Chapter 12—Electronic Commerce Systems
TRUE/FALSE
1. Because of network protocols, users of networks built by different manufacturers are able to communicate and share data.
ANS: T
2. Electronic commerce refers only to direct consumer marketing on the Internet.
ANS: F
3. Business to consumer is the largest segment of Internet commerce.
ANS: F
4. The phrase “.com” has become an Internet buzz word. It refers to a top-level domain name for communications organizations.
ANS: F
5. The standard format for an e-mail address is DOMAIN NAME@USER NAME.
ANS: F
6. The network paradox is that networks exist to provide user access to shared resources while one of its most important objectives is to control access.
ANS: T
7. Business risk is the possibility of loss or injury that can reduce or eliminate an organization’s ability to achieve its objectives.
ANS: T
8. IP spoofing is a form of masquerading to gain unauthorized access to a Web server.
ANS: T
9. The rules that make it possible for users of networks to communicate are called protocols.
ANS: T
10. A factor that contributes to computer crime is the reluctance of many organizations to prosecute criminals for fear of negative publicity.
ANS: T
11. Cookies are files created by user computers and stored on Web servers.
ANS: F
12. Sniffing is the unauthorized transmitting of information across an Intranet.
ANS: F
APPENDIX QUESTION
13. The client-server model can only be applied to ring and star topologies.
ANS: F
14. The most popular topology for local area networks is the bus topology.
ANS: T
15. A network topology is the physical arrangement of the components of the network.
ANS: T
16. A bus topology is less