Question 1

What is the difference between shared hosting and dedicated hosting?

Accepted Answer

Shared hosting means that the client's Web site is on a server that hosts other Web sites simultaneously and is operated by the service provider at its location.With dedicated hosting, the service provider makes a Web server available to the client, but the client does not share the server with other clients of the service provider.

Question 2

Making a company's information systems work together is called ____________________ and is an important goal of companies when they install middleware.

Accepted Answer

interoperability

Question 3

____ software typically provides tools for linking to and supporting supply and purchasing activities.

Accepted Answer

A) Enterprise-class 
B) Midrange 
C) Web hosting 
D) Server-based 
A) Enterprise-class 
B) Midrange 
C) Web hosting 
D) Server-based A

Question 4

With ____________________ hosting, the service provider makes a Web server available to the client, but the client does not share the server with other clients of the service provider.

Accepted Answer

The answer of With ____________________ hosting, the service provider makes...

Question 5

____________________ allow programs written in different languages, on different platforms, to communicate with each other and accomplish transaction processing and other business tasks.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ allow programs written in different languages,...

Question 6

Yahoo! offers a wide range of Web-hosting and electronic commerce services for companies of all sizes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When companies need to incorporate electronic commerce components, they may opt to run servers in-house; this approach is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

self hosti

Question 8

Web stores often do not use the same department names as their physical counterparts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the difference between a static catalog and a dynamic catalog?

Accepted Answer

A static catalog is a simple list writte

Question 10

All electronic commerce solutions must at least provide a catalog display, shopping cart capabilities, and transaction processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

____ can help businesses find customers with common interests and discover previously unknown relationships among the data.

Accepted Answer

A) Data mining 
B) Databases 
C) Data warehousing 
D) Customer acquisition programs 
A) Data mining 
B) Databases 
C) Data warehousing 
D) Customer acquisition programs

Question 12

A(n)____________________ stores information about items in a database, usually on a separate computer that is accessible to the server that is running the Web site itself.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)____________________ stores information about items in a...

Question 13

Shopping cart software at some Web sites allows the customer to fill a shopping cart with purchases, put the cart in virtual storage, and come back days later to confirm and pay for the purchases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

____ occurs when the shopper proceeds to the virtual checkout counter by clicking a checkout button.

Accepted Answer

A) Cookie enabling 
B) Item selection 
C) Shipping 
D) Transaction processing 
A) Cookie enabling 
B) Item selection 
C) Shipping 
D) Transaction processing

Question 15

____ software is designed to help businesses manage the information in documents, rather than the documents themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) Programming management 
B) Knowledge management 
C) Indexing management 
D) Information management 
A) Programming management 
B) Knowledge management 
C) Indexing management 
D) Information management

Question 16

In Intershop Enfinity, management and editing of a storefront are done through a Web browser.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

____ CSPs provide small business with an Internet connection, Web site creation tools, and little or no banner advertising clutter.

Accepted Answer

A) Mall-style 
B) Store-style 
C) List-style 
D) Simple provider 
A) Mall-style 
B) Store-style 
C) List-style 
D) Simple provider

Question 18

One of the advantages of IBM WebSphere is that no programming experience is required to use the software, since it is entirely GUI based.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Today, the main mall-style CSP that remains in business is eBay Stores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

SCM software performs two general types of functions: analysis and forecasting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the difference between shared hosting and dedicated hosting?

Making a company's information systems work together is called ____________________ and is an important goal of companies when they install middleware.

____ software typically provides tools for linking to and supporting supply and purchasing activities.

With ____________________ hosting, the service provider makes a Web server available to the client, but the client does not share the server with other clients of the service provider.

____________________ allow programs written in different languages, on different platforms, to communicate with each other and accomplish transaction processing and other business tasks.

Yahoo! offers a wide range of Web-hosting and electronic commerce services for companies of all sizes.

When companies need to incorporate electronic commerce components, they may opt to run servers in-house; this approach is called ____________________.

Web stores often do not use the same department names as their physical counterparts.

What is the difference between a static catalog and a dynamic catalog?

All electronic commerce solutions must at least provide a catalog display, shopping cart capabilities, and transaction processing.

____ can help businesses find customers with common interests and discover previously unknown relationships among the data.

A(n)____________________ stores information about items in a database, usually on a separate computer that is accessible to the server that is running the Web site itself.

Shopping cart software at some Web sites allows the customer to fill a shopping cart with purchases, put the cart in virtual storage, and come back days later to confirm and pay for the purchases.

____ occurs when the shopper proceeds to the virtual checkout counter by clicking a checkout button.

____ software is designed to help businesses manage the information in documents, rather than the documents themselves.

In Intershop Enfinity, management and editing of a storefront are done through a Web browser.

____ CSPs provide small business with an Internet connection, Web site creation tools, and little or no banner advertising clutter.

One of the advantages of IBM WebSphere is that no programming experience is required to use the software, since it is entirely GUI based.

Today, the main mall-style CSP that remains in business is eBay Stores.

SCM software performs two general types of functions: analysis and forecasting.

Introduction to Electronic Commerce

Technology Infrastructure: the Internet and the World Wide Web

Selling on the Web

Marketing on the Web

Business-To-Business Activities: Improving Efficiency and Reducing Costs

Social Networking, Mobile Commerce, and Online Auctions

The Environment of Electronic Commerce: Legal, Ethical, and Tax Issues

Web Server Hardware and Software

Electronic Commerce Security

Payment Systems for Electronic Commerce

Planning for Electronic Commerce

Filters

Exam 9: Electronic Commerce Software

What is the difference between shared hosting and dedicated hosting?

Making a company's information systems work together is called ____________________ and is an important goal of companies when they install middleware.

____ software typically provides tools for linking to and supporting supply and purchasing activities.

With ____________________ hosting, the service provider makes a Web server available to the client, but the client does not share the server with other clients of the service provider.

____________________ allow programs written in different languages, on different platforms, to communicate with each other and accomplish transaction processing and other business tasks.

Yahoo! offers a wide range of Web-hosting and electronic commerce services for companies of all sizes.

When companies need to incorporate electronic commerce components, they may opt to run servers in-house; this approach is called ____________________.

Web stores often do not use the same department names as their physical counterparts.

What is the difference between a static catalog and a dynamic catalog?

All electronic commerce solutions must at least provide a catalog display, shopping cart capabilities, and transaction processing.

____ can help businesses find customers with common interests and discover previously unknown relationships among the data.

A(n)____________________ stores information about items in a database, usually on a separate computer that is accessible to the server that is running the Web site itself.

Shopping cart software at some Web sites allows the customer to fill a shopping cart with purchases, put the cart in virtual storage, and come back days later to confirm and pay for the purchases.

____ occurs when the shopper proceeds to the virtual checkout counter by clicking a checkout button.

____ software is designed to help businesses manage the information in documents, rather than the documents themselves.

In Intershop Enfinity, management and editing of a storefront are done through a Web browser.

____ CSPs provide small business with an Internet connection, Web site creation tools, and little or no banner advertising clutter.

One of the advantages of IBM WebSphere is that no programming experience is required to use the software, since it is entirely GUI based.

Today, the main mall-style CSP that remains in business is eBay Stores.

SCM software performs two general types of functions: analysis and forecasting.

Introduction to Electronic Commerce

Technology Infrastructure: the Internet and the World Wide Web

Selling on the Web

Marketing on the Web

Business-To-Business Activities: Improving Efficiency and Reducing Costs

Social Networking, Mobile Commerce, and Online Auctions

The Environment of Electronic Commerce: Legal, Ethical, and Tax Issues

Web Server Hardware and Software

Electronic Commerce Security

Payment Systems for Electronic Commerce

Planning for Electronic Commerce

Filters