Introduction to Transcription
MR 113
Assignment ChapterThree
Worksheet
Telecommunications
Tools in Medical Transcription
1) How
has computerization affected the industries of today?
2) Describe
information processing.
3) Name
two benefits of information (word) processing a document.
4) List
the three major components of a personal computer, and briefly describe each.
5) Describe
the four special types of keys that make keyboards different from a typewriter.
6) Describe
a CPU and the typical operating mechanisms it contains.
7) Name
three types of PC peripheral devices and describe each.
8) Briefly
describe the two ways in which color is incorporated into the PC.
9) What
is PC software? Give two examples of
software programs.
10) Name
and briefly describe three super-telecommunications tools.
FILL
IN THE BLANKS
1) Microsoft Word is an example of a
(n)______________ ________________
program.
2) The higher the resolution of a monitor, the
lower the __________ __________.
3) The ______________ key is a special key
that allows you to place new characters into
Existing
text without replacing the old ones.
4) A (n)
_________ diskette measures 3 1/2 in.
while a (n) _________diskette measures
5 1/4in.
5) One byte equals about
______________characters, while one kilobyte equals about __________ bytes.
6) The IBM compatible computers run on a (n)
_______- based platform.
7) A mouse generates __________ __________ that mimic its current location.
8) An inkjet printer is one type of a (n)
_____________ printer.
9) _______________ ______________ paper is
often used in doctors' offices for printing chart notes.
10) Transmitting data includes sending data to
a PC, called ________________, and receiving data from anther PC, called
___________________.
KEYWORD
DEFINITIONS
1) BAUD
RATE------
2) BYTE--------------
3) CYBERSPACE------------
4) DEFAULT------------
5) E-MAIL--------------
6) FAX----------------
7) IMPRINT
PRINTER-------------
8) MODEM------------------
9) PERIPHERAL
DEVICE----------------
10) RANDOM
ACCESS MEMORY----------------------
