Test Bank For E-commerce 2018 14th Edition By Kenneth
Chapter 1 The Revolution Is Just Beginning
1) E-commerce can be defined as:
- A) the use of the Internet, the Web, and mobile apps to transact business.
- B) the use of any Internet technologies in a firm’s daily activities.
- C) the digital enablement of transactions and processes within an organization.
- D) any digitally enabled transactions among individuals and organizations.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Learning Objective: 1.2: Define e-commerce, understand how e-commerce differs from e-business, identify the primary technological building blocks underlying e-commerce, and recognize major current themes in e-commerce.
2) Which of the following is an example of e-business?
- A) Amazon’s inventory control system
- B) the Amazon.com website
- C) an Amazon mobile app
- D) Amazon’s Pinterest page
Answer: A
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Learning Objective: 1.2: Define e-commerce, understand how e-commerce differs from e-business, identify the primary technological building blocks underlying e-commerce, and recognize major current themes in e-commerce.
3) Which of the following can be considered synonymous with the term e-commerce?
- A) e-business
- B) digital commerce
- C) the Internet
- D) the Web
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Learning Objective: 1.2: Define e-commerce, understand how e-commerce differs from e-business, identify the primary technological building blocks underlying e-commerce, and recognize major current themes in e-commerce.
4) The term e-commerce refers to the digital enabling of business processes both inside and outside the firm.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Learning Objective: 1.2: Define e-commerce, understand how e-commerce differs from e-business, identify the primary technological building blocks underlying e-commerce, and recognize major current themes in e-commerce.
5) E-commerce and e-business systems blur together at the business firm boundary, where internal business systems link up with suppliers or customers.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Information technology
Learning Objective: 1.2: Define e-commerce, understand how e-commerce differs from e-business, identify the primary technological building blocks underlying e-commerce, and recognize major current themes in e-commerce.
