Exam 8: Networking and Communications Basics

The topology in which the bus is collapsed into a central box is the:

Ethernet protocol performs at the ______ layer.

A type of computer addressing that is made up of four octets of numbers is the:

A network that uses a central computer that sends the entire original resource to the client is known as a:

A server is:

The least expensive network to install is a:

The almost universally accepted standard for exchanging medical images is known as:

The part of DICOM that ensures that modalities can communicate with existing image-viewing devices is:

The most fragile type of network connection is:

Most network interface cards plug directly into the:

The system that contains patient information, billing records, and inpatient orders is the:

In which network type is each computer on the network considered equal?

A network on which devices are connected in a circle is known as a ______ network.

The transport layer of the OSI model:

The standard that oversees most computerized clinical and administrative data is known as:

Lossy compression is used to:

DICOM was considered better than previous exchange mechanisms for all but which one of the following?

The most common connection medium for a LAN is:

The system that holds a specific patient's lab results, radiology reports, and physician notes is the:

Which of the following describes a thick-client computer?