Deck 9: Pacs Archiving

Question 1

Which of the following are commonly used as long-term storage for DICOM images?
1.Digital linear tape
2.Optical disks
3.Film

A)1 only
B)2 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2, and 3

Answer 1

1 and 2

Question 2

In which RAID level are all data and error correction (parity) striped across all connected disks?

A)RAID 0
B)RAID 1
C)RAID 3
D)RAID 5

Answer 2

RAID 5

Question 3

A level, layer, or division of something is known as a ______.

A)Tier
B)RAID
C)Stripe
D)Mirror

Answer 3

Tier

Question 4

Which of the following information might be found in the DICOM header of an image?
1.Patient name
2.Lab results
3.Ordering physician

A)1 only
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 5

Which of the following are true regarding the image manager?
1.Contains the master database of all on the archive
2.Controls the receipt of all images
3.Stores images in its database

A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 6

Which component of the archive consists of the physical storage devices?

A)Image storage
B)Archive server
C)Image manager
D)Both A and B

Question 7

In which RAID level are all data striped across all connected disks and error correction (parity) is contained on one disk?

A)RAID 0
B)RAID 1
C)RAID 3
D)RAID 5

Question 8

Which term is used to describe when data are broken up into pieces and each disk receives a "piece" of the data?

A)Mirror
B)Striping
C)Tier
D)RAID

Question 9

Which of the following is an archive storage configuration that links different kinds of data storage devices on a special-purpose network?

A)SAN
B)DAS
C)NAS
D)All of the above

Question 10

Which PACS component interfaces with the radiology information system and hospital information system?

A)Image storage
B)Archive server
C)ASP
D)Image manager

Question 11

Which of the following are types of optical disks?
1.MOD
2.DLT
3.UDO

A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)1 only
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 12

What term is used to describe a database that is running two identical databases simultaneously?

A)Image manager
B)Server
C)Mirrored
D)Striped

Question 13

The acronym for RAID is redundant ______.

A)Array of inexpensive disks
B)Archive of independent databases
C)Array of independent disks
D)Both A and C

Question 14

The place where records or documents are preserved for historic purposes is the ______.

A)Workstation
B)Archive
C)File cabinet
D)RAID

Question 15

Striping of data decreases the reliability and performance of the archive.

Question 16

A category of disk drives that use two or more drives in combination for fault tolerance and performance is ______.

A)Hard drive
B)UDO
C)DLT
D)RAID

Question 17

Which of the following describe ways in which the RAID can be configured in an archive scheme?
1.Direct attached storage
2.Network attached storage
3.Storage area network

A)1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 18

The greatest disadvantage when using tape as a long-term archive solution is its unreliability over multiple uses throughout the years.

Question 19

In which RAID level are all data mirrored on two disks?

A)RAID 0
B)RAID 1
C)RAID 3
D)RAID 5

Question 20

Which of the following are types of tape archive solutions?
1.DVD
2.DLT
3.AIT

A)1 and 2
B)2 only
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 21

Database that keeps track of how the images are related and provides search capability is a/an ______.

A)Workflow manager
B)Security manager
C)Image storage
D)Image manager

Question 22

Which RAID level is most often used in PACS archives?

A)RAID 0
B)RAID 1
C)RAID 3
D)RAID 5

Question 23

Which term describes the act of keeping a complete copy of the archive in another remote location?

A)ASP
B)SAN
C)Disaster recovery
D)All of the above

Question 24

Which of the following is an archive storage configuration that has RAID arrays directly attached to the network?

A)SAN
B)DAS
C)NAS
D)All of the above

Question 25

What term describes a company that provides outsourcing of archiving and management functions for a pay-per-use charge?

A)Application source program
B)Application service provider
C)All services provided
D)Archive service program