Deck 3: Ebusiness and Ecommerce

Question 1

The enterprise architecture describes the joint structure and behavior of the enterprise and its information system.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The enterprise architecture involves five enterprise architectural domains.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The data model uses structured query language to perform operations on data within a database.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Internet Explorer and Firefox are examples of Web servers.

Question 5

The relational data model is a three-dimensional structure similar in look to that of a cube.

Question 6

Software known as firewalls limits access to information on a company's servers from the rest of the world.

Question 7

One common type of electronic mail server is known as POP server.

Question 8

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks.

Question 9

Some computers on the Internet need an Internet Protocol address.

Question 10

Web commerce is a type of eCommerce and eCommerce is a type of eBusiness.

Question 11

Data modeling is a database design process that proceeds through the conceptual,logical,and implementation phases.

Question 12

The corporate information factory can be represented by a 3-part model including data acquisition,management,and delivery.

Question 13

Under the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act,digital signatures are not legally binding in most states.

Question 14

File servers exist mainly as storage for electronic files.

Question 15

Domain names and their corresponding IP addresses are registered in electronic "phone books" at many sites on the Internet.

Question 16

eBusiness and eCommerce have the same meaning.

Question 17

eBusiness refers to the use of information technologies in some aspect of the business or organization.

Question 18

One reason for the worldwide popularity of the Internet is that it has brought universal standards of communication to all networks.

Question 19

Human resources is part of the application architecture of a company.

Question 20

The transactional interface is used for queries,analysis,and research whereas the decision support interface is used for access and manipulation of data in the operational database.

Question 21

A system such as an Internet store can be fully automated with no human intervention.

Question 22

A digital time-stamping service can be used to securely store private keys.

Question 23

The enterprise service bus (ESB)transfers data to users through a graphical user interface.

Question 24

Cookies prevent a merchant from viewing and analyzing a person's computer to determine any other Web sites that the person has visited.

Question 25

ATM cards are really smart cards because they are used for both identification and payment.

Question 26

A robot-type program that continually runs on a computer and exchanges information with users who request it is called a(n)________.

Question 27

Service-oriented architecture is an applications architecture design framework that facilitates the development of application suites that share information with each other.

Question 28

Blinding permits a bank to issue digital cash so that it is unable to link the payer to the payee.

Question 29

Almost all privacy statements prohibit Web merchants from sharing their customer information with other merchants.

Question 30

The ORM defines the typical business model in terms of four major domains: ________,________,________,and ________.

Question 31

Database drivers connect applications to printers.

Question 32

Digital cash and real cash are virtually identical because digital cash can only be "spent" once.

Question 33

Memory cards provide a high degree of security and can be used for complex financial transactions.

Question 34

When the intranets of two or more companies are linked together a(n)________ is formed.

Question 35

Another name for a digital ID is a digital certificate.

Question 36

The ________ ________ ________ is a reference model for business models in general.

Question 37

Anyone can issue his or her digital notes for use in Internet transactions.

Question 38

A major issue in electronic transactions is privacy.

Question 39

A guessed plaintext attack will succeed even though the sender adds a few random numbers at the end of a message.

Question 40

A merchant can obtain a third-party seal of approval,such as the AICPA's Web Trust,to assure its customers their privacy will be protected.

Question 41

Whereas ________ signatures are relatively easy to forge,________ signatures are next to impossible to forge.

Question 42

The Act which recognizes transactions as legally binding if electronic signatures are used is the ________ ________ ________ Act.

Question 43

The Electronic Bank of America might digitally sign a message that contains which of the following information?

A) The bank's name and address
B) The dollar value of the bank note being created
C) A unique serial number
D) All of the above

Question 44

Which of the following is a common approach used to describe services and the SOAP protocol for communication between services?

A) SOA
B) WSDL
C) ESB
D) HTML

Question 45

A merchant's Web site may perform important functions,such as opening an encrypted ________ session.

Question 46

A(n)________ ________ ________ is a set of commands that a given piece of software makes available so that its functions and data can be accessed by other pieces of software.

Question 47

A sufficiently long key is a useful countermeasure against a(n)________ ________.

Question 48

An electronic ________ is essentially a computer program that keeps track of various keys,digital certificates,and other items of information associated with electronic funds.

Question 49

The ________ reference model defines the typical business model in terms of infrastructure,offering,customers,and finance.

Question 50

A(n)________ ________ is a collection of related documents,files,and programs that falls under the control of one individual.

Question 51

Which of the following is considered a virtual electronic cash card?

A) Memory card
B) eBusiness card
C) Signature-transporting card
D) Answers A and C are correct.

Question 52

Digital IDs are issued by a(n)________ ________.

Question 53

A(n)________ is the process of linking and sequencing services in order to make them work together.

Question 54

________ is one of the adverse results of privacy problems on the Internet.

Question 55

The activities that relate to moving the product are often referred to as ________ activities.

Question 56

A domain name is

A) an alias name that can be used in place of an IP number.
B) an alias name that can be used in place of an ISP.
C) a series of numbers such as 207.49.159.2.
D) used by a firewall to keep intruders out of a network.

Question 57

A(n)________ ________ ________ model is a set of best practices for a given business process or group of processes.

Question 58

The technique of ________ permits bank to issue digital cash so that it is unable to link the payer to the payee.

Question 59

The verification of a digital signature involves the use of a(n)________ algorithm.

Question 60

The four levels of abstraction in the value reference model are ________,________,________,and ________.

Question 61

A client is

A) a robot-type program that runs on a computer and exchanges information with users.
B) another name for a proxy server.
C) a user program that accesses and exchanges information with servers.
D) a program that holds incoming electronic mail.

Question 62

Which of the following contain subsets of the data contained in the operational database and data warehouse?

A) Data marts
B) Data mining warehouse
C) OLAP
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 63

Servers that exist to support eBusiness are

A) mail servers.
B) file servers.
C) Web servers.
D) All of the above support eBusiness.

Question 64

One major difference between an organization's intranet and the Internet is

A) the intranet may be totally unavailable to outsiders.
B) the Internet may be totally unavailable to outsiders.
C) an intranet user almost never can access the Internet.
D) the Internet operates over a local area network.

Question 65

The technique that permits a bank to issue digital cash so that it is unable to link the payer to the payee is called

A) laundering money.
B) using a blinded digital signature.
C) using a generic digital signature.
D) digitized recycling.

Question 66

A message which contains a digital signature

A) must be encrypted along with the signature.
B) must be sent once as plaintext and once as ciphertext if no message digest exits.
C) does not have to be encrypted when a message digest is used as a digital signature.
D) Answers B and C are correct.

Question 67

SQL allows user to

A) define data in a relational database.
B) access data in a relational database.
C) manipulate data in a relational database.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 68

Electronic commerce poses many problems with consumer's privacy.Small pieces of information that are placed on a user's computer by an electronic merchant are called

A) spybots.
B) cookies.
C) worms.
D) viruses.

Question 69

The protocol that specifies the format of all documents on the World Wide Web is ________.

A) HTML
B) hyperlinks
C) URL
D) ciphertext

Question 70

There are different types of electronic wallet-sized cards used in virtual cash transactions.ATM cards are classified as

A) shared-key cards.
B) signature-creating cards.
C) memory cards.
D) signature-transporting cards.

Question 71

Which feature below would not be considered a highly convenient feature for consumers of an Internet store transaction?

A) Consumers usually must wait for delivery of items purchased via delivery by third parties.
B) Internet store transactions can be completed without any human intervention on the part of the vendor.
C) Internet stores are "open" 24 × 7 with virtually worldwide access.
D) Internet stores accept most credit cards.

Question 72

One type of server which acts as an electronic post office is called a ________.

A) file server
B) mail server
C) Web server
D) commerce server

Question 73

________ servers and ________ servers make applications and data in databases available to remote clients.

A) Application; database
B) Application; mail
C) File; database
D) Web; mail

Question 74

Privacy is a major issue in electronic transactions.Therefore,the Internet should not be used if

A) a bank uses a different digital signature for each denomination of currency.
B) digital signatures need to be issued for coins used in electronic transactions.
C) the IP address of one of the parties to a transaction needs to remain fully confidential.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 75

The AICPA's Web Trust attestation program provides assurance that a merchant's Web site has

A) some type of functioning information protection.
B) business practices disclosure.
C) transaction integrity.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 76

A plaintext message can be changed into a ciphertext message by using

A) a password.
B) a digital key.
C) Answers A and B are both correct.
D) Neither answer A nor B is correct.

Question 77

Which statement below regarding keys is false?

A) Each user should create his or her own public and private keys.
B) Using a central office authority to create and distribute keys is highly recommended.
C) The longer the life of the key, the more security that must be applied to protect it.
D) Sensitive keys should be themselves protected by passwords.

Question 78

There are different types of electronic wallet-sized cards used in virtual cash transactions.The card that shows the most promise for wide-scale retail transaction use in the foreseeable future is the

A) shared-key card.
B) signature-creating card.
C) memory card.
D) signature-transporting card.

Question 79

If Company A wants to send Company B a secure message,Company A will use Company B's public key to encrypt the message.Company B must then

A) use Company A's public key to decrypt the message.
B) use its private key to decrypt the message.
C) use Company A's private key to decrypt the message.
D) use its public key to decrypt the message.

Question 80

A three-tiered application architecture involves applications that contain ________ tiers.

A) conceptual, logical, and physical
B) conceptual, knowledge, and functional
C) presentation, logic, and data
D) planning, design, and implementation