PHC Ch 18

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Across
  1. 3. A means of creating and sending messages from one computer to another, using the internet system of networks. Commonly called e-mail.
  2. 6. Technology that uses hair-thin cables to transmit data.
  3. 8. Sophisticated technology that enables machines and/or computers to make decisions traditionally believed to require human intelligence.
  4. 12. Groups of individuals who use the internet to communicate and share information with each other.
  5. 16. A collection of related computerized data.
  6. 17. Systems of computers that are linked so they can communicate and share data.
  7. 18. A group of related computer records or documents.
  8. 20. Software that permits the user to apply the computer’s ability to perform high-speed calculations of numerical data.
  9. 21. The organization of biological data into databases.
Down
  1. 1. Focused light rays that can cut and remove tissue.
  2. 2. A vast global system of computer networks linked with other networks that allows instant communication and the sharing of information.
  3. 4. Having the knowledge and skills to efficiently perform the computer tasks required in one’s work, as well as a basic understanding of how computers work and what types of healthcare applications are currently available.
  4. 5. The practice of medicine, such as diagnosing and recommending treatment, via electronic communication.
  5. 7. The organization of computerized information in a structured way that makes it easy to sort and access.
  6. 9. Storage of digital data on multiple servers and sometimes at multiple locations.
  7. 10. Basic data categories in a database.
  8. 11. Entering information about patients into the computer when at the patient’s home or healthcare facility bedside.
  9. 13. Copying the work of someone else and presenting it as one’s own work.
  10. 14. Permission granting the installation of software on more than one computer.
  11. 15. Computer software program capable of searching through and retrieving millions of documents on the internet by using specific key worlds as identifiers.
  12. 19. An internal computer workspace that stores data only while the computer is on.