Component 4/Unit 4 Self-Assessment Multiple Choice. Select the correct answer

Component 4/Unit 4
Self-Assessment
Multiple Choice. Select the correct answer.
1. There are two types of software: application and _________ software.
a. System
b. Multimedia
c. Process
d. Utility
2. Which of the following is NOT a form of software that is free?
a. Public Domain
b. Open Source
c. Packaged
d. Freeware
3. Which of the following is an example of business software?
a. Video games
b. Electronic medical records
c. Recipe manager
d. Project management software
4. Which of the following is NOT an example of word processing software?
a. Microsoft Word
b. OpenOffice Impress
c. OpenOffice Writer
d. Corel WordPerfect
5. Select all of the following that are examples of communications applications.
a. Email
b. Web browsers
c. Blog
d. Wiki
6. Select all of the following that are examples of healthcare software.
a. EHRs and EMRs
b. Health Information Systems
c. Imaging
d. Statistical software
7. Which of the following is NOT true about an operating system?
a. It is a set of programs that coordinate all activities of hardware resources.
b. It is the layer between the application software and the hardware.
c. It is unique to each individual computer hardware system.
d. There is only one operating system available for all computers.
8. A ________ interface is one where the user types in all the commands.
a. Command line
b. Graphical User
c. BIOS
d. Windows
9. When do you need a new device driver? Select all of the following that are reasons you might need a new driver.
a. You install a new printer.
b. You do a major upgrade of your OS.
c. You buy a new computer and want to use your old printer.
d. Your driver was corrupted.
10. _________ is a way that operating systems give the illusion of a large memory.
a. Physical memory
b. Permanent memory
c. Virtual memory
d. RAM
11. What is the latest version of Microsoft Windows OS?
a. Windows XP
b. Windows 7
c. Windows Vista
d. Windows NT
12. A(n) ________ is a way of organizing files and their data.
a. Operating system
b. File manager
c. BIOS
d. File system
13. The file _______ can be used to identify the file type.
a. Extension
b. Name
c. Size
d. Permissions
14. Which of the following are examples of file utilities? Select all that apply.
a. Search
b. File compression
c. Backup
d. Read
15. When a hard disk drive is being accessed, the _______ spins and the _____ moves until the head is over the proper location on the disk.
a. Spindle, arm
b. Platter, arm
c. Head, arm
d. Arm, head
16. Disks are formatted into _____, which make up tracks.
a. Heads
b. Arms
c. Sectors
d. Addresses
17. Files that are stored in non-contiguous clusters are called __________ files.
a. Stored
b. Fragmented
c. Free
d. Protected
18. Which of the following operating systems support the NTFS file system? Select all that apply.
a. Microsoft Windows Vista
b. Microsoft Windows 7
c. Microsoft Windows XP
d. Microsoft Windows 95
True/False. Select the correct answer.
19. The code used in an application is the same as the database.
a. True
b. False
20. The most important software on your computer is the operating system.
a. True
b. False
21. Folders and directories are logically the same thing.
a. True
b. False
22. Copying software from a friend is always okay.
a. True
b. False
23. The device driver for your printer will probably need to be updated when you do a major upgrade of your operating system.
a. True
b. False
Component 4/Unit 4 Health IT Workforce Curriculum
Version 2.0/Spring 2011
This material was developed by Oregon Health & Science University, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number IU24OC000015.
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