Information Technology for the Health Professions 4th Edition By Lillian Burke-Test Bank

Chapter One Exam
Multiple Choice Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Information technology includes the use of computers, communications ______________, and computer literacy.
A. groups
B. tags
C. networks
D. None of the above
2. An electronic device that can accept data as input, process it according to a program, store it, and produce information as output is called a/an _________________.
A. calculator
B. adding machine
C. multiplication table
D. computer
3. Step-by-step instructions are called a _________________.
A. menu
B. program
C. hardware
D. None of the above
4. A _______ is a computer contained in a touch screen.
A. supercomputer
B. tablet
C. mainframe
D. None of the above
5. A tiny ____________ can be put into a human being and can dispense medication among other things.
A. supercomputer
B. personal digital assistant (PDA)
C. embedded computer
D. minicomputer
6. ________________ take data that humans understand and digitize it, that is, translate it into binary form of ones and zeroes.
A. Output devices
B. Input devices
C. Storage devices
D. None of the above
7. A/An _________________ manipulates data, doing arithmetic or logical operations on it.
A. output device
B. input device
C. storage device
D. processing unit
8. _____________________ can take complex mathematical data and create simulations of epidemics, pandemics, and other disasters.
A. Supercomputers
B. Personal digital assistants (PDAs)
C. Embedded computers
D. Minicomputers
9. __________________ are used in business for input/output intensive purposes, such as generating pay checks or processing medical insurance claims.
A. Supercomputers
B. Personal digital assistants (PDAs)
C. Mainframes
D. None of the above
10. _______________________ identifies people by their body parts. It includes fingerprints, handprints, face recognition, and iris scans.
A. Biometrics
B. All security systems
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above