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Chapter 5
E-business and E-commerce
1) In traditional commerce, one or more of the following can be digital: the product or service, the process, and
the delivery agent.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
2) You decide to start a landscaping business called Trim Grass. You type www.TrimGrass.com in a Web browser,
and no page with that name appears. The domain name is therefore available.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
3) Visiting the Web site of a car manufacturer (e.g., www.gm.com), entering the specifications for the car you
want, and then picking up your car at your local dealership is an example of partial electronic commerce.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: True
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
7) Forward auctions are auctions that sellers use as a channel to many potential buyers.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
9) 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:
a) Forward auction
b) Reverse auction
c) Name your Own Price
d) Electronic Marketplace
e) Multichanneling
Answer: e
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
10) You decide to start a landscaping business called Trim Grass. You created a Web site, but it doesn’t seem to
be attracting any clients. So, you decide to explore advertising on the Web. Which of the following advertising
methods probably would not be beneficial?
a) Banner ads
b) Pop-up or pop-under ads
c) Spamming
d) Permission marketing
e) Viral marketing
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
11) 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?
a) Electronic checks
b) Electronic credit cards
c) Purchasing cards
d) Person-to-person payments
e) Stored–value money cards
Answer: c
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Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
12) You decide to start a landscaping business called Trim Grass. You expect to use the Web to help clients find
you and communicate with you. You will mow lands, clean flower beds, and pick up leaves in the fall. You will
send your clients monthly bills. Which of the following is true?
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
13) You have been running a landscaping business called Trim Grass for about two years. You have developed a
special blend of grass seed for your area that you use when you reseed your clients’ lawns. You are receiving e-
mails via your Web site from people who would like to purchase some. You decide to start selling seed online,
and you hire someone to rebuild your Web site. Which of the following statements is not true?
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Hard
14) Even though B2C EC is much larger by volume, B2B is more complex.
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Answer: False
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
15) An electronic storefront is a Web site on the Internet that represents a single store.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
17) Selling products such as books and computers on the Internet may reduce vendors’ selling costs by 20 to 40
percent, with further reductions being difficult because the products must be delivered physically.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
18) A virtual bank involves conducting banking activities from home, a place of business, or on the road in
addition to a physical bank location.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
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Answer: True
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
20) Virtual banks are those banks that are dedicated only to Internet transactions.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
21) Channel conflict occurs when click-and-mortar companies have problems with their regular distributors
when they sell directly to customers online.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
23) Electronic malls are collections of individual shops under a single Internet address.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
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24) Banners are the most common form of advertisement on the Internet.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
25) Hacking is the indiscriminate distribution of electronic ads without permission of the receiver.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
27) Channel conflict occurs when manufacturers disintermediate their channel partners by selling their products
directly to consumers.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
28) The key mechanisms in the sell-side marketplace are customized electronic catalogs and reverse auctions.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
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Difficulty: Easy
29) Forward auctions are the major method used in buy-side marketplaces.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
31) When multiple buyers combine their orders so that they constitute a large volume and therefore attract
more seller attention, it is called group purchasing.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
32) Horizontal exchanges connect buyers and sellers across many industries.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
33) In most cases, traditional payment systems are not effective for electronic commerce.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
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Difficulty: Easy
34) Stored-value money cards allow you to store a fixed amount of prepaid money and then spend it as
necessary.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
35) Smart cards can be used as credit cards, debit cards, and/or loyalty cards.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Medium
37) Each buyer needs only one e-wallet for all merchants.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
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39) Selling luxury items online is as easy as selling books and DVDs.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: IT’s About Business: 5.3 Luxury Goods Turn to E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
40) Domain tasting is a practice of registrants using the five-day “grace period” at the beginning of a domain
registration to profit from pay-per-click advertising.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: Illustrate the ethical and legal issues relating to electronic commerce with two specific
examples of each issue, and describe how you would respond or react to the four examples you have provided.
Section Reference: 5.5 Ethical and Legal Issues in E-Business
Difficulty: Medium
a) e-business
b) e-commerce
c) the police
d) their service team
Answer: a
42) _____, which is a broader concept than _____, is the buying and selling of goods and services, as well as
servicing customers, collaborating with business partners, and performing transactions within an organization.
Answer: e
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
a) Brick-and-mortar
b) Business-to-consumer
c) Click-and-mortar
d) Virtual
Answer: a
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
a) government-to-citizen
b) consumer-to-consumer
c) business-to-business
d) business-to-consumer
e) consumer-to-business
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Answer: c
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
46) In ________ e-commerce, an organization provides information and services to its workers.
a) business-to-employee
b) consumer-to-consumer
c) consumer-to-business
d) business-to-consumer
e) government-to-business
Answer: a
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
a) B2B
b) B2C
c) C2C
d) G2C
Answer: a
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Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
a) lowest
b) highest
c) neutral
d) nobody wins since this auction type doesn’t exist
Answer: a
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
50) ___________ marketing encourages receivers to send information about products/services to their friends.
a) Affiliate
b) Electronic
c) Group
d) Viral
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: c
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Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
a) government-to-citizen
b) consumer-to-consumer
c) consumer-to-business
d) business-to-consumer
e) business-to-business
Answer: a
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
53) If you are an worker managing your fringe benefits over your company’s intranet, you are engaging in
_________ e-commerce.
a) business-to-business
b) business-to-consumer
c) consumer-to-consumer
d) business-to-employee
e) government-to-citizen
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
54) Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between electronic commerce and search is
not correct?
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
55) In _____ auctions, there is one buyer who wants to buy a product. Suppliers submit bids, and the lowest bid
wins.
a) forward
b) static
c) reverse
d) physical
e) simple
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
a) forward
b) static
c) reverse
d) physical
e) simple
Answer: a
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
a) Forward
b) Static
c) Reverse
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d) Physical
e) Simple
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
58) _____ auctions are the most common auction model for large purchases.
a) Forward
b) Static
c) Reverse
d) Physical
e) Simple
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
59) In which of the following business models do businesses request quotes from suppliers and use B2B with a
reverse auction mechanism?
a) Find-the-best-price
b) Electronic tendering system
c) Name-your-own-price
d) Online direct marketing
e) Affiliate marketing
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Hard
60) 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?
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a) Find-the-best-price
b) Electronic tendering system
c) Name-your-own-price
d) Online direct marketing
e) Affiliate marketing
Answer: e
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
a) Business-to-employee
b) Consumer-to-consumer
c) Business-to-business
d) Business-to-consumer
e) None of these
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
62) ____________ advertising is when the company only pays for measurable results.
a) Brand
b) Click-through
c) Impression-based
d) Performance-based
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
63) Which of the following are luxury shoppers’ requirements that a Web site could not originally provide?
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
a) Business-to-employee
b) Consumer-to-consumer
c) Consumer- to-business
d) Business-to-consumer
e) Employee-to-business
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
a) Business-to-business
b) Collaborative commerce
c) Intrabusiness
d) Business-to-consumer
e) Consumer-to-business
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
66) The advantages of electronic commerce for consumers include all of the following except:
a) You can buy from home 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
b) You have a wider variety of products to choose from.
c) You typically cannot access additional information, so you do not have information overload.
d) You can easily compare prices and features.
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Answer: c
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
a) the Internet
b) a single store
c) multiple stores
d) a web page
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
68) ____________ is when steps are added to the value chain as new players find ways to add value to the
business process.
a) Cybermediation
b) Disintermediation
c) Intermediation
d) Reintermediation
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
a) Advertisements
b) Banners
c) Pop-up ads
d) Pop-under ads
Answer: b
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Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
a) Home banking
b) Buying stocks
c) Evaluating an employee
d) Conducting an auction
e) Buying real estate
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
72) ________ is the process whereby a fully automated electronic commerce transaction eliminates middlemen.
a) Disintegration
b) Supply chain integration
c) Direct sales
d) Disintermediation
e) Value-added services
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
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Answer: e
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
74) Which of the following is a problem that e-commerce can cause for the airline industry?
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
75) Treat America turned to E-business for all of the following reasons except:
a) The company needed to capture extensive data from each vending machine.
b) The company wanted a competitive advantage over competitors that simply raised prices.
c) The company’s vending machines are unmanned.
d) Gas prices are increasing.
e) The company’s vending machines are open beyond “normal” business hours.
Answer: a
76) Difficulties in order fulfillment are most closely associated with which type of electronic commerce?
a) Business-to-business
b) Business-to-consumer
c) Government-to-citizen
d) Business-to-employee
e) Mobile commerce
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
77) Internet advertising improves on traditional advertising in all of the following ways except:
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
78) A _____ is automatically launched by some trigger and appears behind the active window.
a) keyword banner
b) random banner
c) pop-up ad
d) pop-under ad
e) text box
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
79) _____ offer(s) consumers incentives to accept advertising and e-mail voluntarily.
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a) Viral marketing
b) Personalized marketing
c) Permission marketing
d) Paper catalogs
e) Direct mail
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
a) Permission marketing
b) One-to-one marketing
c) Personalized marketing
d) Viral marketing
e) Direct mail
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
81) The _________ marketplace is similar to the B2C model in which the buyer comes to the seller’s site, views
catalogs, and places and order.
a) buy-side
b) sell-side
c) reverse auction
d) e-procurement
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
a) Functional
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b) Horizontal
c) Mixed
d) Vertical
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
a) Functional
b) Horizontal
c) Mixed
d) Vertical
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
84) In the _____ marketplace model, organizations attempt to sell their products or services to other
organizations electronically.
a) buy-side
b) sell-side
c) group purchasing
d) desktop purchasing
e) electronic exchange
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
85) The key mechanisms of the _____ marketplace model are forward auctions and electronic catalogs that can
be customized for each large buyer.
a) buy-side
b) sell-side
c) group purchasing
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d) desktop purchasing
e) electronic exchange
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
86) In the _____ marketplace model, EC technology is used to streamline the purchasing process in order to
reduce the cost of items purchased, the administrative cost of procurement, and the purchasing cycle time.
a) buy-side
b) sell-side
c) auctions
d) group purchasing
e) electronic exchange
Answer: a
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
87) In the _____ B2B application, the orders of many buyers are aggregated so that they comprise a large
volume, in order to merit more seller attention.
a) buy-side
b) sell-side
c) auctions
d) group purchasing
e) electronic exchange
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
88) In _____, direct and indirect materials in one industry are purchased on an as-needed basis.
a) horizontal exchanges
b) vertical exchanges
c) buy-side marketplaces
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d) functional exchanges
e) sell-side marketplaces
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
89) _____ connect buyers and sellers across many industries and are used mainly for indirect materials.
a) Horizontal exchanges
b) Vertical exchanges
c) Buy-side marketplaces
d) Functional exchanges
e) Sell-side marketplaces
Answer: a
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
90) Purchasing cards are the ___________ equivalent of electronic credit cards.
a) B2B
b) B2C
c) C2C
d) G2C
Answer: a
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
a) E-checks
b) Electronic credit cards
c) Purchasing cards
d) Stored value money cards
Answer: c
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Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
92) ____________ contain a chip called a microprocessor that can store a considerable amount of information.
a) E-checks
b) Person-to-person payments
c) Smart cards
d) Stored-value money cards
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
a) Person-to-person payments
b) Purchasing cards
c) Smart cards
d) Stored-value money cards
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
94) All of the following are limitations of traditional payment methods in electronic commerce except:
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
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Difficulty: Medium
95) _____ are a payment mechanism that are similar to regular bank checks but are transmitted electronically,
with a signature in digital form.
a) Electronic checks
b) Electronic credit cards
c) Electronic cash transactions
d) Electronic wallets
e) Electronic debit cards
Answer: a
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
96) _____ 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.
a) Electronic checks
b) Electronic credit cards
c) Electronic cash transactions
d) Electronic wallets
e) Electronic debit cards
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
97) _____ are typically used for unplanned B2B purchases for amounts under $2000.
a) Electronic checks
b) Stored-value money cards
c) Purchasing cards
d) Smart cards
e) Person-to-person payments
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
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98) ______ are a form of e-cash that enable you to store a fixed amount of prepaid money and then spend it as
necessary.
a) Electronic checks
b) Stored-value money cards
c) Purchasing cards
d) Smart cards
e) Person-to-person payments
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
99) _____ contain a chip that can store information and be used for several purposes.
a) Electronic checks
b) Stored-value money cards
c) Purchasing cards
d) Smart cards
e) Person-to-person payments
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
100) _____ enable two individuals to transfer funds without using a credit card.
a) Electronic checks
b) Stored-value money cards
c) Purchasing cards
d) Smart cards
e) Person-to-person payments
Answer: e
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
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Difficulty: Easy
101) _____ are software mechanisms that provide security measures and convenience for electronic commerce
purchasing.
a) Electronic checks
b) Digital wallets
c) Purchasing cards
d) Smart cards
e) Person-to-person payments
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Easy
a) copyright
b) patent
c) intellectual property
d) open source
Answer: a
Learning Objective: Illustrate the ethical and legal issues relating to electronic commerce with two specific
examples of each issue, and describe how you would respond or react to the four examples you have provided.
Section Reference: 5.5 Ethical and Legal Issues in E-Business
Difficulty: Easy
a) illegal
b) legal
c) the same as cybersquatting
d) both A and C
Answer: b
Learning Objective: Illustrate the ethical and legal issues relating to electronic commerce with two specific
examples of each issue, and describe how you would respond or react to the four examples you have provided.
Section Reference: 5.5 Ethical and Legal Issues in E-Business
Difficulty: Medium
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104) Selling bogus investments and setting up phantom business opportunities are examples of ____________.
a) cybersquatting
b) domain name abuse
c) fraud on the internet
d) internet taxation
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Illustrate the ethical and legal issues relating to electronic commerce with two specific
examples of each issue, and describe how you would respond or react to the four examples you have provided.
Section Reference: 5.5 Ethical and Legal Issues in E-Business
Difficulty: Medium
105) The practice of using similar but not identical domain names is called _____.
a) domain spoofing
b) domain masquerading
c) domain tasting
d) cybersquatting
e) domain fraud
Answer: c
Learning Objective: Illustrate the ethical and legal issues relating to electronic commerce with two specific
examples of each issue, and describe how you would respond or react to the four examples you have provided.
Section Reference: 5.5 Ethical and Legal Issues in E-Business
Difficulty: Easy
106) _____ refers to the practice of registering or using domain names for the purpose of profiting from the
goodwill or trademark belonging to someone else.
a) Domain spoofing
b) Domain masquerading
c) Domain tasting
d) Cybersquatting
e) Domain fraud
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Illustrate the ethical and legal issues relating to electronic commerce with two specific
examples of each issue, and describe how you would respond or react to the four examples you have provided.
Section Reference: 5.5 Ethical and Legal Issues in E-Business
Difficulty: Easy
107) The device that Treat America installed on top of each of their machines communicates the following
pieces of data except:
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Answer: d
108) Companies use Web sites for all of the following reasons except:
Answer: d
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Easy
109) Which of the following is NOT a reason eBay was unsuccessful when it purchased EachNet?
Answer: a
Learning Objective: Summarize the fundamental concepts related to e-business and e-commerce.
Section Reference: Case - e-Bay finds it’s a way into China
Difficulty: Medium
110) Differentiate between pure and partial electronic commerce. Provide examples of companies in each
category.
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Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
113) Differentiate among sell-side marketplaces, buy-side marketplaces, and electronic exchanges.
Learning Objective: Describe the three business models for business-to-business electronic commerce, and
provide a specific example of each model.
Section Reference: 5.3 Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Hard
114) Differentiate between electronic storefronts and electronic malls, and provide examples of each.
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
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Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Hard
117) Discuss the various business-to-consumer applications (e.g., e-tailing, electronic storefronts, electronic
malls).
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: Discuss the five online services of business-to-consumer electronic commerce, provide a
specific example of each service, and state how you have used or would use each service.
Section Reference: 5.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Electronic Commerce
Difficulty: Hard
119) Discuss the following electronic commerce business models and give examples of each type: online direct
marketing, electronic tendering system, name-your-own-price, find-the-best-price, affiliate marketing, and viral
marketing.
Learning Objective: Describe the six common types of electronic commerce; provide specific personal examples
of how you have used or could use B2C, C2C, G2C, and mobile commerce; and offer a specific example of B2B
and G2B.
Section Reference: 5.1 Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Describe the four types of electronic payments, provide a specific example of each one, and
explain whether you would use each type.
Section Reference: 5.4 Electronic Payments
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: Illustrate the ethical and legal issues relating to electronic commerce with two specific
examples of each issue, and describe how you would respond or react to the four examples you have provided.
Section Reference: 5.5 Ethical and Legal Issues in E-Business
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Difficulty: Hard
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