E-Commerce

Chapter 1: The Internet and E-Commerce

Chapter Practice Tests

Select the best answer for the questions below.

1
The common protocol through which systems communicate on the Internet is called _____.
A)USP/IP
B)URL
C)HTML
D)TCP/IP
2
Tim Berners-Lee created the communication system now known as _____.
A)the World Wide Web
B)CERN
C)the wireless Internet
D)Google.com
3
A _____ is used to access Web documents.
A)Web browser
B)Web affiliate
C)World Wide Web
D)Web distributor
4
A(n) _____ indicates the address of a Web site.
A)USP/IP
B)extension
C)URL
D)domain
5
An addressing scheme used to identify computers on the Internet is called _____.
A)USP/IP
B)domain
C)Web browsing
D)URL
6
For a fee, _____ allow customers to house their Web sites on the company's servers.
A)Internet service providers
B)Web host providers
C)Web browsers
D)Web distributor
7
_____ use automated computer programs to scan Internet databases.
A)Internet directories
B)Wireless Internet programs
C)Crawler-based search engines
D)Meta tags
8
A company that provides other companies with access to the Internet is called a(n) _____.
A)Web host provider
B)URL provider
C)connection provider
D)Internet service provider
9
_____ is the conducting of business by electronic means.
A)Electronic commerce
B)Virtual business
C)WWW business
D)Bricks-and-mortar business
10
A(n) _____ has an actual physical location.
A)pure-play retailer
B)bricks-and-mortar business
C)e-commerce business
D)online auction
11
A retailer that sells primarily through the Internet is called a(n) _____.
A)pure-play retailer
B)bricks-and-mortar business
C)e-commerce business
D)online auction
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