IBM defines electronic business as "the transformation of key business processes through the use of Internet technologies".
True
100
On a packet-switched network, files and e-mail messages are broken down into small pieces, called ____.
a. messages
b. pieces
c circuits
d packets
100
The combination of the protocol name and the domain name is called a(n) ____.
a. URI
b. URO
c. URL
d. HTTP
100
The return-on-investment numbers are difficult to calculate for investment in electronic commerce because ____.
a. the costs and benefits are hard to quantify
b. information technology is difficult to acquire
c. sale/purchase prices are unstable
d. the workforce keeps changing
100
____ specifies the format of a mail message and describes how mail is to be administered on the e-mail server and transmitted on the Internet.
a. SMTP
b. TCP/IP
c. MIME
d. POP
200
Business-to-consumer electronic commerce occurs when a person sells an item through a Web auction site to another person
False
200
When packets leave a network to travel on the Internet, they must be translated into a standard format. ____ usually perform this translation function.
a. Switches
b. Bridges
c. Routers
d. Routing algorithms
200
____ is a set of rules for handling binary files, such as word-processing documents, spreadsheets, photos, or sound clips, that are attached to e-mail messages.
a. IMAP
b. MIME
c. SMTP
d. POP
200
Strategic partnerships occurring between or among companies operating on the Internet are called ____
a. strategic alliances
b economic structure
c. virtual companies
d. virtual partnerships
200
Businesses that engage in EDI with each other are called ____.
a. buyers
b. sellers
c. suppliers
d. trading partners
300
People spend less time at a sticky Web site and are thus exposed to very little advertising.
False
300
____ has its roots in two businesses: the former Bell and Howell, and University Microfilms International.
The ____ tag is used to create hyperlinks in a Web document.
a. head
b. anchor
c. title
d. ol
300
Porter uses the term ____ to describe the larger stream of activities into which a particular business unit's value chain is embedded.
a. business strategy
b value system
c. business integration
d. collaboration
300
The group of logical, related, and sequential activities and transactions in which businesses engage are often collectively referred to as business ____.
a. services
b. processes
c. logistics
d. communications
400
In the fee-for-service model, the fee is based on the value of the service provided.
True
400
Routers and the telecommunications lines connecting them are collectively referred to as ____.
a. backbone routers
b. Internet routers
c. an asynchronous backbone
d. the Internet backbone
400
A(n) ____ is an interconnected network, usually one that uses the TCP/IP protocol set, and does not extend beyond the organization that created it.
a. Internet
b. extranet
c. intranet
d. ARPANET
400
SWOT is the acronym for ____.
a. supply, wealth, occupations, and threats
b. supply, weaknesses, opportunities, and testing
c. strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
d. strengths, wealth, occupations, and testing
400
A(n) ____ is a set of processes that combine to yield a profit.
a. value system
b. industry value chain
c. shipping profile
d. business model
500
The defining characteristic of the mass media promotion process is that the seller is active and the buyer is passive.
True
500
In networking applications, an 8-bit number is often called a(n) ____
a. octet
b. netbit
c. piconet
d bit
500
An extranet that uses public networks and their protocols to send sensitive data to partners, customers, suppliers, and employees using a system called IP tunneling or encapsulation is known as a(n) ____.
a. public network
b. virtual public network
c. virtual private network
d. private network
500
In the mid-1990s, ____ used a SWOT analysis to create a strong business strategy that has helped it become a strong competitor in its industry value chain.
a. HP Computer
b. Acer Computer
c. Dell Computer
d. NEC Computer
500
One problem that the Web presents for clothing retailers of all types is that ____.
a. customers are unwilling to buy clothing on-line
b. color settings on computer monitors vary widely
c. the Web catalog revenue model is not flexible
d. online retail sales are not cost effective