Nursing Informatics – Lecture & Laboratory

Module #3 Student Activity Sheet

Ella Marie M. Retiza

Name: .

Class number: NUR115

Section: BSN 3 -C1 Schedule: Thursday/Friday Date:

USB Drive
● This new type of flash memory storage device does not yet have a generally accepted name.
● Each company calls it something different: flash drive, flash pen, thumb drive, key drive & mini-USB drive.
● All are small and plug into a USB port on the computer.
Removable Hard Drives
● Several types of special drives that compress data are available.
● A regular external hard drive can be used for backup.
Optical Cards
● A chip on the card holds information like health records and auto repair records.
● They can hold more data than the smart cards since they don’t need to do any processing.
Operating System
● This is the instructions that the computer uses to tell itself how it operates.
Working Storage
● The numbers and characters that are the intermediate results of computer operations must be stored until the
final values are calculated - these values “in progress” are kept in temporary locations.
Computer Communication
● Computer communication is the transmission of data and information over a communications channel between
two computers which can be several different things.
● Communications between computers can be as simple as cabling two computers to the same printer.
Basic Computer Communication Types
✔ Data Communications
✔ Telecommunications
✔ Teleprocessing

Check for Understanding

After studying the main lesson, you may now answer the following multiple choice questions and provide the rationale for
each item.

1. Which of the following refers to a machine that is under a program’s direction which performs four basic operations:
input, processing, output and storage?
a. Computer c. Command
b. Program d. Confirmation
Answer: A
Rationale:
Computer functions are also known as input functions process functions output functions and storage
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functions .

2. The tool you use to type words into the computer.

a. Keyboard
b. Printer
c. USB
d. Flash drive
Answer: A
Rationale:
A keyboard comes in a variety of shapes and sizes to house the letters characters and symbols used to
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enter text into a computer .

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Ella Marie M. Retiza

Name: .

Class number: NUR115

Section: BSN 3 -C1 Schedule: Thursday/Friday Date:

3. A list of instructions that tells a computer how to perform the four operations.
a. Computer c. Command
b. Program d. Confirmation
Answer: B
Rationale:
Under the command of a set of instructions known as a program Programs are typically stored on a
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computer and are retrieved and processed by the computer s electronic system
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4. Which of the following refers to the computer’s processing circuitry, also known as microprocessor?
a. Keyboard c. Chip
b. CPU d. Motherboard
Answer: B
Rationale:
The CPU is a computer s brain containing all of the circuit required to process input store data and
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output results .

5. Which of the following is the computer’s main circuit board?

a. Keyboard
b. CPU
c. Chip
d. Motherboard
Answer: D
Rationale:
The main circuit board of a computer is the motherboard or main board The motherboard accepts all other
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components and peripheral devices It is in charge of communicating between the various components and peripheral
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devices .

6. Displays the computer's user interface and open programs, allowing the user to interact with the computer, typically
using the keyboard and mouse.
a. Monitors
b. Speaker
c. Printer
d. Storage
Answer: A
Rationale:
Computer monitors are the primary visual outputs that round out a PC configuration One allows you to view images
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videos text and other data

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7. Which of the following parts of the computer enables the user to hear the results of sound processing?
a. Monitors c. Printer
b. Speaker d. Storage
Answer: B
Rationale:
Speakers which are one of the most common output devices are used to connect to a computer to
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generate sound .

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Ella Marie M. Retiza

Name: .

Class number: NUR115

Section: BSN 3 -C1 Schedule: Thursday/Friday Date:

8. Which of the following refers to a machine that lets you put documents and such on paper or generate output on
paper?
a. Monitors c. Printer
b. Speaker d. Storage
Answer: C
Rationale:
A printer is a piece of hardware that is used to create hard copies and print any document .

9. When you save information directly to your computer you are saving to which of the following?
a. CD Drive c. DVD Drive
b. Hard Drive d. CPU
Answer: B
Rationale:
A computer hard drive (also known as hard disk or HDD) is a type of technology that stores
your computer’s operating system, applications, and data files such as documents, pictures,
and music.

10. Which of these computer components are considered input devices?

a. Keyboard c. Mouse
b. Printer d. Monitor
Answer: ,
A
Rationale:
Keyboards is considered as an input device

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