Part 21 – Psychology / Sensation, Perception & Hearing

Question: What is the “fight or flight response”?

Answer Options:

A reaction that helps the body with regulating temperature.
A reaction that allows the body to access its energy reserves and heightened sensory capacity so that it might fight off a threat or run away to safety.
A reaction that helps us understand and interpret our memories.
A reaction that helps our body figure out what type of food we should be eating.

Answer: A reaction that allows the body to access its energy reserves and heightened sensory capacity so that it might fight off a threat or run away to safety.

 

Question: What are the “Major Glands” that make up the endocrine system?

Answer Options:

Stomach, Liver, Kidney, and Intestines
Pancreas, Stomach, Liver, Colon
Pituitary, Thyroid, Adrenal, and Gonads
Skin, Eyes, Ears, Mouth

Answer: Pituitary, Thyroid, Adrenal, and Gonads

 

Question: What is homeostasis?

Answer Options:

A state when the body is secreting a large amount of hormones that aid in the development of gender in the womb.
A state in which the body is able to stand correctly.
A state of equilibrium, or balance, in which biological conditions are maintained at optimal levels.
A state when the body looks off balance and is trying to fight a disease.

Answer: A state of equilibrium, or balance, in which biological conditions are maintained at optimal levels.

 

Question: Which endocrine gland produces growth hormones?

Answer Options:

Thyroid
Adrenal
Pituitary
Pineal

Answer: Pituitary

 

Question: What is a hormone?

Answer Options:

Substances found in medication only.
Chemicals that the body must get from outside sources.
Chemicals released into the bloodstream that regulate bodily functions.
Chemicals that interact with neurotransmitters.

Answer: Chemicals released into the bloodstream that regulate bodily functions.

 

Question: Which class of drug increases the heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature?

Answer Options:

Hallucinogens
Sedative-Hypnotics
None of the above
Stimulants

Answer: Stimulants

 

Question: What is the main function of the peripheral nervous system?

Answer Options:

To aid in the production of hormones.
Carrying messages to and from the muscles, organs, and senses.
To aid in the development of children.
To help with acute peripheral vision.

Answer: Carrying messages to and from the muscles, organs, and senses.

 

Question: Healthcare leadership is transitioning from a command-hierarchal type leadership to empowerment-shared governance models.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: The aim of strategic planning is to:

Answer Options:

State the purpose of the budget.
Identify the organization’s vision, mission and goals in order to plan for the future.
Project its revenues and costs.
Project its cash inflows and outflows.

Answer: Identify the organization’s vision, mission and goals in order to plan for the future.

 

Question: Which of the following is true about cable lines? (select all that apply)

Answer Options:

They are unaffected by electromagnetic interference.
They provide faster download speeds than DSL modems.
They offer consistent performance, irrespective of the number of users sending and receiving data.
They rely on high-capacity optical fiber cables and use their own protocols for data transmission.

Answer: They provide faster download speeds than DSL modems. They rely on high-capacity optical fiber cables and use their own protocols for data transmission.

 

Question: Which of the following protocols is used for EMAIL transmissions?

Answer Options:

smtp
https
ftp
emtp

Answer: smtp

 

Question: Which of the following is a characteristic of in-house hosting? (select all that apply)

Answer Options:

Industry-wide economies of scale
In-depth visibility of disaster preparedness
Cost uncertainties
Small capital requirements

Answer: In-depth visibility of disaster preparedness Cost uncertainties

 

Question: Which of the following factors makes cloud-based hosting advantageous today?

Answer Options:

Expensive processors
Advent of private IP addressing
Expensive data storage
Advent of virtualization

Answer: Advent of virtualization

 

Question: The number that identifies a particular device on the Internet is referred to as a(n):

Answer Options:

Domain identifier
IP address
Device serial number
Packet identifier

Answer: IP address

 

Question: Which of the following features distinguishes a LAN from a WAN? (select all that apply)

Answer Options:

WAN has a limit on the number of users
WAN has relatively higher bandwidth
LAN has stringent hardware requirements
LAN connects computers in a single location

Answer: WAN has relatively higher bandwidth LAN connects computers in a single location

 

Question: Which of the following is true about a VPN?

Answer Options:

A VPN client software encrypts messages to ensure secure transmissions.
A VPN network does not provide users with remote access.
A VPN connection utilizes private networks instead of the public network.
A VPN connection appears as a secure connection, though it is not.

Answer: A VPN client software encrypts messages to ensure secure transmissions.

 

Question: In cloud computing, resources are said to be “pooled” because organizations:

Answer Options:

Share the same physical hardware through virtualization.
Use open source standards that enable users to modify a program’s source code.
Offer their services to each other free of charge, in a give-and-take arrangement.

Answer: Share the same physical hardware through virtualization.

 

Question: What is the deadline policy for this course?

Answer: Everything is uploaded from the start but do not fall behind. There is assignments due each week.