Chapter 1 The Revolution Is Just Beginning
1. Which of the following statements is not true?
A) In 2008, the major source of online retail growth was from existing buyers.
B) By 2008, 21 million people had created a blog.
C) In 2008, the number of households online in the United States exceeded 80%.
D) In 2008, on an average day, 112 million people go online.
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2. In 2008, roughly _____ percent of all U.S. households had broadband cable or DSL access to the Internet.
A) 80 B) 70 C) 60 D) 50
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3. Which of the following is not a major technology trend in e-commerce?
A) Podcasting takes off as a new media format.
B) The Internet broadband foundation becomes stronger in households and businesses.
C) Computing and networking component prices increase dramatically.
D) Wireless Internet connections grow rapidly.
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4. Which of the following is required for commerce to occur?
A) digital enablement
B) a transaction across organizational boundaries
C) a transaction across individual boundaries
D) an exchange of value
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5. E-commerce can be defined as:
A) the use of the Internet and the Web to transact business.
B) the use of any Internet technologies in a firm's daily activities
C) the digital enablement of transactions and processes within an organization.
D) any digitally enabled transactions among individuals and organizations.
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6. The integration of video, audio, and text marketing messages into a single marketing message and consuming experience is an example of:
A) richness. B) ubiquity.
C) information density. D) personalization.
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7. Which of the following are all unique features of e-commerce technology?
A) interactivity, global reach, information asymmetry,