CPL250 BEAKER CLINICAL PATHOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. What is Epic's database management system called?
• A) Hyperspace
• B) Bridges
• C) Chronicles
• D) Clarity
Correct Answer: C) Chronicles
Rationale: Chronicles is Epic's underlying database management system
that handles all data storage and retrieval for Epic applications.
2. A(n) ______ is a date-specific snapshot of the data within a record.
• A) Item
• B) Value
• C) Contact
• D) Master File
Correct Answer: C) Contact
Rationale: A Contact is a date-specific snapshot of the data within a
record, capturing the state of the record at a particular point in time.
,3. Records within the same ______ have identical items, even though
they may not all have values.
• A) Department
• B) Laboratory
• C) Section
• D) Master File (INI)
Correct Answer: D) Master File (INI)
Rationale: All records within the same Master File share the same set of
items (data fields), though individual records may not have values for all
items.
4. A(n) ______ is a discrete field within a record.
• A) Value
• B) Item
• C) Contact
• D) Master File
Correct Answer: B) Item
Rationale: An Item is a discrete field or piece of information within a
record, similar to a question on a form.
,5. Each ______ stores information about one specific entity in the
master file.
• A) Item
• B) Value
• C) Record
• D) Contact
Correct Answer: C) Record
Rationale: Each Record stores information about one specific entity
within a master file, like a file folder containing all data for that entity.
6. A(n) ______ is the data that is stored in an item.
• A) Record
• B) Contact
• C) Master File
• D) Value
Correct Answer: D) Value
Rationale: A Value is the actual data stored in an Item—the answer to
the question posed by the Item.
7. End users perform their workflows in ______, which they may just
call "Epic."
• A) Chronicles
, • B) Hyperspace
• C) Bridges
• D) Clinical Administration
Correct Answer: B) Hyperspace
Rationale: Hyperspace is the graphical user interface where end users
perform their daily workflows in Epic.
8. Which activity in Hyperspace and Classic allows you to look at all of
a record's items and values, provided you know the record's master
file and name/ID?
• A) Ctrl + Click
• B) Category List Maintenance
• C) Record Viewer
• D) System Definitions
Correct Answer: C) Record Viewer
Rationale: The Record Viewer activity allows users to view all items and
values of a record when the master file and record name/ID are known.
9. True or False: If a new record affects end-user workflows, it's best
practice to test that workflow in Classic.
• A) True
• B) False
EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. What is Epic's database management system called?
• A) Hyperspace
• B) Bridges
• C) Chronicles
• D) Clarity
Correct Answer: C) Chronicles
Rationale: Chronicles is Epic's underlying database management system
that handles all data storage and retrieval for Epic applications.
2. A(n) ______ is a date-specific snapshot of the data within a record.
• A) Item
• B) Value
• C) Contact
• D) Master File
Correct Answer: C) Contact
Rationale: A Contact is a date-specific snapshot of the data within a
record, capturing the state of the record at a particular point in time.
,3. Records within the same ______ have identical items, even though
they may not all have values.
• A) Department
• B) Laboratory
• C) Section
• D) Master File (INI)
Correct Answer: D) Master File (INI)
Rationale: All records within the same Master File share the same set of
items (data fields), though individual records may not have values for all
items.
4. A(n) ______ is a discrete field within a record.
• A) Value
• B) Item
• C) Contact
• D) Master File
Correct Answer: B) Item
Rationale: An Item is a discrete field or piece of information within a
record, similar to a question on a form.
,5. Each ______ stores information about one specific entity in the
master file.
• A) Item
• B) Value
• C) Record
• D) Contact
Correct Answer: C) Record
Rationale: Each Record stores information about one specific entity
within a master file, like a file folder containing all data for that entity.
6. A(n) ______ is the data that is stored in an item.
• A) Record
• B) Contact
• C) Master File
• D) Value
Correct Answer: D) Value
Rationale: A Value is the actual data stored in an Item—the answer to
the question posed by the Item.
7. End users perform their workflows in ______, which they may just
call "Epic."
• A) Chronicles
, • B) Hyperspace
• C) Bridges
• D) Clinical Administration
Correct Answer: B) Hyperspace
Rationale: Hyperspace is the graphical user interface where end users
perform their daily workflows in Epic.
8. Which activity in Hyperspace and Classic allows you to look at all of
a record's items and values, provided you know the record's master
file and name/ID?
• A) Ctrl + Click
• B) Category List Maintenance
• C) Record Viewer
• D) System Definitions
Correct Answer: C) Record Viewer
Rationale: The Record Viewer activity allows users to view all items and
values of a record when the master file and record name/ID are known.
9. True or False: If a new record affects end-user workflows, it's best
practice to test that workflow in Classic.
• A) True
• B) False
