Unit 11 Health Science 1 VSC

a contingency backup plan is necessary when using computers to ___

prevent loss of information in case of a power failure

A computer simulation can be used to allow a health care provider to learn how to draw blood from a vein.

true

The noninvasive scanning procedure that is used to determine the size, position, sex, and even abnormalities of a fetus is ____.

ultrasonography

The unit in the computer that stores operating programs, temporary data, and monitoring and tracking data is the ____.

internal memory unit

Educational computer programming designed for individual use is ____.

computerized assisted instruction

Which statement is true regarding the way a computer saves the data you input?

You must give the computer a command to save your data or set it to save at regular intervals.

The unit that processes all information or data entering the computer is the ____.

central processing unit

The programs, or instructions, that run the computer and allow the computer to perform specific tasks are called ____.

software

Computer-based learning decreases the time spent on tasks and increases achievement and retention of knowledge.

true

All of the following are components of a search engine except for a/an ____.

Boolean operator

An electrocardiogram (ECG) run while the patient is exercising is known as an echocardiogram.

false

For computerized tomography, the patient is placed in a large circular magnet, which uses the magnetic field to measure the activity of hydrogen atoms within the body.

false

Input is the processed information or final product of the computer.

false

An important result of the widespread use of computers is to free workers from repetitious tasks.

true

A handheld or tablet computer is an example of a microcomputer.

true

A scanning procedure in which a slightly radioactive substance is injected into the patient and then detected by the scanner as an image on a screen is ____.

positron emission tomography

Computer-assisted instructions may use animated graphics, color, and sound to enhance learning.

true

As long as passwords are used, it is easy to maintain patient confidentiality while using computers.

false

A database can be used to create information records for both patients and health care employees.

true

A pharmacist can use a computer to check for drug interactions and to monitor pharmacy inventory.

true

Only health care workers who work in office environments or highly technical occupations need to understand the use of computers in the workplace.

false

Today's health care workers use the computer for charting, care planning, patient monitoring, personnel time assignments, and communicating with other hospitals.

true

Computers can direct the power of therapeutic radiation precisely to a cancerous tumor.

true

Flash drives provide an important means of ____.

backing up data

Bioinformatics allows for rapid scientific progress through the sharing of research information on a large database.

true