CPHIMS CPHIMS Technology and IT Infrastructure 2

Question 1

Which network topology provides the highest redundancy by connecting every node directly to every other node?

Accepted Answer

Mesh topology

Answer

Mesh topology connects every node to every other node, providing maximum redundancy and fault tolerance.

Question 2

A healthcare organization wants to ensure its EHR data remains available even during a server failure. Which technology BEST achieves this?

Accepted Answer

High-availability clustering

Answer

High-availability clustering automatically fails over to a standby server, minimizing downtime during hardware failures.

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of a demilitarized zone (DMZ) in healthcare network architecture?

Accepted Answer

To host public-facing services while protecting internal networks

Answer

A DMZ hosts internet-facing services (like patient portals) while keeping the internal network protected from direct external access.

Question 4

Which virtualization concept allows multiple isolated operating system instances to run on a single physical server?

Accepted Answer

Hypervisor-based virtualization

Answer

A hypervisor creates and manages multiple virtual machines, each running its own OS on shared physical hardware.

Question 5

A hospital's RPO is set at 4 hours. What does this mean for their backup strategy?

Accepted Answer

No more than 4 hours of data can be lost in a disaster

Answer

Recovery Point Objective (RPO) defines the maximum acceptable data loss, meaning backups must capture data at least every 4 hours.

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