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Comptia Healthcare It+ Technician

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1. Service-level Agreement - a contractual agreement between a service provider and a customer that stipulates the precise services and support options the vendor must provide.






2. The mechanism by which individual hardware MAC addresses are matched to an IP address on a network.






3. Data that is added to a patient EMR to allow for quick searching and file location.






4. 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






5. Any medical treatment or services provided on an outpatient basis.






6. A TCP/IP utility used to verity the network connectivity of a computer.






7. Uninterruptible Power Supply - A battery back up device that is intended to save computer components from damage due to power problems such as power failures - spikes - and sags.






8. A specification for wireless data though put at the rate of up to 54Mbps in the 2.4GHz that is a potential replacement for 802.11b.






9. The fundamental security goal of ensuring that systems operate continuously and that authorized persons can access data that they need.






10. A powerful - centralized computer system that performs data storage and processing tasks on behalf of clients and other network devices.






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






12. A healthcare facility that performs surgical procedures that does not require hospitalization. Surgeries are usually outpatient - meaning the surgery performed dos not require stay for recovery.






13. See Host Computer






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






15. A security protocol that uses certificates for authentication and encryption to protect web communication.






16. A network that displays characteristics of more than one of the three standard network models.






17. U.S. economic stimulus legislation; provisions include funding of some healthcare initiatives and the creation of the HITECH Act.






18. Records that are released for public viewing.






19. A trauma center that can provide the highest possible level of surgical care to trauma patients - with a full range of specialists and technology available 24 hours a day. It is required to have an ongoing research program and trauma education/ preve






20. Access given to certain members in an organization to use data on a system without the need for authenticating themselves.






21. A legal document that may be signed by a patient (or those acting legally on behalf of a patient) to acknowledge the risks involved in a specific medical procedure or medication.






22. One of several internationally endorsed medical codding classifications list which gives a numeric code to diseases - signs and symptoms - possible complaints - abnormalities - and possible causes of injuries and diseases..






23. A U.S. law that established rules for the governance of health information privacy - security - breach notification administrative simplification - and enforcement.






24. Also called Wi-Fi - short for wired fidelity - '802.11b is probably the most common and certainly the lest expensive wireless network protocol used to transfer data among computers with wireless network cards or between a wireless computer or device






25. A utility used to determine the route data takes to get to a particular destination.






26. A device that distributes and manages print jobs sent from client computers.






27. A backup that backs up all selected files on a daily basis.






28. The U.S. federal program to provide healthcare for certain low-income individual and families.






29. 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.






30. A LAN implementation in which nodes use a wireless network card to connect to other stations.






31. A federal health insurance program for the elderly and some disable individuals in the United States - with three main parts: Part A for inpatient - Part B for outpatient - and prescriptions drug coverage.






32. A Windows Server computer that runs the Active Directory service. Directory information is automatically replicated between the DC's






33. A method of computing that relies on the Internet to provided the resources - software - data and media needs of a user - business - or organization.






34. The compilation of protocols - polices - and hardware that govern access on devices to and from a network.






35. A hardware rack that holds networking equipment to provide connections from public lines coming into the physical building generaly from the ISP - to all the IDFs located what a medical facility






36. Temporary and specific emergency access to specifically locked PHI data in order to gain access to information which enables tasks completion.






37. A personal computer connection type that transfers data - usually 8 bits at a time - over eight wires and is often used for a printer.






38. Platform as a Service - a method that uses the l=cloud to provide any platform-type service.






39. The use of various technologies to create images of the human body for use in the clinical field - such as diagnosis - treatment - and tracking of a disease or medical issue within the body.






40. Personal Health Information - Information about an individual held by parties that are involved in the healthcare and billing process.






41. A widely adopted markup language used in many documents - websites - and web applications.






42. A back up that backs up all files in a selected storage location that have changed since the last full or differential backup.






43. A document that defines the authorized uses of PHI and how the information is to be used and managed.






44. A private room where a patient is examined and diagnosed by a medical practitioner.






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






46. An area where all medical imaging procedures are conducted.






47. A private network that is configured within a public network such as the Internet.






48. Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment - A personal computer connection that provides a parallel data channel from a disk controllers to the disk driver.






49. A personal computer connection that transfers data one bit at a time over a single wire and is often used for an external modem.






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