McKinsey and Company's trend predictions include(s)
A) imagining anything as a service.
B) distributed co creation moves into the mainstream.
C) innovation coming from the bottom of the pyramid.
D) all of the above.
An evolving extension of the Web in which Web content can be expressed not only in natural language, but also in a form that can be understood, interpreted, and used by intelligent computer software agents, permitting them to find, share, and integrate information more easily describes
A) Web 2.0.
B) Semantic Web.
C) Camelot Web.
D) Web 4.0.
Which of the following consists of the creation of high-quality content and services produced by gifted individuals using Web 2.0 technology as an enabling platform and is used to describe the future of the World Wide Web?
Types of business activities in virtual worlds include each of the following except
A) providing services for those who build, manage, or make money with virtual properties.
B) operating a bed and breakfast in Nova Scotia.
C) conducting regular business activities.
D) creating and managing a virtual business.
A) a combination of two or more websites into a single website that provides the content of both sites to deliver a novel product to consumers.
B) a user-defined world in which people can interact, play, and do business.
C) a single point of access, through a Web browser, to critical business information located inside and outside (via Internet) an organization.
D) a social network whose major interest is business topics.
Capabilities and services provided by social networking sites include
A) discussion forums.
B) viewing and sharing photos, videos, and documents.
C) blogs for discussion and dissemination of information.
D) all of the above.
Which of the following was Stormhoek Winery's successful marketing campaign that had volunteers, over a series of days, host dinners that included tasting Stormhoek wine?
A) Stormhoek's No Grape Before It's Time Wine Tasting Event
B) Stormhoek's Friends, Dinner, and Wine.
C) 100 Geek Dinners in 100 Days.
D) Stormhoek's May Wine Days.
A combination of two or more websites into a single website that provides the content of both sites to deliver a novel product to consumers best defines
A) opportunities to find unique items.
B) optimal price setting determined by the market.
C) higher repeat purchases.
D) liquidating large quantities quickly.
An auction in which multiple buyers and their bidding prices are matched with multiple sellers and their asking prices, considering the quantities on both sides best defines
A) forward auction.
B) penny auction.
C) double auction.
D) reverse auction.
An auction in which the buyer places an item for bid on a request for quote system, potential suppliers bid on the job, with the price reducing sequentially, and the lowest bid wins; this describes
A) reverse auctions.
B) bidding auction system.
C) tendering system.
D) forward auctions.
The practice of identifying and enabling specific content across the enterprise to be indexed, searched, and displayed to authorized users best describes
A) desktop search.
B) portal search.
C) enterprise search.
D) web search.
An e-commerce intermediary that connects manufacturers with business buyers (customers) by aggregating the catalogs of many manufacturers in one place best describes
A) electronic catalog.
B) metamediary.
C) e-distributor.
D) broker.
Electronic intermediaries that provide and/or control information flow in cyberspace, often aggregating information and selling it to others, best defines
A) Webstore.
B) metamediary.
C) infomediaries.
D) knowledge managers.
A(n) ________ is a single point of access, through a Web browser, to critical business information located inside and outside (via Internet) an organization.
A) search engine
B) browser
C) Web portal
D) intermediary
An electronic storefront includes several mechanisms that are needed for conducting the sale. The most common mechanisms include each of the following except
A) electronic catalog.
B) supply chain.
C) search engine.
D) payment gateway.
Each of the following is a true statement about public e-marketplaces except
A) public marketplaces are not regulated by the government.
B) public marketplaces are often owned by a third party.
C) public marketplaces are usually B2B markets.
D) public marketplaces serve many sellers and buyers.
Activities related to order aggregation and fulfillment, inventory management, purchasing from suppliers, accounting and finance, packaging, and delivery are done in what is termed the ________ of the business.
A) back end
B) front end
C) intermediary
D) infrastructure
The portion of an e-seller's business through which customers interact, including the seller's portal, electronic catalogs, shopping cart, and payment gateway is referred to as the ________ of the business.
A) front end
B) intermediary
C) infrastructure
D) back end
The emergence of electronic marketplaces changed several of the processes used in trading and supply chains including
A) the ability for EC to leverage capabilities with increased effectiveness and lower transaction and distribution costs, leading to more efficient "friction-free" markets.
B) lowering information search time and cost for buyers.
C) the ability of buyers, sellers, and the virtual market to each be in a different location.
D) all of the above.
Traditional and electronic markets have three main functions, which include each of the following except
A) providing an institutional infrastructure, such as a legal and regulatory framework that enables the efficient functioning of the market.
B) financing the transformation of raw materials into finished products.
C) matching buyers and sellers.
D) facilitating the exchange of information, goods, services, and payments associated with market transactions.