to begin to understand computers is to realize they are - Answers
:input-output systems
Input Components - Answers :the origin or medium used to input text, visual, audio, or
multimedia data into the computer system for viewing, listening, manipulating, creating,
or editing
The two primary input devices on a computer are the - Answers :Keyboard and Mouse
Input Devices Include - Answers :Keyboard or mouse
Joysticks
Game controllers or pads
Webcameras
A stylus
Image scanners
Other plug-and-play devices (digital camera, digital video recorder, MP3 player,
electronic musical instrument, or physiologic monitor)
What is the purpose of "clinical analytics" or "business intelligence" solutions? -
Answers :(contemporary terms) Applications designed to extract useful properties from
