E-Commerce Fundamentals
Covers essential concepts of electronic commerce including payment methods, business models (B2B, B2C, C2C), security, EDI, m-commerce, and system architectures
Questions
Which of the following is/are not a part of E-commerce?
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
- Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)
- Offline files
- Electronic Bulletin Boards
- Electronic Mail (e-mail)
Which of the following modes of electronic payments has a small microprocessor chip embedded in it and store money which is reduced as per usage?
- Debit card
- Smart card
- Credit card
- E-money
- Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)
Which of the following is not true about Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)?
- EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is transfer of data from one computer system to another by standardised message formatting, without the need for human intervention.
- It is used by organisations that make a large number of regular transactions.
- Mass customisation is an example of EDI.
- The process of taking from a company specific format and fitting into the EDI standard electronic format is called mapping.
- An EDI standard electronic format for a business format is called dataset.
Which of the following is not a type of e-payment methods?
- Paypal
- PowerWallet
- Billpoint
- Cash on delivery
- E-cash
Which of the following business models is used in Quikr.com or Olx.com websites?
- Business - to - Business (B2B) business model
- Business - to - Consumer (B2C) business model
- Consumer - to - Business (C2B) business model
- Consumer - to - Consumer (C2C) business model
- Government - to - Business (G2B) business model
Which of the following statements is correct about m-commerce?
- It is adapting an existing U.S. centric website to another language and culture.
- It relies on the use of wireless devices, such as personal digital assistants, cell phones, and smart phones, to place orders and conduct business.
- Its exchanges involve transactions between and among consumers.
- It is the buying and selling of goods and services or the transmission of funds or data, over an electronic network, primarily the internet.
- It is the process of buying, selling or exchanging products, services or information, usually physical, meaning there is the existence of a physical store.
Which of the following is incorrect about B2C business E-commerce model?
- In this e-commerce type, business and consumers are involved.
- Here, customers deal directly with the organisation, avoiding any intermediaries.
- B2C business E-commerce model performs comparison shopping.
- Amazon, Yahoo, etc. do not come under B2C business E-commerce model.
- B2C business E-commerce model sells to the public, typically through catalogs utilising shopping cart software.
Which of the following E-commerce models is followed by Monster website?
- Consumer to Business E-commerce business model
- Business to Consumer E-commerce business model
- Consumer to Consumer E-commerce business model
- Peer to Peer E-commerce business model
- Traditional commerce
Which of the following is not a key element of an e‐business solution?
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Market
- Knowledge Management
A unique digital id used to verify identity of an individual website or user to measure security in E-commerce is called
- encryption
- digital signature
- integrity
- security certificates
- auditability
Which of the following is the correct sequence of steps of multistage model for E-commerce?
- Selection and negotiation -> search and identification -> purchasing -> product and service delivery -> after-sales service
- Search and identification -> selection and negotiation -> purchasing -> product and service delivery -> after-sales service
- Search and identification -> selection and negotiation -> product and service delivery -> purchasing -> after-sales service
- Search and identification -> selection and negotiation -> purchasing -> after-sales service -> product and service delivery
- Purchasing -> Search and identification -> selection and negotiation -> product and service delivery -> after-sales service
Which of the following is incorrect about B2B business E-commerce model?
- In B2B business E-commerce model, business and consumers are involved.
- B2B business E-commerce model includes purchasing and procurement, supplier management, inventory management, channel management, sales activities, payment management and service and support.
- In B2B business E-commerce model, pricing is based on quantity of orders and is often negotiable.
- In B2B business E-commerce model, participants are organisations.
- FreeMarkets, Dell, General Electric, etc. are some websites which use B2B business E-commerce model.
'Sell the product to the online' is an example of which type of e-commerce system?
- Business to Business [B2B] system
- Business to Consumer [B2C] system
- Business to Employee [B2E] system
- Consumer to Consumer [C2C] system
- Business to Government [B2G] system
Which of the following services come under logical layer of E-commerce System Architectures?
- B2B, B2C, C2C
- PSTN, LAN, bridges, routers
- HTTP, HTML, XML, OLE software agents
- Intranet, internet, extranet
- Encryption, EDI, Firewalls
Which of the following advantages is related to the society?
- Customer can do transactions or enquiry for the product by a company 24*7, anywhere and from any location.
- E-Commerce helps government to deliver public services like healthcare, education, social services at a reduced cost and in an improved way.
- E-Commerce helps organisation to reduce the cost to create process, distribute, retrieve, and manage the paper-based information by digitising the information.
- E-Commerce increases the productivity of the organisation. It supports pull type supply management.
- E-Commerce increases competition among the organisations and as a result, organisations provide substantial discounts to customers.