Exam 5: E-Business and E-Commerce

You decide to start a landscaping business called Trim Grass.One of your services will be to perform fertilizer treatments.You will need to buy a great deal of fertilizer for your many clients. You can use all of the following methods to purchase the fertilizer except:

An electronic storefront represents ____________.

Purchasing cards and electronic credit cards are equivalent.

Difficulties in order fulfillment are most closely associated with which type of electronic commerce?

Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between electronic commerce and search is not correct?

Which type of electronic commerce is the largest by volume?

Horizontal exchanges connect buyers and sellers across many industries.

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?

Purchasing cards are the ___________ equivalent of electronic credit cards.

eBay uses a _____ auction.

Cybersquatting is illegal.

_____ use credit card numbers, transmitted electronically over the Internet, to pay for goods and services.They are either unencrypted or encrypted, with coded data readable by an intermediary between the buyer's and seller's banks.

All of the following are limitations of traditional payment methods in electronic commerce except:

The key mechanisms of the _____ marketplace model are forward auctions and electronic catalogs that can be customized for each large buyer.

Forward auctions are the major method used in buy-side marketplaces.

A vendor asks its business partners to place logos or banners on their Web sites. If customers click on a logo, visit the vendor's site, and make a purchase, then the vendor pays a commission to the partner. This scenario illustrates which business model?

Banners are the most common form of advertisement on the Internet.

You decide to start a landscaping business called Trim Grass.You type HYPERLINK "http://www.TrimGrass.com" www.TrimGrass.com in a Web browser, and no page with that name appears.The domain name is therefore available.

It is possible to "watch" vending machines over the Internet.

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