Question

Using complete sentences, define, describe, and provide an example of each term in the table within the worksheet. Use your textbooks or an outside source as references.  

Cite any outside sources.

Part B

Write a 150- to 350-word response to each of the following questions based on this week’s readings and your personal experience. Use your own words and provide examples to support your answers.  

• What is the difference between computer hardware and software?  
• Why is the use of information systems in health care important? Explain your answer.  

Cite any references to support your assignment.

Answer 1

#. Hardware

Hardware is the physical parts of the computer system - the parts that you can touch and see.

A motherboard, a CPU, a keyboard and a monitor are all items of hardware.

Software

Software is a collection of instructions that can be 'run' on a computer. These instructions tell the computer what to do.

Software is not a physical thing (but it can of course be stored on a physical medium such as a CD-ROM), it is just a bunch of codes.

An operating system such as Windows XP or Mac OS X, applications such as Microsoft Word, and the instructions that control a robot are all examples of software.

The difference between them :-

Computer hardware is the physical components that make up the computer system. Hardware is useless without software to run on it.

Software is instructions that tell computer hardware what to do. Software is useless unless there is hardware to run it on.

For a computer system to be useful it has to consist of both hardware and software.

#. Health information systems help gather, compile and analyze health data to help manage population health and reduce healthcare costs. Then the healthcare data analysis can improve patient care.

Benefits of using information system :-

Easy Access To Patient Data.

Cost Effective.

Improved Efficiency.

Reduces Scope of Error.

Increased Data Security & Retrieve-ability.

Improved Patient Care.