Halcyon, an e-publisher, has recently decided to use an information system that administers the way its customers access its online publications. The system assigns each of the customers with a unique ID, maintains records of the books purchased by them, encrypts electronic documents for transmission, and includes options to order hard copies of the electronic documents they read online. Which of the following refers to the set of technologies used in this case?
A) online identity management
B) digital rights management
C) Internet resource management
D) inventory management

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The set of technologies used in this case is called digital rights management (DRM) as it assigns unique IDs, maintains records of purchases, encrypts electronic documents, and includes options for ordering hard copies. DRM is a system that controls access to copyrighted works (in this case, electronic publications) and manages their usage rights.

Halcyon, an E-Publisher, Has Recently Decided to Use an Information