Ba 2663 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1 All electronic commerce initiatives have the goal of providing revenue.  True  False (True Answer ) 2 Companies can adapt their catalog revenue model online by replacing or supplementing their print catalogs with information on their Web sites.  True (True Answer )  False 3 A disadvantage of the Web catalog revenue model is that the products sold in physical stores cannot be sold on the Web.  True  False (True Answer ) 4 Web catalog retailers typically refrain fr...

1 In the context of doing business online, midsize and smaller companies religiously use self-hosting services.  True  False (True Answer ) 2 With dedicated hosting, the client shares the server with other clients of the service provider.  True  False (True Answer ) 3 Electronic commerce sites vary greatly in terms of size, purpose, audience, and other factors.  True (True Answer )  False 4 In a co-location service, the client installs its own software and maintain...

1 The use of mobile telephone carriers as a micropayment system has been held back by the mobile carriers' substantial charges for providing the service.  True (True Answer )  False 2 Credit cards provide assurances for both the consumer and the merchant.  True (True Answer )  False 3 Online and telephone purchases include a minimal degree of risk for merchants and banks.  True  False (True Answer ) 4 A debit card removes the amount of the sale from the cardholder...

The Internet connects many different types of computers that are running different types of operating system software.  True (True Answer )  False 2 When people use Web browser software to become part of the Web, their computers become Web client computers on a worldwide client/server network.  True (True Answer )  False 3 The computers that perform the server function usually have more memory and larger, faster disk drives than the client computers they serve.  True (...

1 Threats that are unlikely to occur can be ignored when the cost to protect against the threat exceeds the value of the protected asset.  True (True Answer )  False 2 In the context of the elements of computer security, necessity refers to preventing data delays or denials.  True (True Answer )  False 3 Networks outside a firewall are referred to as trusted networks.  True  False (True Answer ) 4 The most complete way for Web site visitors to protect themselves fro...

1 In the context of doing business online, midsize and smaller companies religiously use self-hosting services.  True  False (True Answer ) 2 With dedicated hosting, the client shares the server with other clients of the service provider.  True  False (True Answer ) 3 Electronic commerce sites vary greatly in terms of size, purpose, audience, and other factors.  True (True Answer )  False 4 In a co-location service, the client installs its own software and maintain...

Threats that are unlikely to occur can be ignored when the cost to protect against the threat exceeds the value of the protected asset.  True (True Answer )  False 2 In the context of the elements of computer security, necessity refers to preventing data delays or denials.  True (True Answer )  False 3 Networks outside a firewall are referred to as trusted networks.  True  False (True Answer ) 4 The most complete way for Web site visitors to protect themselves from ...

1 The keys to successful implementation of any information technology project are planning and execution.  True (True Answer )  False 2 A successful business plan for an electronic commerce initiative should include activities that identify the initiative's specific objectives and link those objectives to business strategies.  True (True Answer )  False 3 Organizations of different sizes will have different objectives for their electronic commerce initiatives.  True (T...

1 The keys to successful implementation of any information technology project are planning and execution.  True (True Answer )  False 2 A successful business plan for an electronic commerce initiative should include activities that identify the initiative's specific objectives and link those objectives to business strategies.  True (True Answer )  False 3 Organizations of different sizes will have different objectives for their electronic commerce initiatives.  True (T...

1 The Internet reduces transaction costs in value chains and offers an efficient means of communication to anyone with an Internet connection.  True (True Answer )  False 2 Virtual communities began online after the Internet was in general use.  True  False (True Answer ) 3 In the second wave of electronic commerce, the Internet had become simply a tool that enabled communication among virtual community members.  True (True Answer )  False 4 The general idea behin...