Exam 9: E-Business and E-Commerce

Direct payment of Social Security benefits is an example of ______ e-commerce.

Visiting the Web site of a car manufacturer (e.g., HYPERLINK "http://www.gm.com" www.gm.com), entering the specifications for the car you want, and then picking up your car at your local dealership is an example of partial electronic commerce.

In which of the following business models do businesses request quotes from suppliers and use B2B with a reverse auction mechanism?

You decide to start a landscaping business called Trim Grass. You expect to use the Web to help clients find you and communicate with you. You will mow lands, clean flower beds, and pick up leaves in the fall. You will send your clients monthly bills. Which of the following is true?

In the _____ B2B application, the orders of many buyers are aggregated so that they comprise a large volume, in order to merit more seller attention.

Internet advertising is impersonal, one-way mass communication.

The degree of digitization relates to all of the following except:

Selling products such as books and computers on the Internet may reduce vendors' selling costs by 20 to 40 percent, with further reductions being difficult because the products must be delivered physically.

_____ auctions employ a request for quotation.

_____ auctions are the most common auction model for large purchases.

The key mechanisms in the sell-side marketplace are customized electronic catalogs and reverse auctions.

You decide to start a landscaping business called Trim Grass. You have no need for e-business.

_____ refers to the practice of registering or using domain names for the purpose of profiting from the goodwill or trademark belonging to someone else.

You decide to start a landscaping business called Trim Grass. Some of your residential clients would like to pay their bills online. Which of the following methods will not be appropriate for this type of payment?

Internet fraud has not grown as fast as the Internet itself.

eBay is a good example of business-to-consumer electronic commerce.

In traditional commerce, one or more of the following can be digital: the product or service, the process, and the delivery agent.

_____ enable two individuals to transfer funds without using a credit card.

Cybersquatting is the practice of registering or using a domain name for the purpose of profiting from the goodwill that belongs to someone else.

In the _____ marketplace model, EC technology is used to streamline the purchasing process in order to reduce the cost of items purchased, the administrative cost of procurement, and the purchasing cycle time.