E-commerce and E-security - Class XI
Comprehensive quiz covering e-commerce concepts including benefits, disadvantages, payment mechanisms, business definitions, and essential e-security topics like encryption, viruses, cryptography, and online privacy.
Questions
HTML means ______.
- High Text Markup Language
- Hyper Telegraph Markup Language
- Hyper Text Markup Language
- Hyper Text Marker LAnguage
_____ is the most commonly used protocol in encryption used across the industry.
- HTP
- FTP
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
- Cryptography
_______ refers to the probability of any mis-happening that can result into financial, reputational or psychological losses to the parties involved in a transaction.
- Loss
- Distress
- Virus
- Risk
Which is the Level 4 virus that affects the computer?
- Disruption of functioning
- Damage to target data files
- Complete destruction of the system
- Annoyance in terms of some on-screen display
Essential requirement(s) of e-commerce transactions is/are ________.
- confidentiality
- integrity
- encryption
- all of the above
Data furnished in the course of online transactions may be supplied to others who may start dumping a host of advertising and promotional literature into your e-mail box.
- True
- False
______ refers to the art of protecting information by transforming it (encrypting it) into an unreadable format.
- Cryptography
- Autography
- Encryption
- Transformation
Cookies are very similar to the caller ID in telephones that provide telemarketers with such relevant information about customers.
- True
- False
Seller denies that the customer ever placed the order. This is referred to as _____.
- default on order taking
- default on order giving
- default in general
- none of the above
A series of commands which replicates itself on the other computer systems. Identify the answer.
- Virus
- Risk
- Antivirus
- None of the above
The payment mechanism typical to e-business is __________________.
- cash on delivery
- cheques
- credit / debit cards
- All of the above
What is the purpose of a Level-2 Virus?
- Damage to target data files
- To complete destruction of the system
- Disruption of functioning
- Installing and timely updating anti-virus programmes and scanning the files
What is the purpose of a Level-1 Virus?
- To complete destruction of the system
- Installing and timely updating anti-virus programmes and scanning the files
- Disruption of functioning
- Damage to target data files
What is the purpose of a Level-3 Virus?
- Disruption of functioning
- The complete destruction of the system
- Installing and timely updating anti-virus programmes and scanning the files
- Damage to target data files
Benefit(s) of e-commerce is/are ______________.
- e-commerce enables business firms to reach out to customers all over the world who have an access to internet.
- it reduces the cost of business transactions
- it increases customer satisfaction
- All of the above
Benefit(s) of e-commerce is/are ________________________.
- Customers can shop from home or office.
- It allows quick response to the queries of customers and other business houses through the internet.
- It is easier to launch a new product through the internet.
- All of above
Benefit(s) of e-commerce is/are ___________.
- it saves a lot of time, money and energy in receiving orders and executing the same under the traditional mode of commerce.
- the business firm can get quick supplies from the vendors.
- the whole world becomes a shop for the customers.
- All of above
Fast growth plus relatively low market share means that there is still enormous opportunity for new players to outpace traditional industry leaders.
- True
- False
What are the disadvantages of e-commerce?
- Lack of warmth of interpersonal interactions between the seller and the buyer.
- Not suitable where the customer requires personalized service.
- Security continues to be a problem for online business.
- All of the above
Benefit(s) of e-commerce is/are ___________.
- customers can shop from home or office.
- it allows quick response to the queries of customers and other business houses through the internet.
- it is easier to launch a new product through the internet
- all of above
Benefit(s) of e-commerce is/are __________.
- it saves a lot of time, money and energy in receiving orders and executing the same under the traditional mode of commerce
- the business firm can get quick supplies from the vendors
- for the consumers, the whole world becomes a shop
- all of above
Disadvantages of E-commerce in India are:
(i) Internet access is not universally available;
(ii) Credit card payment security is not yet guaranteed;
(iii) Trancstions are de-personalized and human contact is missing;
(iv) Cyber laws are not in place
Select the correct answer from the options given below.
- (i) and (ii)
- (ii) and (iii)
- (i), (ii), (iii)
- (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
E - business is____________________________________.
- the use of electronic communications for all business processes
- an organization using electronic media to purchase from its suppliers
- an organization using electronic media to sell direct to its customers
- any electronically mediated communication between an organization and its stakeholders
E-commerce includes buying and selling of ___________________.
- Goods-e.g. digital cameras, music systems, clothes, accessories
- Information-e.g. subscription to some law site may give access to some court cases
- Services. e.g. matrimonial services through shaadi.com, placement services through naukri.com
- All of above