1.

Computer Hardware – is defined as all of the physical components of the computer itself

2-6. Basic Hardware

Electronic circuits

Microchips

Processors

Motherboard

Input & Output Devices

7-9. Changes made by computer hardware in healthcare settings prior to year 1900.

Special administrative functions

Practice of radiology and imaging

Telemedicine

10. RAM – a non-volatile hardware component that erases information when the computer shut off.

11. ROM – a volatile hardware component that reside information permanently

12. Input Devices – It allows the computer to receive information from the outside world.

13. Output Devices – it allows the computer to report its result to the outside world

14-17. Example of Storage media

Hard drive

Diskettes

cd-rom

flashdrive

18. Network – It is a set of cooperative interconnected computers for the purpose of information
interchange.

19-21. 3 most important components of network hardware.

Nic

Cabling

Server

22. Topology – defines how the network computers in a LAN are interconnected within a physical area
and describes their physical interconnection.

23-26. Types of Network Topology

Mesh

Star

Bus

Ring

27. Peer to peer – a type of network in which each workstation has equivalent capabilities and
responsibilities.

28. Client-server – a network architecture in which each computer or process on the network is either
a client or a server

29-30. 2 types of network architecture

Peer to peer

Client server