Info. Systems Chapter 3 – Flashcards
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Which of the following is an example of a disruptive technology?
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-Oracle's database software -Sony's transistor-based consumer electronics (transistor radio) -Intel's low-end microprocessor
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Dot-com was the original term for a company operating on the Internet. True False
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True
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HTML 3 is the current version of HTML that delivers everything from animation to graphics and music to movies; it can also be used to build complicated web applications and works across platforms, including a PC, tablet, smartphone, or smart TV. True False
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False
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What is the best way to measure a company's ebusiness success?
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-effective MIS metrics -interactivity -clickstream data
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Social tagging describes the collaborative activity of marking shared online content with keywords or tags as a way to ________.
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-organize it for future navigation -organize it for future filtering -organize it for future search
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Which of the following would not be considered an advantage of ebusiness?
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reducing information reach
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Which of the following represents the categories for ebusiness models?
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B2B, B2C, C2C, C2B
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Which of the following represents the primary ebusiness revenue models?
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advertising fees, license fees, subscription fees, transaction fees, value-added services fees
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URLs use ________ to identify particular websites.
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domain names
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Which of the following terms implies that organizations that cannot adapt to the new demands placed on them for surviving in the information age are doomed to extinction?
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digital Darwinism
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A business model is a plan that details how a company creates, delivers, and generates revenues on the Internet. True False
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False
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What is a service that enables instant or real-time communication between people?
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IMing
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What measures the number of people a firm can communicate with all over the world?
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information reach
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Open source is any proprietary software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. True False
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False
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Cell phone manufacturers often refer to their products as mobile devices. Which of the following would not be included in the folksonomy for a cell phone?
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technology platform
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The Internet uses such strong security technologies that ensuring consumer protection is not a challenge for ebusinesses. True False
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False
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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web. True False
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False
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What are the four challenges facing ebusinesses outlined in the text?
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identifying limited market segments, managing consumer trust, ensuring consumer protection, and adhering to taxation rules
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A sustaining technology is a new way of doing things that initially does not meet the needs of existing customers. True False
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False
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What is a locally stored URL, or the address of a file or Internet page saved as a shortcut?
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taxonomy
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Which of the below is not a valid form of an ebusiness revenue model?
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service provider
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What is a hashtag?
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a keyword or phrase used to identify a topic and is preceded by a hash or pound sign (#)
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What is the difference between a business model and an ebusiness model?
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A business model details how a company creates, delivers, and generates revenue; an ebusiness model does all of the same except on the Internet.
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What evaluates variables that search engines use to determine where a URL appears on the list of search results?
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search engine ranking
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Egovernment involves the use of strategies and technologies to transform government by improving the delivery of services and enhancing the quality of interaction between the citizen-consumer within all branches of government. True False
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True
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Which of the following is not a reason for the explosive growth of the WWW?
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digital Darwinism
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What sources capital for a project by raising many small amounts from a large number of individuals, typically via the Internet?
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crowdfunding
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What is knowledge management?
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involves capturing, classifying, evaluating, retrieving, and sharing information assets in a way that provides context for effective decisions and actions
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Instant messaging converts an audio broadcast to a digital music player. True False
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False
