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Comptia Healthcare It+ Technician

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1. A system that extinguishes fire using special gases.






2. 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.






3. 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






4. A personal computer storage device that uses fixed media and magnetic data storage.






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






6. The procedures - processes - or actions - as defined by state and national licensing boards - that are permitted for an individual in a particular licensing area - usually driven by criteria such as specific education and experience requirements.






7. A trauma center that can provide essential trauma care 24 hours a day with all available specialties - personnel - and equipment. It provides comprehensive trauma care and clinical assistance to a level I facility as needed. It is differentiated from






8. An area where patients are housed after a surgical procedure or any procedure requiring anesthesia and are closely monitored for any indications of post-operative complications.






9. A software or hardware device that protects a system or network by blocking unwanted network traffic.






10. 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.






11. Devices that provide alternative input or output methods or additional data storage though a connection to the system unit via cable or a wireless connection.






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






13. The de facto standard VPN protocol for tunneling PPP sessions across a variety of network protocols such as IP - frame relay - or ATM.






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






15. A method used to remove any sensitive data from a mobile device and permanently delete it.






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






17. Peer-to-peer - A network that has a broadcasting application architecture that distributes tasks between peer systems who have equal privileges - and in which resources sharing - processing - and communication controls are decentralized.






18. The act of searching for instances of wireless LAN while in motion - using wireless tracking devices like mobile phones - smartphones - tablets - or laptops.






19. A software and/or hardware system that scans - audits - and monitors the security infrastructure for signs of attacks in progress.






20. A programming and query language common to many large scale database systems.






21. The process is assigning a universally recognized and used medical code number to a specific medical diagnosis or procedure.






22. Term used to communicate that a patient has gone into cardiac arrest - and immediate medical attention/ rapid response is needed to resuscitation the patient.






23. A wireless standard for home and business implementations that adds QoS features and multimedia support to 802.11a and 802.11b






24. 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






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






26. A high-speed serial bus developed by Apple and Texas Instruments that allows for the connection of up to 63 devices. Originally a trademarked term for IEEE 1394 - but is now used interchangeably.






27. A facility equipped to treat patients suffering traumatic injuries.






28. A residential facility for terminally ill patients who have reached the end stages of their condition. Hospice care is designed to provide comfort and care for patients and support for the patient's family during end-of-life.






29. A VPN protocol that is an extension of the PPP remote access protocol.






30. 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






31. A health information organization comprised of key stakeholders in the health care industry a specific geographical region who oversee the health information exchange of healthcare providers in the area.






32. A protocol that uses the HTTP over SSL protocol and encapsulates an IP packet wit a PPP header and then with an SSTP header.






33. An implementation in which voice signals are transmitter over IP networks.






34. A personal computer storage device that stores data magnetically on a removable tape.






35. A hospital owned and operated by a federal - state or city government. Typically provides subsidized medical services to patients unable to pay for medical services.






36. 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.






37. Classification for a drug or substance that has a high potential for abuse; currently has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and has a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision.






38. A backup that backs up all selected files regardless of the state of the archived bit.






39. Serial ATA Connection - A personal computer connection tat provides a serial data channel between the drive controller and the disk drives.






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






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






42. Malicious code that masquerades as a harmless file. When a user executes it - thinking it is a harmless application - it destroys and corrupts data on the user's hard drive.






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






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






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






46. Personal computer components that enable users to enter data or instructions into a computer.






47. Software as a Service - A method that uses the cloud to provide application services to users.






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






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






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