The condition of being connected to the Internet or being available on the Internet.
What is Online
100
What is selling products to consumers over the Internet?
What is E-tailing
100
An Internet connection over which anyone can see any of the information.
What is a Nonsecure Connection
100
The use of more than one type of retail outlet within one company.
What is Multi-Channel Retailing
100
An e-business does not have to buy, rent, or build a building to get started. As a result, it is often easier and less expensive to start an e-business.
What is Low Initial Investment
200
This is how a Web site is identified and located on the Web by a unique set of letters, numbers, and symbols.
What is Web Address
200
A business that conducts all of its sales and most its promotion online via a Web site.
What is a Dot-Com
200
A process that converts data into a form that can be read only by a person with an authorized code.
What is Encryption
200
Who was the first political candidate to successfully use the Internet in his 1998 campaign for governor of Minnesota?
Who is Jesse Ventura
200
The Internet provides access to prospective customers anywhere in the world.
What is Worldwide Exposure
300
A software that searches the Web to find Web sites on your topic.
What is a Search Engine
300
A business that serves customers from a building or a store.
What is a Brick-and-Mortar Business
300
This guarantees customers that thier personal financial information is safe.
What is a Secure Connection
300
In 2003, this major TV retailer put a great deal of effort into improving its Web site. The goal was to increase sales by appealing to customers who watch the TV program but prefer to purchase online.
What is the Home Shopping Network
300
Information can be updated instantly. For example, new prices can be added. Old information can be deleted instantly. The e-tailer does not have to worry that the customer is using an old, out of date catalog.
What is Instant Updating
400
Business activities conducted via the internet.
What is E-Commerce
400
When customers are shopping, and they have questions about the products and questions about using the Web site, they go here.
What is FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
400
This program has published a code of online business practices. It also provides reliability and privacy seals to businesses that meet their specific criteria.
What is the BBBOnLine
400
The way that goods must get to customers.
What is Quickly and Undamaged
400
Small companies have the same access to potential customers as large companies.
What is an Equalized Market Access
500
This is the smallest unit of information that can be accessed on the Web.
What is Web Page
500
The most common way to pay for online purchases.
What is a Credit Card
500
The first page of a retail Web site.
What is a Storefront
500
These are offered through the Internet and they must be transported to the right places by the physical methods of trucks, ships, trains, planes and pipelines.
What are Goods
500
The information gathered about customers can be used to tailor specific messages to specific types of customers.