Assignment A

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2.

Explain why B2B and B2C initiatives require different IT infrastructures.

What are the three stages of the new technology adoption curve or S-curve?
And what stage do many experts believe e-commerce is entering?

3.

What do you understand by a digital signature? Explain its application and

verification diagrammatically.

4.
5.
6.
7.

What are the various types viruses? What can a virus to do the computer?
What is the purpose of the domain name system (DNS)?
What is one of the benefits of layering to a complex system?
What is the difference between a web site and a portal?

8.

What is the most valuable function of the proxy server?

Assignment B
Case Detail :
Read the case study given below and answer the question given at the end

Case Study
Information Management in E Commerce
ABC Ltd is a manufacturer of mobile handsets. It has its manufacturing plant in Bangalore and
its offices and retail outlets in different cities in India and abroad. The organization wants to
have information systems connecting all the above facilities and also providing access to its
suppliers as well as customers.

1.
2.

Discuss various issues in developing information systems and fulfilling information

needs at different levels in the organization.
Explain different security threats in the context of e-commerce for the above company.

Assignment C
Question No. 1
The primary focus of most B2C applications is generating ____.

Options

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Revenue
Product
Service
Web Site

Question No. 2

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Which is most significant for web based advertisers?

Options
Impressions
Page Views
Click Thoughts
Hits

Question No. 3

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Digital products are particularly appealing for a company's bottom line because of-

Options
The freedom from the law of diminishing returns
The integration of the value chain.
The increase in brand recognition.
The changes they bring to the industry

Question No. 4

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The differences between B2B and B2C exchanges include

a) Size of customer set
b) Transaction volume
c) Form of payment
d) Level of customization on products/services

Options
a and b
a, b, and c
b and c
All of the above

Question No. 5

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What is the most significant part of e-commerce:

Options
B2B
B2E
B2C
C2C

Question No. 6
Security-and-risk services include--

Options
Firewalls & policies for remote access
Encryption and use of passwords
Disaster planning and recovery

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All of the above

Question No. 7

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Business Plans are important when trying to find capital to start up your new business.
Important elements of a business plan include:

Options
Sales And Marketing
Human resources handbook
Business description
a and c

Question No. 8

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Based on the study, in the supply side initiatives, which of the following clusters was the
only one found to be critical enterprise-wide?

Options
IT management
Communications
Data management
IT-architecture-and-standards

Question No. 9
E-commerce increases competition by: erasing geographical boundaries, empowering
customers and suppliers, commoditizing new products, etc. How do companies usually
solve this problem?

Options

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By competing on price
By selling only through traditional channels.
By lowering costs
By creating attractive websites

Question No. 10

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On which form of e-commerce does Dell Computer Corporation rely in conducting its
business?

Options
B2E
B2C
B2B
None of the above

Question No. 11

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What is the 'last mile' in the last mile problem? The link between your.

Options
Computer and telephone
Home and telephone provider's local office
Office and server
Home and internet service provider

Question No. 12

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Which of the following is a function of a proxy server?

Options
Maintaining a log of transactions
Caching pages to reduce page load times
Performing virus checks
Forwarding transactions from a user to the appropriate server

Question No. 13

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An example of the supply chain of commerce is :

Options
A company turns blocks of wood into pencils.
A department supplies processed data to another department within a company.
A consumer purchases canned vegetables at the store.
None of the above

Question No. 14
Just after your customers have accepted your revolutionary new e-commerce idea, which
of the following is not expected to immediately happen?

Options
Competitor catch-up moves
Commoditization
First-mover expansion
None of the above

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Question No. 15

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Which of the following statements about E-Commerce and E-Business is true?

Options
E-Commerce involves buying and selling over the internet while E-Business
does not.
E-Commerce is B2C (business to consumer) while E-Business is B2B
(business to business).
E-Business is a broader term that encompasses E-Commerce (buying and
selling) as well as doing other forms of business over the internet.
None of the above.

Question No. 16

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Where do CGI (Common Gateway Interface) application programs or scripts run?

Options
On the client through a web browser
On the client through temporary stored files
On the web server
Where the user installs them

Question No. 17
In which model the application logic is partitioned among the clients and multiple
specialized servers?
1. Two tier
2. Three tier
3. N tier

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Options
1
2
2&3
3

Question No. 18

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What of the following are the 3 types of web information system logic?

Options
Presentation, business, information/data
Presentation, information/data, active server pages
Business, information/data, client/server
None

Question No. 19

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Software, music, digitized images, electronic games, pornography can be revenue

sources for the B2C e-commerce

Options
Selling services
Doing customization
Selling digital products
Selling physical products

Question No. 20

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What e-commerce category is the largest in terms of revenue?

Options
Business to Business (B2B)
Intra-Business (B2E)
Business to Consumer (B2C)
Consumer to Consumer (C2C)

Question No. 21

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An application layer protocol, such as FTP or HTTP, is transparent to the end user.

Options
Always
Never
Sometimes
None Of Above

Question No. 22
B2B & B2C IT initiatives can use the same E-Commerce platforms

Options
Always
Never
Sometimes

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None Of Above

Question No. 23

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B2B involves small, focused customer set with large transaction volume per customer,
periodic consolidated payments and significant customizations of products and services

Options
Always
Never
Sometimes
None of above

Question No. 24

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Two computers can communicate using different communication protocols.

Options
Always
Never
Sometimes
None of above

Question No. 25
Which is/are types of e commerce?

Options
B2B

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B2C
C2C
All the above

Question No. 26

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Which of the following items is used to protect your computer from unwanted intruders?

Options
A cookie.
A browser.
A firewall.
A server.

Question No. 27

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For selling physical products on the Internet, what is the key to

profitability?

Options
Hook
Cost Control
Brand Recognition
Customization

Question No. 28
Which of the following B2C companies is the best example of achieving its financial
success through controlling its cost

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Options
Yahoo
Amazon
E-Bay
Google

Question No. 29

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AsianAvenue.com, BlackVoices.com, iVillage.com, SeniorNet.org are all examples of

what?

Options
Intermediary Services websites
Physical Communities
B2C websites
Virtual Communities

Question No. 30
Which of the following is the least attractive product to sell online?

Options
Downloadable music
Software
A pda
Electronic stock trading

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Question No. 31

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In the e-mail address jgreen03@gsm.uci.edu what is the top-level domain

Options
gsm
uci
edu
Nil

Question No. 32

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What do you think cookies do

Options
They are threat to privacy
The help the user not to repeat some input info
They personalize user's webpage
B and c

Question No. 33
Much of Amazon.com's initial success can be attributed to which of the following:

Options
Low prices
Brand recognition
Fast web connections

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Customer service

Question No. 34

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It is particularly difficult to maintain the competition advantage based on ________.

Options
Quality
Efficiency
Price
Internal Cost Reduction

Question No. 35

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What type of application has the potential to change a market or even create a new
market?Software application

Options
Software application
Intelligent application
Killer application
Business application

Question No. 36
Why did the e-commerce boom, as evidenced by soaring stock prices of Internet
businesses such as Pets.com and e Toys, went bust in 2000?

Options

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Websites started by techies who lack business knowledge

Lack of good business model
Investors' and entrepreneurs' greed and ignorance
All of the above

Question No. 37

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Why can't new connection infrastructure like DSL, Cable Modem, and fiber optics solve
the last mile problem?

Options
Availability
Cost
Distance
All of the Above

Question No. 38

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These are all the uses of plug-ins except? I. Air fresheners II. Speed up data transmission
III. Enhance browser capability
IV. To view different file types

Options
I and II
III and IV
I
I and IV

Question No. 39

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A system with universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and
displaying information in a networked environment best defines:

Options
A web site.
A web location.
The World Wide Web.
An intranet.

Question No. 40

What's the real potential of e-commerce?

Options
Making a Profit
Generating Revenue
Improving efficiency
Buying and selling on the internet and WWW

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