CHAPTER 08

 

True/False

 

Automotive companies have been using e-commerce for years in the form of EDI.  T

 

Price is the only determining factor in the selection and negotiation process.  F

 

Supply chain management is composed of two processes: demand planning and fulfillment.  F

 

Wal-Mart is an example of a company that joined the exchanges in the retail and consumer goods industries.  F

 

A Web server acts as a middleman between your Web site and on-line merchants.    F

 

SSL sits just below the TCP layer on the OSI model.  F

 

The smart card is a credit card-sized device with an embedded microchip to provide electronic memory and processing capability.  T

 

E-commerce systems require both hardware and software to run.  T

 

eBay is an example of a(n) ____ e-commerce site.

a.

transaction processing

b.

B2B

c.

B2C

d.

C2C

 

                  ____ involves application-to-application communications of business data between companies in a standard data format.

a.

EDI

b.

Negotiation

c.

An e-index card

d.

A transaction calendar

 

In B2C e-commerce, companies need to use systems that allow for ____ distribution techniques.

a.

bulk shipment

b.

wholesale

c.

split-case

d.

half-case

 

Which of the following is a key supply chain management subprocess?

a.

Customer contact

b.

Demand fulfillment

c.

Demand forecasting

d.

Inventory management

 

The ____ e-commerce market is larger than the ____ one.

a.

B2C, B2B

b.

B2B, B2C

c.

e-tailing, B2B

d.

EDI-based, B2B

 

Kerry was able to buy shoes, books, toothpaste, pet supplies, and a case of cabbage from a single Web site. She probably visited a(n) ____.

a.

cybermall

b.

Internet emporium

c.

Web ring

d.

e-tail outlet

 

Electronic exchanges have raised the question of ____.

a.

tax evasion for participants

b.

collusion or antitrust behavior

c.

Web auction fraud

d.

pyramid schemes

 

The MarchOn.com company used information from its Web site to identify customers falling into a particular geographical location. This is an example of ____.

a.

asset management

b.

relationship management

c.

market segmentation

d.

relationship management

 

Many on-line customers claim that ____ causes them to abandon a Web site and seek out a different one.

a.

slow response time

b.

unattractive graphics

c.

lack of wide selection

d.

electronic bill presentment

 

Microsoft Internet Information Server and Apache HTTP Server are examples of ____.

a.

e-commerce servers

b.

Web server hardware systems

c.

Web servers software packages

d.

data collection devices

 

If E-Pharmacy.com wants to ensure a physician is sending in prescriptions and not the patients, they might want to use ____ for authentication.

a.

product configuration software

b.

digital certificates

c.

HTTP

d.

a registered CNP

 

A computerized, stored value that holds credit card information, electronic cash, owner identification, and address information is a(n) electronic ____.

a.

cash system

b.

wallet

c.

card

d.

payment system

 

Which of the following digitally encodes physical attributes of a person’s voice, eye, face, or hand and associates them with biological attributes stored in a file?

a.

Smart card

b.

Web search

c.

Secure sockets layer interface

d.

Biometric device

 

Larry Chopin wrote a musical composition and sent it out over the Internet. Later he discovered it was being freely distributed via Napster. He believed his ____ rights had been violated.

a.

trademark

b.

registered data

c.

security

d.

intellectual property

 

____ make their money by taking a commission from the merchant.

a.

Web hosting companies

b.

Storefront brokers

c.

Internet service providers

d.

On-line services

 

Before an organization creates an e-commerce site, it should ____.

a.

obtain proper permits from the W3C

b.

determine the objectives for its site

c.

hire an e-consultant

d.

reengineer all its business processes

 

____ provide the tools and services required to set up a Web page and conduct e-commerce within a matter of days and with little up-front cost.

a.

Storefront brokers

b.

Web site hosting companies

c.

Internet service providers

d.

Internet hosts

 

 

 

 

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