Final Exam Study Guide- HLTH 3100
Information - ANS-Another name for data that has meaning
Generating Knowledge - ANS-When healthcare professionals create new knowledge by
changing and evolving knowledge, based on experience, education and input from
others
Wisdom - ANS-All of the above
Knowledge workers - ANS-When healthcare professionals work with information and
generate information and knowledge as a product, they can be described as:
Knowledge transparency - ANS-Using knowledge without conscious thought
Health informatics is based on which of the following - ANS-All of these are correct
Data and information - ANS-When healthcare professionals review the EHR prior to
interacting with a patient they are gathering:
Wisdom and Knowledge differ in that: - ANS-Wisdom is the synthesis of experience,
insight and reflection
The study of informatics provides healthcare professionals with: - ANS-All of these are
correct
True - ANS-The steps of using information, applying knowledge to a problem and acting
with wisdom, form the basis for the science of health professional practice
Data - ANS-Raw facts
Which of the following makes information valuable and meaningful? - ANS-All of these
are correct
Transmission Errors, Human Errors, and Hackers - ANS-Data integrity can be
compromised through which of the following?
Both of duplicate entries and incomplete or outdated records - ANS-Data are dirty when
there are errors such as:
, All of these are correct - ANS-Reliable information comes from
Transparency - ANS-Allows users to apply their intellect to accomplish their task while
all the tools housing the information disappear from conscious thought
Wisdom - ANS-Highest form of common sense
True * - ANS-One of the main issues in healthcare informatics deals with her healthcare
information is managed to make it meaningful
True - - ANS-It is important to understand how people obtain manipulate use share and
dispose of information
Computer science can facilitate: - ANS-both the acquisition and manipulation of data
and information
Computer technology has ushered in what has been called the Information Age, an age
when: - ANS-Data, information, and knowledge are both accessible and able to be
manipulated by more people than ever before in history
Essentially a computer is: - ANS-All
Input devices and the computer's monitor are examples of visible throughput
components - ANS-How would you best describe the throughput or processing
components of computers?
Portability - ANS-The term that refers to the ability of the OS to be moved from one
hardware architecture to another with few changes is:
Monitor - ANS-Visual display resembling a television screen
Keyboard - ANS-Prime input device resembling a typewriter
Printer - ANS-A device that produces a paper or hard copy of the processing results
Extensibility - ANS-What term refers to using layered architecture with a protected
executive layer that allows additional environment subsystems to be added without
affecting the executive layer
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