Exam 5: Electronic Commerce

Right now, for the most part, the Web is push technology.

Which of the following is an example of commodity-like merchandise?

_____ is commerce, but it is commerce accelerated and enhanced by IT.

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a broad term describing your ability to use technology to wirelessly connect to and use centrally located information and/or application software.

_____ e-commerce accounts for most e-commerce revenues.

Electronic integration between the city of Toronto and the Ottawa Federal government is referred to as _____.

A(n) _____, also called a server-side digital wallet, is created and maintained for you by an organization on its server.

Click-and-mortar organizations have both a physical and electronic presence.

_____ materials are used in the normal operation of a business but are not related to primary business operations.

What mechanism is used for sending money from your checking or savings account to another person or organization?

What type of materials is used to produce products or is sold directly in a retail environment?

If you were a seller on the Internet and you wanted to ensure that your buyer's transaction information was correct and legitimate, what type of Web environment would you need?

A(n) _____ can be used to transfer money from one person's account to another.

Your parents grew up prior to the digital society in which we now live. What is the term for this generation?

Which of the following types of products purchased on the Internet are typically priced low because it is used more frequently?

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

________ is a transmission security method that ensures transactions are legitimate as well as secure.

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

A(n) _____ occurs when a buyer posts its interest in buying a certain quantity of items, and sellers compete for the business by submitting successively lower bids until there is only one seller left.

The theory behind the Long Tail is that e-commerce has a social effect on not only the users of e-commerce, but on society as a whole.