Vocab
Technology
The Cyber Age
"E"
Online
100
businesses that are getting started
What are start-ups.
100
silicon valley is what type of industrial center
What is technology
100
the technology boom in many industries created products, but also created these
What are jobs.
100
The "E" in the new vocabulary words learned in chapter 9 is short for this word
What is electronic.
100
putting catalogs on the Internet saves multi-channel retailers this
What is money
200
linking all the steps in a process digitally.
What is digital workflow
200
what technology, first used by the military, revolutionized the business world
What are computers
200
about 1.6 million __________ in the US are making money by starting a business on the Internet
Who are teenagers
200
a person in an office cubicle doing work on a computer is taking part in this
What is e-workforce
200
this advantage to e-tail makes it easier to compare and contrast items you are shopping for
What is choices
300
the use of both the Internet and buildings, such as stores and warehouses, to do business
What is click-and-mortar
300
The Internet created a boom during this year
What is 1990
300
the creation of the computer has created a demand for new products. give one
What is printer, fax machine, video games, cell phones, modems, laptops, cameras, ipods/mp3 players, ebooks
300
this has made it possible for businesses to directly reach customers anywhere in the world
What is e-commerce
300
this may be the major reason why e-commerce is so popular with consumers
What is convenience
400
the stores and warehouses that businesses use; referring to the building materials
What is brick-and-mortar
400
the publishing industry has been greatly influenced by this way of doing business that digitally links the steps in a process
What is digital workflow
400
name an industry that uses digital workflow
What is court house (government), library, schools, publishing company, medical (doctor office)
400
the main activity of e-commerce is buying and selling goods and services using this method
What is e-tail
400
a disadvantage to e-tail is that you may end up with a large credit card balance after an online shopping spree. we called it this in chapter 9
What is buying power
500
a company that uses several means to sell products, such as retail stores, mail-order catalogs, and the Internet
What is a multi-channel retailer
500
countries like Japan and Taiwan depend on manufacturing electronics to support this
What is their economy
500
technology affects business by saving on labor, increasing production and by doing this
What is creating new industries
500
fandango and ticketmaster
What is e-tickets
500
this disadvantage to e-tail is only a problem if you are purchasing something like a new la-z-boy.
What is relying on observation
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