Practice Questions for Chapter 4, The World of E-Business

The organized effort of individuals to produce and sell, for a profit, the products and services that satisfy society’s needs through the facilities available on the Internet is referred to as

A)

e-business.

B)

e-management.

C)

e-commerce.

D)

e-selling.

E)

e-shopping.

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A company such as Amazon will have a different way of making business decisions than Barnes and Noble because

A)

both companies sell books to their consumers, but the books are different and the companies are expanding their product lines.

B)

Barnes and Noble must be concerned with its regular retail operations while Amazon only has an online presence to think about.

C)

Amazon is strictly an online retailer, and Barnes and Noble is strictly a traditional retailer without concerns about online issues.

D)

both companies manage large inventories using unique distribution channels and techniques.

E)

Amazon is a much newer company than Barnes and Noble and will therefore have a different way of making business decisions.

All of the following are specialized informational resources for e-business except __________ systems.

A)

customer tracking

B)

order tracking

C)

computer hardware

D)

order fulfillment

E)

online content-monitoring

Which of the following would be considered a revenue stream?

A)

Advertising

B)

Subscription fees

C)

Sales of products

D)

Sales of services

E)

All of the above

A cookie

A)

is an ethical concern.

B)

is a small piece of software code.

C)

allows the sender to track the user’s movement on the Internet.

D)

is a privacy concern.

E)

is all of the above.