Computer Science provides extremely valuable tools that, if used skillfully, will allow
healthcare professionals to access and manipulate data and information and synthesize
these into an evolving knowledge and wisdom base.
Computers take input through a variety of devices such as -
Computers process data through the use of logical and arithmetic rendering such as -
Computers store the data in memory components called
Computers output data and information - ANSWER to the user
Computer technology has ushered in what has been called the - ANSWER "Information
Age"
Information Age - ANSWER An age when data, information, and knowledge are both
accessible and able to be manipulated by more people than ever before in history
A computer is an - ANSWER Electronic information-processing machine that serves as a
tool to manipulate data and information
The most straightforward way to being to comprehend computers is to think they are -
ANSWER input-output systems
Input Components - ANSWER the source or medium through which text, visual, audio, or
multimedia data is input into the computer system for displaying, listening,
manipulating, creating, or editing
, The two major input devices on a computer are the - ANSWER Keyboard and Mouse
Input Devices Include - ANSWER Keyboard or mouse
Joysticks
Game controllers or pads
Webcameras
A stylus
Image scanners
Other plug-and-play devices (digital camera, digital video recorder, MP3 player,
electronic musical instrument, or physiologic monitor)
Throughput/Processing components - ANSWER Uses specific software, depending upon
the application and data involved
The computer monitor - ANSWER is a very special example of a visible throughput
component since it is the part of the computer that users are focusing on the most when
working on a computer
Inputted data can be visualized and accessed by - ANSWER manipulating the mouse and
keyboard, but the monitor receives the users attention
The monitor is critical for - ANSWER the efficient rendering during this part of the cycle,
because it facilitates user access and control of the data and information
Scholars and researchers are just beginning to understand the effect that - ANSWER
computer systems, architecture, applications and processes have on the potential for
knowledge acquisition and development
Users are able to contribute to the development of knowledge through - ANSWER the
use of productivity, creativity, and communication software
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