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Comptia Healthcare It+ Technician

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A hospital affiliated with a nearby medical school - allowing medical students and residents to gain hands-on learning and obtain real works experience by working in the hospital environment.






2. An outpatient facility where treatment can be provided for medical problems or conditions that need immediate medical attention - but are not an emergency.






3. A type of cable in which multiple insulated conductors are twisted together and clad in a protective and insulating out jacket.






4. Private and non-government businesses that contract with individual or employments to help pay medical expenses. These insurers also have seperate contracts with many health organization that specify negotiated rate structures for that health organiz






5. 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






6. An itemized form containing all the information needed to file a claim. including patient information and services rendered for a visit - that is compiled by the healthcare provider's medical biller and supplied to the insurance company as the source






7. A doctor who serves as the frist contact for a a patient for a variety of medical services - including physicals or well-visits - and who also serves as either the diagnosing doctor or the referring doctor when a patient presents a medical condition






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






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






10. 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.






11. A type of network that is established spontaneously through a peer-to-peer wireless connection.






12. A non-profit organization that promotes the adaption of healthcare IT systems - as well as certifies health record technology.






13. Unwanted software loaded onto a system for the purposes of presenting commercial advertisements to the user.






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. A security setting that determines the level of access a user or group account has to be particular resource.






19. A server that uses the File Transfer Protocol(FTP) to exchange files over an Internet connection.






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






21. A trauma center that can provide initial evaluation stabilization - and diagnosis of a trauma patient - but then the patient must be transferred to a Level I - II - or III facility for treatment and care. It is differentiated from a Level IV because






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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.






26. Universal Serial Bus - A hardware interface standard designed to provide connections for numerous peripherals.






27. A physical security control system that has a door at each end of a secure chamber.






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






29. A wide variety of medical services that are provided in a patient's home by an accredited home health aide - often including physical therapy and medication delivery thought more complicated methods like injection intravenous therapy - etc.






30. 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 -






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. A device used to fax prescription or to print out prescription information for the EMR/EHR system.






36. 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.






37. A process in which information is transcribed into an unreadable form by anyone who does not have the encryption key.






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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






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






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






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






44. An EHR system that had been certified by ONC






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






46. A piece of code that sits dormant on a user;s computer until it is triggered by a specific event such as a specific date. Once the code is triggered the logic bomb ' detonates - : erasing and corrupting data on the user's computer.






47. 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.






48. A server that runs applications for client use or is used by developers to store and share application components that can be used in web applications.






49. 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.






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