Health Informatics An Interprofessional Approach 1st Edition By Nelson Staggers
ISBN-13: 978-0323100953, ISBN-10: 0323100953
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Evolution of Health Informatics
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- The historical roots of computer science can be traced to:
| a. | language development, especially English. |
| b. | mathematics and engineering. |
| c. | library science. |
| d. | medicine and nursing. |
ANS:Â B
The historical roots of computer science can be traced back to mathematics and engineering. The historical roots of information science began in library science. Language development and medicine and nursing are not the roots of computer science.
DIF:   Cognitive Level: Understand         REF:  p. 3
- The historical roots of information science can be traced to:
| a. | language development, especially English. |
| b. | mathematics and engineering. |
| c. | library science. |
| d. | medicine and nursing. |
ANS:Â C
The historical roots of information science began in library science. The historical roots of computer science can be traced back to mathematics and engineering. Language development and medicine and nursing are not the roots of information science.
DIF:   Cognitive Level: Understand         REF:  pp. 3-4
- The first book to include the term nursing informatics in the title was written in the:
| a. | 1960s. |
| b. | 1970s. |
| c. | 1980s. |
| d. | 1990s. |
ANS:Â C
The first book to include the term nursing informatics in the title was published in 1988.
DIF:   Cognitive Level: Remember          REF:  p. 6
- As knowledge develops and expands within a discipline, which information source will include the oldest but best organized representation of that knowledge?
| a. | Conference presentations |
| b. | Conference proceedings |
| c. | Journal articles |
| d. | Books |
ANS:Â D
The information source that includes the oldest but best organized representation of knowledge is books.
DIF:   Cognitive Level: Apply                 REF:  p. 5
- Which technical development created a tension between centralized and decentralized computer management in healthcare?
| a. | The development of punch cards |
| b. | The elimination of punch cards |
| c. | The development of the mainframe computer |
| d. | The development of the personal computer |
ANS:Â D
The development of the personal computer created tension between centralized and decentralized computer management in healthcare. The other responses highlight aspects of decentralized computer management.
DIF:   Cognitive Level: Apply                 REF:  p. 3
