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Comptia Healthcare It+ Technician

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of transforming handwritten - scanned images of text or typed text into machine-encoded text.






2. The official record that an organization would release if requested.






3. Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol - Similar to EAP-TLS - PEAP is an open standard developed by a coalition made up of Cisco Systems - Microsoft - and RSA Security.






4. A family of specification developed by the IEEE for wireless LAN technology.






5. Derived from the Latin 'statim -' a term used to connote immediacy or urgency.






6. A software program that scans a Computer or network for known viruses - Trojans - worms - and other malacious software.






7. Records that are not for public consumption and require appropriate release before they can be shared.






8. A protocol that provides VPN functionality.






9. A method that uses the cloud to provide any or all infrastructure needs.






10. The U.S. Agency charged with protecting the health of the population and providing various human services.






11. An unauthorized wireless access point on a corporate or private network - which allows unauthorized individuals to connect to the network.






12. The three principles of security control and management: confidentiality integrity and availability. Also known as the information security triad or triple.






13. Secure Shell - A protocol for secure remote logon and secure transfer of data.






14. Unwanted software that collects personal user data from a system and transmits it to a third party.






15. A method in which an attacker with access to the target network redirects an IP address to the MAC address of a computer that is not the intended recipient.






16. Electronic messages sent between users or groups.






17. A residential facility for patients who need constant medical or nursing care and supervision.






18. A list of description and accompanying five-digit numeric codes used for reporting medical services and procedures - which is published every year by the American Medical Association.






19. A type of communication service which involves a private dialogue between two persons via instant-text-based messages over the internet.






20. A healthcare record standard - similar to CCR but more robust as it was developed by both the HL7 and American Society for Testings and Materials.






21. A device that manages all fax messages sent with a network. A server or software program that enables users to send and receive fax messages though a network connection.






22. A type of cable that features a central conductor surrounded bu the braided or foil shielding. a dialectric insulator separates the conductor shield and the entire package is wrapped in an insulating layer called a jacket. The data signal is transmit






23. A server-side programing languague developed by Microsoft to provide a method to create dynamic web pages.






24. A residential facility for individuals with persistent medical conditions who are currently unable to live independently - but do not need constant medical care or supervision.






25. An IEEE standard used to provide a port based authentication mechanism for wireless communications using the 802.11a and 802.11b protocols.






26. Classification for a drug or substance that has low potential for abuse as compared those in categorized in Schedule III; is currently accepted for medical use in treatment in the United States; and abuse of which may lead to limited to physical or p






27. A Specialized file server that is designed and dedicated to support only data storage needs.






28. A checks-and-balances systems that ensures that a patient is receiving the correct medication - the correct dose of medication at the correct time - from an authorize caregiver by requiring that bar codes storing information about the patient medicat






29. A hospital owned by a not-for-profit organization - religious organization - or government organization. Profits do not go to individual investors - but reinvested back into hospital or community.






30. Originally frequent and repetitive postings in electronic bulletin boards; more commonly unsolicited or distasteful commercial email form - anonymous sources.






31. Mechanism that are put in place to limit access to electronic health information.






32. A network that sans multiple geographic locations - connecting multiple LANs using long-range transmission media.






33. A file property that essentially indicates whether the file has been modified since the last back up.






34. Hardware components that enable users to interact with computers.






35. Disturbances caused by electromagnetic radiation emitted from any external source - which may interrupt - obstruct - degrade - or limit the performance of an electrical circuit.






36. An independent - non-regulatory - not-for-profit organization that provides accreditation and certification for healthcare organizations in the United States.






37. A type of cable in which one or more glass or plastic strands - plus additional fiber strands or wraps - are surrounded by a protective oyster jacket. Light pulses carry the signal though fiber optic cable.






38. Pretty Good Privacy - A method of securing emails created to prevent attackers form intercepting and manipulating emails and attachments by encrypting and digitally singing the contents of the emails using public key cryptography.






39. An invitation for vendors to submit a plan and bid for the delivery of a product or service.






40. An agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST's mission us to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science - standards - and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of






41. Specific healthcare industry standards and a framework concerning the exchange and integration of patient's electronic information between software systems - which are adhered to by vendors developing interfaces - ensuring that of this disparate soft






42. The role - department - or individual that is formally responsible for a health record.






43. A short-range wireless radio network transmission medium usually used between two personal devices such as between a mobile phone and wireless headset. A wireless connection method that is used to communicate from one device to another in a small are






44. A facility that provides long-term services - such as rehabilitation - that address more permanent or long-term medical conditions like mental illness.






45. An all-encompassing solution of many other IT-based pieces that streamlines the workflow processes of all activities needed to run a practice or facility while providing the ability to becomes a paperless office - including patient tracking - medical






46. Using symbols to mark off a sidewalk or wall to indicate that there is an open wireless networking which may be offering Internet access.






47. A fast - secure - but relatively expensive protocol for wireless communication. The 802.11a protocol supports speeds up to 54 Mbps in the 5 GHz frequency.






48. A company that provides access to the Internet.






49. A server that consists of databases that store domain name information and translate and resolve fully qualified domain name requests from clients.






50. A sample of code that spreads from one computer to another by attacking itself to other files. The code in a virus corrupts and erases files on a user's computer - including executable files - when the files to which it was attached is opened or exec