Exam 5: Electronic Commerce

The government is using digital technologies to become more competitive.

Demand aggregation combines purchase requests from multiple buyers into a single large order, which justifies a discount from the business.

________ describes electronic commerce conducted over a wireless device such as a cell phone, PDA, or notebook.

A _____ is a person between the ages of 6 and 24 who spend much of their time in front of a screen.

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) enables the merchant to verify the customer's identity and is endorsed by major credit cards.

If your browser displays a small picture of a lock or if the Web address begins with httpq, then you're using secure sockets layers to connect to another Web page.

_____ are materials that are used in production in a manufacturing company or are placed on the shelf for sale in a retail environment.

The B2C segment is where the dollar volume of e-commerce has always been widely expected to be concentrated.

An integrated e-marketplace brings together buyers and sellers from multiple industries, often for direct materials.

An organization like Canadian Tire which has both stores and a Web site for business transactions is referred to as a _____.

The ____ e-commerce model is an example of the government selling confiscated cars at auction.

What is a "sticky" Web site?

Which computer tool creates a secure and private connection between a Web client's computer and a Web server's computer so that files sent from one to another are kept confidential?

Click-throughs are the count of the number of people who visit one site, click on an ad, and are taken to the site of the advertiser.

A person who grew up during the digital revolution is often called a(n) _____.

Which transmission method ensures that transactions traveling over the Internet are legitimate as well as secure?

What formal business plan maps out your customer base and your strategy for reaching them?

Consumers are usually most familiar with _____ e-commerce.

When a government agency such as the Canada Small Business Financing (CSBF) Program streamlines loan administration to small-and-medium-size enterprises that would be unable to get financing on their own, the _____ e-commerce model is employed.

________ are people who were born and raised in a time prior to the digital society in which we now live.