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Subject Area Introduction to computer science 2 (csca48) notes + exercises + midterm
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Total Questions 200
Duration 3 hours
Learning Outcomes 1. Demonstrate mastery of core concepts
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,1. Which of the following best describes vertical growth in a business context?
Answer: Riskier than horizontal growth because vertical growth involves
expanding into significantly different ventures. Example: expansion of a
residential sales office to include an appraisal service.
Vertical growth involves expanding into different stages of the supply chain,
which can be riskier due to unfamiliarity with new operations. Option A
correctly identifies this risk with a relevant example.
2. A physician interviews a patient regarding their symptoms and enters the
information into a clinical decision support system to improve healthcare
decision-making. The system recommends a treatment plan for the patient.
Which global threat might the physician encounter when using the clinical
decision support system?
Answer: The support tool recommends incorrect treatment options.
The question asks about a global threat when using a clinical decision support
tool. Option A directly addresses the threat of incorrect treatment
recommendations, which is a critical global concern in healthcare. The other
options, while plausible, are more specific or less directly tied to the immediate
threat of incorrect treatment.
3. A charge nurse is creating assignments for the next shift for several nurses,
one of whom is pregnant. Which of the following clients should the charge
nurse assign to a nurse who is not pregnant?
Answer: An 80-year-old client who has alcoholic pancreatitis and is being
treated for impetigo.
The correct answer involves a client with impetigo, a contagious bacterial skin
infection that could pose a risk to a pregnant nurse due to potential transmission.
The other options involve conditions that are not contagious or do not present a
specific risk to pregnancy.
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,4. A nurse in the recovery room is assessing a client who has a new chest tube.
The nurse observes that the water seal chamber is no longer tidaling. The
nurse should identify this finding as a result of which of the following?
Answer: An air leak noted at the insertion site.
Loss of tidaling in the water seal chamber indicates that there is no longer a
pressure difference between the pleural space and the drainage system, which can
occur if there is an air leak at the insertion site allowing air to enter the system
and equalize pressure. An air leak at the insertion site disrupts the normal
tidaling pattern.
5. A data analytics company introduces a new artificial intelligence (AI)
platform to help amusement park operators understand visitor preferences for
rides, shows, and other entertainment. The analytics company aims to reduce
bias in the system by ensuring that any ingested data is transformed to remove
correlations between the target variable and a protected attribute. At which
stage of the data ingestion process is the company operating?
Answer: Preprocessing
The company is transforming data to remove correlations with protected
attributes, which is a preprocessing step done before analysis to reduce bias.
6. A nurse is caring for a client who is breastfeeding their 5-day-old newborn.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that
the newborn is breastfeeding effectively?
Answer: Makes audible swallowing sounds
Audible swallowing sounds indicate that the newborn is actively transferring
milk, which is a direct sign of effective breastfeeding. While other options may
suggest adequate intake, audible swallowing is a more immediate and reliable
indicator of effective feeding.
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, 7. A financial services company hires a consultant to help build its data
analytics capabilities. The company and consultant have a binding agreement
specifying a list of deliverables and a delivery schedule. The consultant
completes the work but delivers it six weeks late. Which ethical issue is this
consultant engaged in?
Answer: Breach of contract
The consultant failed to deliver on time as agreed, which constitutes a breach of
the binding contract. The other options are not supported by the scenario.
8. A nurse receives a call from a client's partner inquiring about the client's
condition. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Verify the client has authorized release of their information to their
partner.
The nurse must first verify that the client has authorized the release of
information to their partner, as per confidentiality and privacy regulations.
Providing information without authorization would violate the client's rights.
9. Marsha is reviewing a market analysis to help determine the location of her
new brokerage office. What data should she look for?
Answer: What current tenants pay for rent and utilities
The question asks for data to help determine the location of a new brokerage
office, and 'Average days on market' is a key indicator of market activity and
demand. Option B directly addresses this metric, while the other options are less
relevant to location analysis.
10. When a brokerage's licensees tend to transfer to new brokers within a few
months of being hired, the problem is most likely attributable to which of the
following?
Answer: The firm's hiring strategy
The question asks for a key decision a brokerage makes when staffing the sales
force. Option A directly addresses the number of licensees, which is a
fundamental staffing decision. The other options are either incomplete or less
central.
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