Question: One of the fundamental ways in which companies can try directly to increase productivity is by:

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selling smaller quantities of goods to decrease capacity
increasing the amount of input required to produce a given output
decreasing the value of the output produced by a given amount of input
consolidating operations to better leverage economies of scale

Answer: consolidating operations to better leverage economies of scale

 

Question: More advanced artificial-intelligence-based clinical decision support systems can help doctors choose the proper dosage levels of medication based on a patient’s most recent tests results.

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True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: Which of the following is NOT one of the three major components of machine learning systems?

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parameters
a model
the learner
a function

Answer: a function

 

Question: What is the name of the project at the Georgia Institute of Technology that uses stories to teach human values to robots?

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McKinsey
Watson
Quixote
E.M. Rogers

Answer: Quixote

 

Question: It is difficult to quantify how much the use of IT has contributed to worker productivity because:

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organizational efficiency tends to decrease despite increased investments in IT
many other factors influence worker productivity rates besides IT
all IT investments produce intangible benefits that cannot be analyzed
workers merely use the time provided by IT implementation to do some small tasks

Answer: many other factors influence worker productivity rates besides IT

 

Question: Which of the following technologies employs electronic information processing and telecommunications to support at-a-distance health care, provide professional and patient health-related training, and support healthcare administration?

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Health Information Exchange
Health machine learning
Telehealth
Clinical decision support

Answer: Telehealth

 

Question: Effective use of CDS systems increases the quality of patient care but at the expense of rising healthcare costs.

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True
False

Answer: False

 

Question: Currently, there are only a few mobile applications available to improve patient’s access to healthcare information and to enable doctors to keep a close watch on patients’ conditions.

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True
False

Answer: False

 

Question: Researchers have found that it can take how long for IT investment to result in a significant increase in productivity?

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only a few months
more than 10 years
five to seven years
six months to one year

Answer: five to seven years

 

Question: What is homeostasis?

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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?

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Thyroid
Adrenal
Pituitary
Pineal

Answer: Pituitary

 

Question: What is a hormone?

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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?

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Hallucinogens
Sedative-Hypnotics
None of the above
Stimulants

Answer: Stimulants

 

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

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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.

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True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: The aim of strategic planning is to:

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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)

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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