ADMINISTRATION EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Item Number - ANS A unique number used to identify the item within a master file.
Item Title - ANS A descriptive title given to each item.
Data Type - ANS Determines the format of data stored in the item.
Add Type - ANS Determines how information will be handled for that item over time.
Response Type - ANS Determines the number of values that can be stored in an item.
What are the six data types for items? - ANS String; Number; Date; Time; Category; Instant
A single category entry has up to four basic parts: - ANS Category ID; Title; Abbreviation;
Synonym
What are the two main Add types? - ANS No-Add and Response Each Time
What are the three main response types? - ANS Single; Multiple; Related
What is Chronicles? Is it unique to Epic's clinical products? - ANS Chronicles is Epic's database
management system and is used by all its software applications.
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, Master files contain ___________. - ANS records
If you compare two records in the same master
file, you find that the ____________ are the same, but the _______________ can be different. -
ANS items; values
True or False: Hyperspace does not store patient data. - ANS True
If you are in Hyperspace and need to know the attributes for an item, how can you easily find
that information? - ANS CTRL + Click in the field
When navigating Text, You cannot use this in Text. You can only navigate with your keyboard. -
ANS mouse
When navigating Text, Type this and press ENTER to select a menu. - ANS a number
When navigating Text, Using commas or semi‐colon separators allows you to jump through
multiple menus. Example: 29,3,20. - ANS Chaining
When navigating Text, Type this abbreviation to return to the initial menu from a database
prompt. - ANS opt
When navigating Text, Press this key to return to the previous screen. - ANS Page Up
When navigating Text, Press this to move to the next field on a screen. - ANS Tab
When navigating Text, Press these to move to the field above or below the current field, or up
and down in a list. - ANS Down & Up arrows
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