BPH2202 - REVISION

1) ______________is any data or instruction you enter into the memory of a computer.
A. Input B. Output C. Process D. Storage

2) What are the codes used by computers to send and receive information?
A. Binary code B. Baudot code
C. Input and output D. Character code

3) A pharmacist having a video conference with her vendor in USA. The most suitable input devices are
…………..
I. monitor II. Speaker
III. webcam IV. microphone
A. I & II B. II & IV
C. II, III & IV D. All the above

4) Communication is an act of transmitting____________________

A. Data
B. Messages
C. knowledge
D. Information

5) Cyber law is defined as ___________

A. any laws relating to electronic and technology industry.
B. any laws relating to industry and the Internet communications.
C. any laws relating to technology and the Internet communications.
D. any laws relating to protecting the internet and other online communication technology

6) Miss Masita obtained the exclusive legal rights for the distribution and sale of the CD-ROM. This is
associated with __________________
A. patent
B. piracy
C. copyright
D. privacy rights

7) Which of the following are output devices?

i) Printer
ii) Monitor
iii) Joystick
iv) Plotter
v) Microphone
A. i,ii and iii
B. i,ii and iv
C. ii,iii and v
D. iii, iv and v

8) Floppy disc, CD -ROM and flash drive are examples of ________________

A. Primary storage
B. Secondary storage
C. Tertiary Storage
D. Temporary Storage

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 9) Windows XP, Macintosh OS X, and Linux are examples of
A. Application Software
B. Web Browser
C. Operating Systems
D. Utility Software

10) Application software is

A. Special software that controls hardware devices in a computer.
B. A program that allows you to perform tasks like editing documents and surfing the web.
C. A collection of data that can be manipulated by software programs and displayed or printed.
D. Used for formatting hard disks so that applications can be installed.

11) Utility programs also known as ____________

A. delete programs
B. service programs
C. programming languages
D. output devices

12) Figure below shows a cable that is used as a physical transmission medium in transmitting electrical messages.
The cable is a ________.

A. Coaxial cable
B. Fibre Optic Cable
C. Shielded Twisted Pair Cable
D. Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable

13) Device A in given figure refer to

i. Device A

A. switch
B. modem
C. access point
D. network interface card

14) In medicine, doctors can practice or be trained in performing high-risk surgery by using ___________ surgery.
A. two dimension
B. space
C. virtual
D. media

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15) An information system is a set of related components that …
i) collects data
ii) processes data
iii) provides information
iv) makes strategies for company
A. i, ii dan iii
B. i, ii dan iv
C. ii, iii dan iv
D. i, iii dan iv

16) Lai Yoke Ming wants to record New Version of National Anthem from a Television Programme and uses it as
an audio source in her presentation. What is the most suitable software for audio editor?
A. Notepad
B. FrontPage
C. Sound Forge
D. Movie Maker

17) Web-based multimedia is popular nowadays. Web-based multimedia is a combination of ______ and
multimedia technology.
A. website technology
B. internet technology
C. information technology
D. compact disc technology

18) The advantages of CD-based multimedia programs are

I. they can be changed
II. they can be updated easily
III. they can store high end video
IV. they can be permanently stored
A. i and ii
B. ii and iii
C. iii and iv
D. ii, iii and iv

19) The given statement refers to..

A. Infrared
B. Radiowave
C. Satellite
D. Analog

20) Which of the following helps people to protect privacy?

A. Use authentic software.
B. Use public computer.
C. Use pirated software.
D. Use shared program

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21) The given activities are categorized as

A. computer theft
B. computer fraud
C. computer attacks
D. copyright infringement

22) A pharmacist create tables with arithmetic function to calculate the average of sales per annum by using this
type of software
A. graphics
B. presentation
C. spreadsheet
D. word processing

23) A computer network must contain at least ________ computers.

A. one
B. two
C. twenty
D. hundred

24) Choose the correct hierarchy of data

A. bit, byte, field, record, database
B. bit, field, record, byte, database
C. bit, byte, record, field, database
D. bit, record, byte, field, database

25) Information refers to ___________________________________

A. An act of transmitting messages
B. the knowledge obtained from reading, investigation, study or research.
C. the use of scientific knowledge, experience and resources to create processes and products that fulfill
human needs
D. the technology required for information processing, in particular, the use of electronic computers,
communication devices and software applications to convert, store, protect, process, transmit and retrieve
information from anywhere, anytime

26) Which of the followings are the similarities between ethics and law?
i. to prevent any crime
ii. as a rule to control computer users
iii. to guide user from misusing computers
iv. to create a healthy computer society, so that computers are used to contribute to a better life
A. i, ii and iii
B. ii, iii and iv
C. i, iii and iv
D. all of the above

27) A headphone is a/an ___________ device.

A. input B. output C. storage D. process

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28) The three main types of secondary storage are .
A. CD, DVD and DVDRW
B. ROM, RAM and hard drive
C. hard disk, floppy disk and pen drive
D. magnetic medium, optical medium and flash memory

29) An operating system is____________ .

A. a program designed to assist users with personal task
B. a program that allows a user to perform maintenance type task
C. a program that control or maintain the operations of a computer and its device
D. a set of programs that coordinates all the data transmissions among computer in a network

30) Computerized Physician Order Entry Paperless (CPOE) systems used in hospitals that are capable of reducing
medication errors. This CPOE system known as _______________.
A) Application Software
B) System Software
C) Primary Storage
D) Secondary Storage

31) Computer Networks is a ………………………..

A. special set of rules to connect devices
B. system of interconnected computers and peripheral devices
C. system that change analog signal to digital signal
D. system that transmits information in form of data through a physical medium

32) Which is from the following statements is not true about networks ?
A People in various places can be connected using a network.
B Networking technology allows banking to be done everywhere and at any time
C We cannot do a long distance communication using a network
D A network links two or more computers together to enable data and resource exchange
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33) An audio output device can produce ……
i. music ii. image iii. speech iv. sounds
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. III and IV
D. I, III and IV

34) Which of the following functions may be performed with a pharmacy computer during prescription processing?
A) Entering patient information
B) Inputting prescription information
C) Generate labels
D) All of the above

35) What is data?

A The facts of the information.
B The collection of information
C The collection of raw unprocessed facts, figures and symbols.
D The information which had been processed as something meaningful.

36) Mail merge allows users to create personalized

i. letters ii. labels
iii. voices iv. envelopes
A. i, ii, iii B. i, ii, iv
C. ii, iii, iv D. All the above

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37) Modem stands for __________________.
A.Motivator/ Demotivator
B.Modulation / Demodulation
C.Modelling/ Demodelling
D.Modes/ Demonstrations

38) All of the following are parts of the information system except.
A. Buildings housing the computer.
B. Instuctions to the computer
C. Facts stored in the computer
D. People who operate the computers

39) A user refers to a person who uses a computer for the purposes of ___________.
i. playing games ii. communication
iii. doing homework iv. business advertisement
A. i, ii, and iii B. i, ii, and iv
C. ii, iii, and iv D. all of the above

40) Storage devices include __________.

i. keyboard ii. dvd drives
iii. hard drives iv. floppy disk drives
A. i, ii, and iii B. i, ii, and iv
C. ii, iii, and iv D. all of the above

41) Output devices ____________________.

A. are used for data storage
B. act as the brain of the computer
C. shows people the processed data or information
D. accept data or commands in a form that the computer can use

42) Which of the following is a means to access a pharmacy computer system?

A) Biometrics
B) Biometrics and electronic signature
C) Electronic signature
D) User name and password

43) Which of the following pieces of information would be found in an electronic health care record?
A) Immunization history
B) Medical history
C) Patient medications
D) All of the above

44) Which of the following forms of computer technology are being used in the practice of pharmacy today?
A) Automated dispensing systems
B) Bar coding
C) Touch screens
D) All of the above

45) Which of the following is not a characteristic of voice recognition?

A) A system that accommodates a particular voice only
B) Has no application in the practice of pharmacy
C) May replace manual entry of information
D) Technology has a limited vocabulary

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46) Which of the following is not a goal of automation in ambulatory care?
A) Increase costs
B) Increase efficiency
C) Increase productivity
D) Streamline workflow

47) Which of the following technologies would allow a hospital to get as much health record information online as
quickly as possible?
A) Clinical data repository
B) Picture archiving system
C) Electronic document management system
D) Speech recognition system

48) Which of the following is not typically handled by the operating system?
A) Start and shut down a computer
B) Provide a user interface
C) Monitor performance
D) Publishing web pages

49) With a __________, users interact with menus and visual images such as icons, buttons, and other objects to
issue commands.
A) command-line interface
B) menu-driven interface
C) performance-monitor interface
D) graphical user interface

50) The place where the pharmacist and patient attempt to address, identify, resolve, and prevent drug-related
problems using tablet PC, iPad, PDAs or desktop computer.
A) Storage
B) Point of care
C) Software
D) Interfaces

51) _________ is used to identify the drug, its dosage form, and its strength
A) Processor
B) Robotics
C) Modem
D) Bar codes

52) What can HTML do?

A) Create web pages
B) Send email
C) Transfer files
D) Download files

53) One of the most important tasks in the practice of medicine is

A) managing investments
B) managing information
C) tracking patients
D) tracking diagnoses

54) All computers must have ___________.

A) A virus checking program
B) A printer attached
C) Word processing software
D) An operating system

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55) The use of computers and handheld devices to transmit prescriptions to pharmacies in digital format is called
___________.
A) electronic prescribing
B) autoposting
C) result reporting
D) decision support

56) The paperless computer-to-computer transfer of prescription data among prescribers, pharmacies, and payers
known as _______.
A) Processor
B) Paperless charting
C) E-prescribing
D) Retrievability

57) The data representation method that can be used across multiple platforms to represent text for most languages,
including Asian, is:
A) Binary code.
B) Hexadecimal code.
C) Unicode Standard code.
D) Extended binary coded decimal interchange code.

SECTION B

1) Discuss the similarities and differences between data and information.

2) Explain the advantages using pharmacy robots or automated dispensing machines to fill prescriptions.

3) Based on the situation given, answer the following question.

Ali works as a pharmacist in KPJ Pharmacy. He uses a keyboard to key-

in all the medicine data into the computer. He saves all the data as a
backup in Device X. At the end of every month, he will send a printed
report to his head of department.
xiii.
a. Based on the situation above, name the input device and output device that Ali used.
b. Give two examples of Device X.

4) State 3 importance’s of computer networks and communications.

5) An Audio-Visual Room has been equipped with 10 computers and a hub. As an ICT coordinator, you are
required to set up a small network in the room.
a) Sketch the topology for the room.
b) Give three advantages of using a networking rather than a stand-alone pc.

6) Maria just won a set of personal computer. The personal computer is without any system software.
a) What is the most importance system software, so that the personal computer can be used?
b) Virus can be scanned using antivirus software. What type of system software used.
c) List three popular operating system platforms.
d) State two differences between operating systems and utility programs

7) List three changes you can make to your computing environment to reduce stress and make it more
ergonomically friendly.

8) Software can be categorized into System Software and Application Software. With an example,
differentiate between System Software and Application Software.

9) List and describe FOUR (4) steps in Machine Cycle with aid of diagram.

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10) What are the two differences between peer-to-peer network and client-server network?

11) The given Figure shows a computer network at KPJ University. The network consists of two Local Area Network
(LANs): LAN A and LAN B which are part of the bank Wide Area Network (WAN). Currently the university
implements two network communications. Apart from the Internet, the university also has its own intranet to facilitate
their internal communications. They are looking to set up extranet as the third form of network communication in the
near future.

a. Explain two differences between the two computer network types of the university.
b. Explain in two differences between LAN A topology and LAN B topology

12) The given Figure shows five components that support Salary Payment Information System (SPIS) KPJ
Pharmacy.

a. Explain the relationship between user and hardware.

b. Describe two benefits of SPIS to KPJ Pharmacy
c. State two possible threats on the security of SMPG.
d. Explain two effects of the security threats as stated in (c)

13) What are the similarities and differences between RAM and hard-disk storage?

14) Describe what is meant by E-Prescribing?

15) Outline a task that would be carried out using each of the following interfaces.
- Graphical user interface
- Command line interface
- Menu driven Interface

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16) The following Figure shows the some of the components of a computer system. Based on Figure, answer
the following questions.

a) Draw a block diagram to illustrate the information processing cycle and give a brief description.
b) Explain two differences between M and N.
c) Explain the difference between O and P.

17) The business would like to hire a new help desk operator and network administrator. Outline 2 duties that
each of these employees would be required to carry out.

18) Describe the differences between off-shelf software and tailor-made software.

19) In given figure, displays a simplified version of Payroll using an Excel sheet.

What could be the possible formula entered respectively in cells:

E7 calculate Regular Pay for each staff where Wage multiplied by Hours.
F7 calculate OT Pay where Wage multiplied OT Hours.
G7 calculate Gross Pay for each staff where total Regular Pay and OT pay.
H7 calculate Deduction 2% from Gross Pay if Gross Pay more than RM500.00
I7 calculate Net Pay where Gross Pay minus Deduction.
G13 highest Gross Pay.
I13 lowest Net Pay.
D13 average OT Hours.
A13 total number of NU Book Store staff.

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