Electronic Commerce – Exam 8
Question 1 points
Which of the following statements illustrates the network effects to which portals are
subject?
Question options:
The greater the amount of content provided by a portal, the greater its value to the
community.
The more portals available, the greater the potential audience for each.
The value of the portal to advertisers and consumers increases geometrically as
reach increases.
Specialized vertical market portals attract only 2 to 10 percent of the audience,
while a few large megaportals garner most of the market.
Question 2 points
Which of the following is a benefit of B2B e-commerce?
Question options:
Decreased production flexibility
Increased opportunities to collaborate with suppliers and distributors
Decreased product cycle time
Increased visibility and real-time information sharing among all participants in the
supply chain network
Question 3 points
Which of the following primarily deal with indirect goods?
Question options:
Exchanges and industry consortia
E-distributors and industry consortia
Exchanges and e-procurement Net marketplaces
, E-distributors and e-procurement Net marketplaces
Question 4 points
Which of the following statements about e-distributors is true?
Question options:
They are the least common and most difficult type of Net marketplace.
They usually operate "private" markets.
Their prices are always up for negotiation.
They operate in horizontal markets.
Question 5 points
A website designed to give parents of home-schooled children a common discussion
area would be classified as a(n)
Question options:
sponsored community.
practice network.
affinity community.
interest-based social network.
Question 6 points
is a method for ensuring that suppliers precisely deliver ordered parts at a
specific time and to a particular location.
Question options:
Materials requirement planning
Having an adaptive supply chain
Supply-chain management
Question 1 points
Which of the following statements illustrates the network effects to which portals are
subject?
Question options:
The greater the amount of content provided by a portal, the greater its value to the
community.
The more portals available, the greater the potential audience for each.
The value of the portal to advertisers and consumers increases geometrically as
reach increases.
Specialized vertical market portals attract only 2 to 10 percent of the audience,
while a few large megaportals garner most of the market.
Question 2 points
Which of the following is a benefit of B2B e-commerce?
Question options:
Decreased production flexibility
Increased opportunities to collaborate with suppliers and distributors
Decreased product cycle time
Increased visibility and real-time information sharing among all participants in the
supply chain network
Question 3 points
Which of the following primarily deal with indirect goods?
Question options:
Exchanges and industry consortia
E-distributors and industry consortia
Exchanges and e-procurement Net marketplaces
, E-distributors and e-procurement Net marketplaces
Question 4 points
Which of the following statements about e-distributors is true?
Question options:
They are the least common and most difficult type of Net marketplace.
They usually operate "private" markets.
Their prices are always up for negotiation.
They operate in horizontal markets.
Question 5 points
A website designed to give parents of home-schooled children a common discussion
area would be classified as a(n)
Question options:
sponsored community.
practice network.
affinity community.
interest-based social network.
Question 6 points
is a method for ensuring that suppliers precisely deliver ordered parts at a
specific time and to a particular location.
Question options:
Materials requirement planning
Having an adaptive supply chain
Supply-chain management
