Question 1

Which of the following scenarios best describes basic firewall architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Firewall Computer - Network Server - Internet - Community of Users 
B)  Firewall Computer - Internet - Network Server - Community of Users 
C)  Internet - Network Server - Firewall Computer - Community of Users 
D)  Internet - Firewall Computer - Network Server - Community of Users 
E)  Network Server - Internet - Firewall Computer - Community of Users 
A)  Firewall Computer - Network Server - Internet - Community of Users 
B)  Firewall Computer - Internet - Network Server - Community of Users 
C)  Internet - Network Server - Firewall Computer - Community of Users 
D)  Internet - Firewall Computer - Network Server - Community of Users 
E)  Network Server - Internet - Firewall Computer - Community of Users D

Question 2

Ebusiness models that have been tried in the past number of years have focused on:

Accepted Answer

A)  speed, convenience, customization, and flexibility. 
B)  speed, convenience, mass marketing, and online selling. 
C)  convenience, customization, flexibility, and email campaigns. 
D)  establishing businesses as bricks-based enterprises. 
E)  integration of supply chain management and public relations. 
A)  speed, convenience, customization, and flexibility. 
B)  speed, convenience, mass marketing, and online selling. 
C)  convenience, customization, flexibility, and email campaigns. 
D)  establishing businesses as bricks-based enterprises. 
E)  integration of supply chain management and public relations. A

Question 3

List four domains of ebusiness transactions.

Accepted Answer

B2B (business-to-business)
B2C (business-to-consumer)
B2G (business-to-government)
G2B (government-to-business)

Question 4

Businesses achieve systems integration by using intranets to connect their systems internally, and by using extranets to connect their systems to customers and suppliers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a supply chain?

Accepted Answer

A)  a process that enables a business to make continuous improvements in offerings to customers 
B)  a model for providing excellent customer service 
C)  the logical flow of goods and services through an organization 
D)  an interrelated set of functions that provide the goods and services which will be sold to customers 
E)  the replenishment cycle of parts or items for sale 
A)  a process that enables a business to make continuous improvements in offerings to customers 
B)  a model for providing excellent customer service 
C)  the logical flow of goods and services through an organization 
D)  an interrelated set of functions that provide the goods and services which will be sold to customers 
E)  the replenishment cycle of parts or items for sale

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of Extensible Markup Language (XML)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an outdated language. 
B)  It relies solely on pre-defined tags to identify information. 
C)  It is the same as HTML. 
D)  It provides a mechanism to define new tags. 
E)  It is not compatible with HTML. 
A)  It is an outdated language. 
B)  It relies solely on pre-defined tags to identify information. 
C)  It is the same as HTML. 
D)  It provides a mechanism to define new tags. 
E)  It is not compatible with HTML.

Question 7

Which is not one of the benefits of ebusiness named in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing sales 
B)  reducing costs 
C)  expanding market reach 
D)  improving customer service 
E)  providing Graphical User Interface (GUI) 
A)  increasing sales 
B)  reducing costs 
C)  expanding market reach 
D)  improving customer service 
E)  providing Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Question 8

Media flexibility describes the capabilities of the internet to cooperate with multimedia companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following tools could businesses use when trying to achieve full system integration?

Accepted Answer

A)  enterprise resource planning 
B)  eprocurement 
C)  customer relationship management 
D)  supply chain management 
E)  all of the above 
A)  enterprise resource planning 
B)  eprocurement 
C)  customer relationship management 
D)  supply chain management 
E)  all of the above

Question 10

List three benefits of ebusiness.

Accepted Answer

increasing sales
reducing cost

Question 11

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a programming language used to create web applications. 
B)  a set of standards for transferring files. 
C)  a programming language used to create webpages. 
D)  a software used to create online storefronts. 
E)  exactly the same as XML. 
A)  a programming language used to create web applications. 
B)  a set of standards for transferring files. 
C)  a programming language used to create webpages. 
D)  a software used to create online storefronts. 
E)  exactly the same as XML.

Question 12

Systems integration is important to ebusiness because:

Accepted Answer

A)  data needs to be written in consistent code to be read. 
B)  the functional areas of business need to combine information secretively. 
C)  rapid changes and actions require efficient data movements. 
D)  the internet is an integrated environment. 
E)  programmers need to use one language to integrate everything. 
A)  data needs to be written in consistent code to be read. 
B)  the functional areas of business need to combine information secretively. 
C)  rapid changes and actions require efficient data movements. 
D)  the internet is an integrated environment. 
E)  programmers need to use one language to integrate everything.

Question 13

Which of the following is most reflective of the true definition of ebusiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  any business activities carried out in electronic form 
B)  the usage of electronic data interchange (EDI) 
C)  the effective delivery of ecommerce via the internet 
D)  the strategic use of technology to integrate business processes, applications, and organizational structure 
E)  business conducted over the internet 
A)  any business activities carried out in electronic form 
B)  the usage of electronic data interchange (EDI) 
C)  the effective delivery of ecommerce via the internet 
D)  the strategic use of technology to integrate business processes, applications, and organizational structure 
E)  business conducted over the internet

Question 14

Apart from intranets and extranets, what are the other four tools that are used by companies to achieve systems integration?

Accepted Answer

Enterprise Resource Planning (

Question 15

The use of the internet together with ________ make it possible for internet-based businesses to provide customized products and services.

Accepted Answer

A)  business intelligence 
B)  encryption 
C)  integrated systems 
D)  internet service providers 
E)  PayPal 
A)  business intelligence 
B)  encryption 
C)  integrated systems 
D)  internet service providers 
E)  PayPal

Question 16

The internet is being revolutionized through the spread of mobile units such as smartphones, iPads, and other internet-capable devices. These tools have made the internet ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ubiquitous 
B)  more secure 
C)  less secure 
D)  iniquitous 
E)  less expensive 
A)  ubiquitous 
B)  more secure 
C)  less secure 
D)  iniquitous 
E)  less expensive

Question 17

Businesses achieve systems integration by tying their systems together internally and externally using:

Accepted Answer

A)  supply chain and customer relationship management. 
B)  ebusiness domains and ecommerce. 
C)  intranets and extranets. 
D)  enterprise resources planning (ERP) and electronic data interchange (EDI). 
E)  buy-side and sell-side systems. 
A)  supply chain and customer relationship management. 
B)  ebusiness domains and ecommerce. 
C)  intranets and extranets. 
D)  enterprise resources planning (ERP) and electronic data interchange (EDI). 
E)  buy-side and sell-side systems.

Question 18

Two sides are involved in trading communities or exchanges. These two sides are:

Accepted Answer

A)  suppliers and manufacturers. 
B)  manufacturers and distributors. 
C)  vendors and suppliers. 
D)  suppliers and customers. 
E)  customers and customers. 
A)  suppliers and manufacturers. 
B)  manufacturers and distributors. 
C)  vendors and suppliers. 
D)  suppliers and customers. 
E)  customers and customers.

Question 19

The use of a mathematical formula that is applied to electronic data to render it illegible to anyone without the decoding key is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  firewall blocking 
B)  encryption 
C)  encoding 
D)  code privatization 
E)  pseudo coding 
A)  firewall blocking 
B)  encryption 
C)  encoding 
D)  code privatization 
E)  pseudo coding

Question 20

What is the role of buy-side procurement systems?

Accepted Answer

Involves systems within a busi

Which of the following scenarios best describes basic firewall architecture?

Ebusiness models that have been tried in the past number of years have focused on:

List four domains of ebusiness transactions.

Businesses achieve systems integration by using intranets to connect their systems internally, and by using extranets to connect their systems to customers and suppliers.

Which of the following best describes a supply chain?

Which of the following statements is true of Extensible Markup Language (XML)?

Which is not one of the benefits of ebusiness named in this chapter?

Media flexibility describes the capabilities of the internet to cooperate with multimedia companies.

Which of the following tools could businesses use when trying to achieve full system integration?

List three benefits of ebusiness.

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is:

Systems integration is important to ebusiness because:

Which of the following is most reflective of the true definition of ebusiness?

Apart from intranets and extranets, what are the other four tools that are used by companies to achieve systems integration?

The use of the internet together with ________ make it possible for internet-based businesses to provide customized products and services.

The internet is being revolutionized through the spread of mobile units such as smartphones, iPads, and other internet-capable devices. These tools have made the internet ________.

Businesses achieve systems integration by tying their systems together internally and externally using:

Two sides are involved in trading communities or exchanges. These two sides are:

The use of a mathematical formula that is applied to electronic data to render it illegible to anyone without the decoding key is called ________.

What is the role of buy-side procurement systems?

Internet Business Models and Strategies

Evolution and Applications of the Internet

Enterprise-Wide and Inter-Enterprise Systems

Security and Controls

Billing and Payment Systems

Supply-Chain Management

Eprocurement, Trading Exchanges, and Auctions

Customer Relationship Management

Business Intelligence

E-marketing and Advertising

Metrics for Performance Measurement in E-commerce

Privacy, Legal, and Taxation Issues in Ecommerce

Ecommerce and Small Business

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Exam 1: Introduction to Ebusiness

Which of the following scenarios best describes basic firewall architecture?

Ebusiness models that have been tried in the past number of years have focused on:

List four domains of ebusiness transactions.

Businesses achieve systems integration by using intranets to connect their systems internally, and by using extranets to connect their systems to customers and suppliers.

Which of the following best describes a supply chain?

Which of the following statements is true of Extensible Markup Language (XML)?

Which is not one of the benefits of ebusiness named in this chapter?

Media flexibility describes the capabilities of the internet to cooperate with multimedia companies.

Which of the following tools could businesses use when trying to achieve full system integration?

List three benefits of ebusiness.

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is:

Systems integration is important to ebusiness because:

Which of the following is most reflective of the true definition of ebusiness?

Apart from intranets and extranets, what are the other four tools that are used by companies to achieve systems integration?

The use of the internet together with ________ make it possible for internet-based businesses to provide customized products and services.

The internet is being revolutionized through the spread of mobile units such as smartphones, iPads, and other internet-capable devices. These tools have made the internet ________.

Businesses achieve systems integration by tying their systems together internally and externally using:

Two sides are involved in trading communities or exchanges. These two sides are:

The use of a mathematical formula that is applied to electronic data to render it illegible to anyone without the decoding key is called ________.

What is the role of buy-side procurement systems?

Internet Business Models and Strategies

Evolution and Applications of the Internet

Enterprise-Wide and Inter-Enterprise Systems

Security and Controls

Billing and Payment Systems

Supply-Chain Management

Eprocurement, Trading Exchanges, and Auctions

Customer Relationship Management

Business Intelligence

E-marketing and Advertising

Metrics for Performance Measurement in E-commerce

Privacy, Legal, and Taxation Issues in Ecommerce

Ecommerce and Small Business

Filters