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Comptia Healthcare It+ Technician

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The automatic process for checking a prescription for medication against a patents's known allergies for possible drug-allergy reactions - and against current medications for possible adverse drug-drug interactions.






2. The security layer of a WAP and the wireless equivalent of TLS in wired networks.






3. An older personal computer connection standard hat provides high-performance data transfer between the SCSI device and the other components of the computer. Pronounced ' scuzzy.'






4. The part of the ARRA that promote the adoption in meaningful use of healthcare IT through enchanced enforcement and extension of HIPAA policies.






5. A method used by attackers to send out unwanted Bluetooth signals from mobile phones smartphones - tablets and laptops to other Bluetooth-enabled devices.






6. A method used to securely remove data from hard drives and other electronic storage devices.






7. An AES cipher-based encryption protocol used in WPA2.






8. An independent medical practice opened by one or more accredited medical practitioners of any specialty area in an office environment.






9. An IT role that is responsible for ensuring that an organization's security policies are being followed by employees and that sufficient controls are in place to prevent unauthorized access to systems and facilities -






10. A personal computer connection that enables you to connect multiple peripherals to a single port with high performance and minimal device configuration.






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






12. A network device that modulates digital information onto an analog signal at one end - and demodulates the analog signal back to digital data - used for dial-up Internet connections.






13. A personal computer storage device that stores data in non-volatile special memory instead of on disks or tape.






14. A server that receives email request from hosts on a network - and redirects them to the intended recipient.






15. Also known as an acute care facility. This facility proves services aimed to resolve immediate and short-term medical conditions like pregnancy or a heart attack.






16. Remote Authentication Dial-in User Services - A standard protocol for providing centralized authentication and authorization services form remote users.






17. A network attack that uses special monitoring software to gain access to private communications on the network wire or across a wireless network. Also knows as a sniffing attack.






18. A type or network attack where an attacker captures network traffic and store it for re-transmission at a later time to gain unauthorized access.






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






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






21. An authentication protocol that enables systems to use hardware-based identifiers - such as fingerprint scanners or smart card readers - for authentication.






22. Any drugs or chemical substance that is regulated by the federal government in its production - possession - or use - including illegal and prescription drugs.






23. The implementation and practice of various control mechanisms that are intended to restrict physical access to facilities.






24. A team of clinicians assigned to work with a specific patient at any given time.






25. A device that has multiple network ports and combines multiple physical network segments into a single logical network.






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






27. An area of the facility where those needing immediate medical treatment arrive and are provided with initial care for their medical illness or injury - before being admitted for further treatment by another department.






28. A formalized statement that defines how security will be implemented within a particular organization.






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






30. A device used for patient billing to capture an electronic signature.






31. The acuteness - or level of severity - of an illness or disease.






32. 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.






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






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






35. Five-digit CPT codes used to describe a medical professional-patient interaction - such as an office visit or a hospital - to facilitate in the billing process.






36. Picture Archiving and Communications System - Application system where medical images of almost all kinds - including MRIs - CAT scans - ultrasounds - mammograms - etc. - can be stored and retrieved electronically by various members of a health organ






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






38. Software components that allow users to perform specific tasks and job functions on a computer.






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






40. An area where minor procedures are perform - including minor surgeries not requiring anesthesia and post-operative care.






41. A server that proves the most accurate actual time to all clients in a computer network.






42. A device used often to scan patient's driver licenses or insurance card to store withing the EMR/EHR system.






43. A healthcare provider that meets legally defined criteria and thus is eligible for incentive payments for the implementation of EHR systems.






44. The amount of work a server performs on a regular basis.






45. An attack were an attacker scans your systems to see which ports are listening in an attempt to find a way to gain unauthorized access/






46. A piece of software created to fix problems with or provide updates to a program or application. This may include fixing known vulnerabilities or bugs - or improving functionality or performance.






47. An Instant messaging service that uses strong encryption to send and receive secure messages.






48. 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






49. A device used to take pictures of patients - because some EMR/EHR systems allow for a patient's picture to be tied to their electronic record.






50. A server-side programming language used to develop dynamic web pages by embedding its coded into an HTML pages.