Information System Usage and Application (Domain 9)

Question 1

What is the meaning of the acronym “PC”?

Answer 1

Personal Computer

Question 2

What is the meaning of the acronym “CPU”?

Answer 2

Central Processing Unit

Question 3

What is the meaning of the acronym “RAM”?

Answer 3

Random Access Memory

Question 4

What is the meaning of the acronym “LAN”?

Answer 4

Large Area Network

Question 5

What is the meaning of the acronym “CPOE”?

Answer 5

Computerized Prescriber* Order Entry (also could be Physician)

Question 6

What is the meaning of the acronym “CDSS”?

Answer 6

Clinical Decision Support System

Question 7

What is the meaning of the acronym “PDA”?

Answer 7

Personal Digital Assistant

Question 8

Which part of the computer that does all of the computing?

Answer 8

Central processing unit (CPU)

Question 9

Which part of the computer provides electronic communication to the system?

Answer 9

software

Question 10

What is the meaning of the acronym EDI?

Answer 10

Electronic Data Interchange

Question 11

What word refers to the parts of the computer that you can actually touch?

Answer 11

hardware

Question 12

What does a dumb terminal do?

Answer 12

It allows a number of users to access patient information.

Question 13

What are mainframe computers?

Answer 13

they are large, expensive, powerful computers used to process large quantities of data

Question 14

What are microcomputers?

Answer 14

stand-alone systems that run software programs and manage data accessed from a larger source.

Question 15

What is another name for a microcomputer?

Answer 15

PC

Question 16

What do microcomputers consist of?

Answer 16

a monitor, central processing unit (CPU), and printer

Question 17

What are minicomputers?

Answer 17

smaller scaled mainframes used by several people in an organization through the use of local area network (LAN)

Question 18

What allows a computer to communicate over a network?

Answer 18

modem

Question 19

What does the RAM do?

Answer 19

provides the computer with a temporary workspace

Question 20

What is the processor?

Answer 20

it is considered the “brains” of the workstation

Question 21

What is computer storage?

Answer 21

a permanent place for read-only memory (ROM) information

Question 22

What is an ePHR?

Answer 22

Electronic PolicyHolder Report

Question 23

Who may generate an ePHR?

Answer 23

An ePHR may be generated by physicians, patients, hospitals, and pharmacies.

Question 24

What is the meaning of the acronym EHR?

Answer 24

Electronic Health Record

Question 25

What are 3 outpatient dispensing systems?

Answer 25

Amerisource MedSelect, Omnicell Medguard, and Pyxis ADS

Question 26

How often do pharmacies back up their data?

Answer 26

Daily

Question 27

What governs the basic operation of the hardware in a computer system?

Answer 27

the operating system

Question 28

What is the meaning of the acronym COW?

Answer 28

Computer On Wheels

Question 29

What is the meaning of PCA?

Answer 29

Patient Controlled Analgesic

Question 30

Which organization has played an integral role in implementing bar coding in the practice of pharmacy?

Answer 30

FDA

Question 31

What are the control keys on a computer keyboard? (9)

Answer 31

Home, End, Insert, Delete, Page up, Page down, Control, Alternate, and Escape

Question 32

What form of pharmacy is defined as proving pharmaceutical care through the use of telecommunication and information technology, sometimes known as "virtual pharmacy"?

Answer 32

telepharmacy

Question 33

What is the maximum number of tablets per minute that a Baker Cell system may count and dispense?

Answer 33

600

Question 34

What is not found in a central processing unit (CPU)?

Answer 34

Input device

Question 35

How would an automated touch-tone response system be classified?

Answer 35

application