Study

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NUR-105 route
Unit 2 · Lesson 5 of 5 10 min

Basic Digital Skills and Information Literacy

Files, email, searching and spotting fake health news. Small skills that save hours and protect patients.

What this unit covers

Unit 2: Fundamentals of Computers and Digital Skills

  1. 1 Components of a Computer SystemInput, process, output, store. Once you see the cycle, every machine on the ward makes sense. · 9 min
  2. 2 Computer Memory, Storage and Units of DataWhy the work vanishes when the power goes, and how big a patient record really is. · 9 min
  3. 3 Computer Software and the Operating SystemHardware is the body; software is the set of instructions that tells it what to do. · 8 min
  4. 4 Computer Networks, the Internet and Cloud ComputingOne computer is useful. Computers that talk to each other change how a whole health system works. · 8 min
  5. 5 Basic Digital Skills and Information LiteracyFiles, email, searching and spotting fake health news. Small skills that save hours and protect patients. · 10 min