Exam 3: Electronic Business E-Business Systems

Data maintenance refers to the recording of business event data and transactions.

In a ____ system, use of data entry devices allows business event data to be entered directly into the information system at the time and place the business event occurs

A(n) ____________________ is unsolicited non-document mail.

____________________ is the aggregation of several business events over some period of time with the subsequent processing of these data as a group by the information system.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the different modes of processing (i.e., OLTE and OLRT).

____________________ is the data processing mode in which there is little or no delay between any two data processing steps.

Which of the following is not a benefit of electronic data interchange (EDI)?

Client/server technology is the physical and logical division between user-oriented application programs that are run at the user level and the shared data that must be available through a common database.

Processes that include distribution, manufacturing, and accounting software operations are front office processes.

E-mail is the electronic transmission of nonstandardized messages between two individuals who are linked via a communications network.

____________________ is a service provided for a fee to vendors in order to provide a limited endorsement to users of the vendor's web site that the site is in fact reliable and event data security is reasonable.

____________________ is the computer-to-computer exchange of business data in structured formats that allow direct processing of those electronic documents by the receiving computer system.

____________________ is the electronic transmission of nonstandardized messages between two individuals who are linked via a communications network.

The involvement of two or more individuals and/or organizations in the completion of electronic-based business events is referred to as ____________________.

____________________ enable suppliers to put their products online, generally feeding into electronic catalogs that allow the buyer(s) to sort through alternatives from different suppliers and electronically place an order.

A computer configuration in which certain equipment is directly connected to the computer is said to be ____________________.

____________________ are companies that provide a link into the Internet by making their directly connected networks available for access by fee-paying customers.

____________________ includes data processing functions related to economic events such as accounting events, internal operations and financial statement preparation.

SPAM is unsolicited non-document mail that has largely been eliminated.

According to the text, this includes functions related to accounting events, internal operations and financial statement preparation