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This set of E-Commerce Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on E Commerce Set 18

Q1 | A business competing in a commodity like environment must focus onwhich of the following?
  • Price
  • Ease / speed of delivery
  • Ease of ordering
  • all of the above
Q2 | Which of the following refers to creating products tailored to individualcustomers?
  • customisation
  • aggregation
  • Direct materials
  • Reverse auction
Q3 | Materials used in the normal operation of a business but not related toprimary business operations are called what?
  • Supplies
  • Direct materials
  • Indirect materials
  • Daily stuff
Q4 | What is the name given to an interactive business providing a centralisedmarket where many buyers and suppliers can come together for ecommerce or commerce-related activities?
  • Direct marketplace
  • B2B
  • B2C
  • Electronic marketplace
Q5 | Which form of e-marketplace brings together buyers and sellers frommultiple industries, often for MRO materials?
  • horizontal
  • Vertical
  • Integrated
  • Inclined
Q6 | Which form of e-marketplace brings together buyers and sellers from thesame industry?
  • horizontal
  • Vertical
  • Integrated
  • Inclined
Q7 | Which, if any, of the following types of ads are people most willing totolerate?
  • pop-under ad
  • pop-up ad
  • banner ad
  • none of the above
Q8 | Which of the following is an Internet-based company that makes it easyfor one person to pay another over the Internet?
  • electronic check
  • electronic bill presentment and payment
  • conversion rates
  • financial cybermediary
Q9 | Which of the following is a method of transferring money from onepersons account to another?
  • electronic check
  • credit card
  • e-transfer
  • none of the above
Q10 | An electronic check is one form of what?
  • e-commerce
  • online banking
  • e-cash
  • check
Q11 | If you need to transfer money to another person via the internet, which ofthe following methods could you use?
  • financial cybermediary
  • electronic check
  • electronic bill presentment and payment
  • all of the above
Q12 | Which of the following permits the transmission of a bill, along withpayment of that bill, to be conducted over the Internet?
  • financial cybermediary
  • electronic check
  • electronic bill presentment and payment
  • all of the above
Q13 | A combination of software and information designed to provide securityand information for payment is called a?
  • digital wallet
  • pop up ad
  • shopping cart
  • encryption
Q14 | What is the name for direct computer-to-computer transfer of transactioninformation contained in standard business documents?
  • internet commerce
  • e-commerce
  • transaction information transfer
  • electronic data interchange
Q15 | Public key encryption uses multiple keys. One key is used to encrypt data, while another is used to decrypt data. The key used to encrypt data is called the _____ key, while the key used to decrypt data is called the _____n key.
  • encryption, decryption
  • private, public
  • encryption, public
  • public, private
Q16 | When a transaction is processed online, how can the merchant verify thecustomers identity?
  • use secure sockets layers
  • use secure electronic transactions
  • use electronic data interchange
  • use financial electronic data interchange
Q17 | The practice of forging a return address on an e-mail so that the recipientis fooled into revealing private information is termed?
  • hacking
  • cracking
  • dumpster diving
  • spoofing
Q18 | What is an internal organisational Internet that is guarded against outside access by a special security feature called a firewall (which can be software, hardware, or a combination of the two)?
  • Client/server network
  • Intranet
  • Extranet
  • Thin client
Q19 | What is an intranet that is restricted to an organisation and certainoutsiders, such as customers and suppliers?
  • Client/server network
  • Intranet
  • Extranet
  • Thin client
Q20 | What is a detailed process for recovering information or an IT system inthe event of a catastrophic disaster such as a fire or flood?
  • Disaster recovery plan
  • Hot site
  • Cold site
  • Disaster recovery cost curve
Q21 | What is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipmentbut is a place where the knowledge workers can move after the disaster?
  • Disaster recovery plan
  • Hot site
  • Cold site
  • Disaster recovery cost curve
Q22 | What is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company canmove immediately after the disaster and resume business?
  • Disaster recovery plan
  • Hot site
  • Cold site
  • Disaster recovery cost curve
Q23 | What charts (1) the cost to your organisation of the unavailability ofinformation and technology and (2) the cost to your organisation of recovering from a disaster over time?
  • Disaster recovery plan
  • Hot site
  • Cold site
  • Disaster recovery cost curve
Q24 | Which factor determines when the IT system will be available forknowledge workers to access?
  • Availability
  • Accessibility
  • Reliability
  • None of the above
Q25 | Which factor determines who has the right to access different types of ITsystems and information?
  • Availability
  • Accessibility
  • Reliability
  • Scalability