WGU D033 STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL
ASSESSMENT QUIZ Q&A 2026 100%
CORRECT.
⫸ Information System (IS). Answer: an automated system that uses
computer hardware and software to record, manipulate, store, recover,
and disseminate data (that is, a system that receives and processes
input and provides output)
⫸ Financial applications. Answer: information systems that are
designed to collect, store, and manage financial data. software
applications that handle patient accounts, budgets, and other financial
activities.
⫸ Mainframe computers. Answer: large computers that are used by
the government and other organizations that require speed and the
ability to process large amounts of data.
⫸ dumb terminals,. Answer: all of the processing is performed at the
server or mainframe
⫸ personal computers. Answer: some or all of the processing is
performed on the PC
⫸ central processing unit (CPU). Answer: computer memory, and
storage devices for data, also known as a microprocessor
, ⫸ microprocessor. Answer: a microchip that processes the
information and the code (instructions) used by a computer; it is the
"brains of a computer."
⫸ Information. Answer: data that have been manipulated into
something meaningful.
⫸ Wireless computers are often seen at the. Answer: point of care
(POC), the place or location where the physician administers services
to the patient, such as the patient's bedside. One type of device used at
the POC is the computer on wheels (COW)—also referred to as
wireless on wheels (WOW)—which involves a wireless computer
mounted on a mobile cart that can be moved from patient to patient.
⫸ COW at the POC improves documentation. Answer: because it is
done as soon as the care occurs, also gives current information to
other healthcare professionals involved in the patient's care. One of
the downsides to wireless computers is that they are easy targets for
both physical and virtual theft.
⫸ Electronic health record (EHR). Answer: An electronic record of
health-related information on an individual that conforms to
nationally recognized interoperability standards and that can be
created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff
across more than one healthcare organization
ASSESSMENT QUIZ Q&A 2026 100%
CORRECT.
⫸ Information System (IS). Answer: an automated system that uses
computer hardware and software to record, manipulate, store, recover,
and disseminate data (that is, a system that receives and processes
input and provides output)
⫸ Financial applications. Answer: information systems that are
designed to collect, store, and manage financial data. software
applications that handle patient accounts, budgets, and other financial
activities.
⫸ Mainframe computers. Answer: large computers that are used by
the government and other organizations that require speed and the
ability to process large amounts of data.
⫸ dumb terminals,. Answer: all of the processing is performed at the
server or mainframe
⫸ personal computers. Answer: some or all of the processing is
performed on the PC
⫸ central processing unit (CPU). Answer: computer memory, and
storage devices for data, also known as a microprocessor
, ⫸ microprocessor. Answer: a microchip that processes the
information and the code (instructions) used by a computer; it is the
"brains of a computer."
⫸ Information. Answer: data that have been manipulated into
something meaningful.
⫸ Wireless computers are often seen at the. Answer: point of care
(POC), the place or location where the physician administers services
to the patient, such as the patient's bedside. One type of device used at
the POC is the computer on wheels (COW)—also referred to as
wireless on wheels (WOW)—which involves a wireless computer
mounted on a mobile cart that can be moved from patient to patient.
⫸ COW at the POC improves documentation. Answer: because it is
done as soon as the care occurs, also gives current information to
other healthcare professionals involved in the patient's care. One of
the downsides to wireless computers is that they are easy targets for
both physical and virtual theft.
⫸ Electronic health record (EHR). Answer: An electronic record of
health-related information on an individual that conforms to
nationally recognized interoperability standards and that can be
created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff
across more than one healthcare organization
