Principles of Health Science B: Unit 7 Technology in Healthcare

What term refers to structured sets of data contained in a computer and accessible in different ways?

• word documents

• presentations

• databases

• spreadsheets

What term refers to the set of data and instructions that tell the computer what to do and how to do it?

• software

• hardware

• browsers

• ventilators

A program like Microsoft Word is often used by students to type school papers and by healthcare offices to type letters to insurance companies or reminders to patients. What are these types of programs referred to as?

• word processing

• internet

• spreadsheets

• presentation software

When were magnifying glasses, which can help surgeons see what they're doing, invented?

• 1205

• 1500

• 1785

• 1924

What are the actual metal, plastic, and other physical parts of a computer or electronic device that you can touch known as?

• computer software

• computer malware

• computer hardware

• internet browsers

Maureen is an ophthalmologist who runs a very successful eye clinic. One of the most important tools that she has and uses to examine into her patient's eyes is referred to as a(n):

• ophthalmoscope

• otoscope

• ventilator

• Stethoscope

Chrome, Firefox, and Safari are examples of software that search for pages on the internet and display them for you, otherwise known as:

• computer software

• internet browsers

• computer hardware

• internet otoscopes

What term refers to machines that respiratory therapists work with to assist with patient's breathing?

• stethoscopes

• ophthalmoscopes

• ventilators

• otoscopes

Some of the most startling changes in medicine are happening because of the rise of _____, with systems to help track each patient's condition as well as analyze population trends in disease and wellness.

• contraindication

• word processing

• otoscopes

• health informatics

What is the difference between EHRs and databases?

• Databases have the ability to import photos and EHRs do not.

• EHRs have the ability to perform complex calculations.

• Databases arrange information into columns and rows and EHRs do the opposite.

• EHRs have extra security protections because they contain private health data of patients.